Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use by country
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O)....
Countries reporting
212
Highest
8.89 million t
Brazil
Lowest
0 t
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Median
7,064 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
12,259
What the numbers show
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 8.89 million t in Brazil; the lowest is 0 t in Micronesia (Federated States of).
The median across all reporting countries is 7,064 t, and the mean is 230,911 t.
Over the past decade 108 countries rose and 93 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 11,550.0%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 8.89 million t | 2024 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 8.85 million t | 2024 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 8.75 million t | 2024 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 4 | USSR | 5.09 million t | 1991 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 5 | India | 2.38 million t | 2024 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Indonesia | 1.96 million t | 2024 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Malaysia | 988,690 t | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Canada | 835,000 t | 2024 | up 108.8% | rising |
| 9 | Thailand | 662,937 t | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 591,600 t | 2024 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 537,329 t | 2024 | up 96.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Australia and New Zealand | 533,669 t | 2024 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 13 | Belarus | 496,895 t | 2024 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 14 | Colombia | 490,430 t | 2024 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 418,600 t | 2024 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Australia | 401,451 t | 2024 | up 73.4% | rising |
| 17 | France | 394,149 t | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 18 | Poland | 375,704 t | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Spain | 359,317 t | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 20 | Germany | 340,278 t | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 21 | South Africa | 312,403 t | 2024 | up 124.9% | rising |
| 22 | Paraguay | 275,921 t | 2024 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Japan | 209,600 t | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 24 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 198,000 t | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 25 | Ukraine | 195,242 t | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Mexico | 158,662 t | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Ecuador | 156,985 t | 2024 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Türkiye | 156,669 t | 2024 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Yugoslav SFR | 154,300 t | 1991 | down 41.8% | rising |
| 30 | Uzbekistan | 152,339 t | 2024 | up 111.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Egypt | 140,200 t | 2024 | up 111.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Italy | 138,934 t | 2024 | up 27.7% | falling |
| 33 | New Zealand | 132,218 t | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 104,337 t | 2024 | up 191.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Guatemala | 96,961 t | 2024 | up 120.4% | volatile |
| 36 | China, Taiwan Province of | 96,795 t | 2024 | down 17.8% | flat |
| 37 | Republic of Korea | 93,268 t | 2024 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 38 | Philippines | 93,078 t | 2024 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Serbia and Montenegro | 91,825 t | 2005 | up 162.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Ireland | 88,058 t | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 41 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 88,000 t | 1999 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 42 | Uruguay | 86,983 t | 2024 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Greece | 86,724 t | 2024 | up 105.5% | rising |
| 44 | Peru | 83,546 t | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 80,535 t | 2024 | up 302.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Côte d'Ivoire | 79,000 t | 2024 | up 82.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Romania | 78,884 t | 2024 | up 162.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Hungary | 70,236 t | 2024 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Argentina | 68,530 t | 2024 | up 98.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Serbia | 60,357 t | 2024 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 51 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 58,975 t | 2024 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Honduras | 56,337 t | 2024 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 55,432 t | 2024 | up 96.5% | falling |
| 54 | United Arab Emirates | 52,621 t | 2024 | up 314.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Lithuania | 50,796 t | 2024 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 50,054 t | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 57 | Belgium | 50,000 t | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 58 | Morocco | 49,541 t | 2024 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Kenya | 49,354 t | 2024 | up 77.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Denmark | 49,000 t | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 61 | Ghana | 47,300 t | 2024 | up 136.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Pakistan | 45,734 t | 2024 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Mali | 44,592 t | 2024 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Cambodia | 42,610 t | 2024 | up 932.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Finland | 40,903 t | 2024 | up 26.3% | falling |
| 66 | Norway | 37,228 t | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 67 | Cameroon | 35,288 t | 2024 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Czechoslovakia | 35,100 t | 1992 | down 94.3% | flat |
| 69 | Croatia | 34,958 t | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 70 | Myanmar | 34,736 t | 2024 | up 167.5% | volatile |
| 71 | United Republic of Tanzania | 33,401 t | 2024 | up 266.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Portugal | 33,082 t | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 73 | Zambia | 31,266 t | 2024 | up 114.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Caribbean | 30,002 t | 2024 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Austria | 29,478 t | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Bulgaria | 28,620 t | 2024 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Malawi | 27,426 t | 2024 | up 107.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Israel | 26,938 t | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 79 | Algeria | 26,700 t | 2024 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 25,872 t | 2022 | up 1,384.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Benin | 25,478 t | 2024 | up 645.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Sweden | 25,417 t | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Latvia | 25,277 t | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Burkina Faso | 23,051 t | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 21,870 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 21,733 t | 2024 | up 139.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Melanesia | 21,303 t | 2024 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Czechia | 19,406 t | 2024 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 89 | Angola | 18,164 t | 2024 | up 83.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Papua New Guinea | 17,994 t | 2024 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Oman | 16,210 t | 2024 | up 108.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Panama | 14,891 t | 2024 | up 79.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Switzerland | 14,025 t | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 94 | Turkmenistan | 13,836 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Slovakia | 13,222 t | 2024 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 96 | Kuwait | 12,641 t | 2024 | up 283.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 12,000 t | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Chad | 10,941 t | 2024 | up 69.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9,577 t | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 100 | Slovenia | 8,970 t | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 8,736 t | 2024 | up 53.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 8,606 t | 2024 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Senegal | 8,346 t | 2024 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Estonia | 8,214 t | 2024 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Tunisia | 7,969 t | 2024 | up 104.3% | rising |
| 106 | Rwanda | 7,357 t | 2024 | up 151.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Republic of Moldova | 6,770 t | 2024 | up 5,838.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Nepal | 6,633 t | 2024 | up 77.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Gabon | 6,415 t | 2024 | up 404.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Uganda | 6,166 t | 2024 | up 140.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Lebanon | 5,884 t | 2024 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 112 | Chile | 5,510 t | 2024 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Iraq | 4,952 t | 2024 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Togo | 4,880 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Congo | 4,856 t | 2024 | up 628.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Zimbabwe | 4,509 t | 2024 | down 79.1% | falling |
| 117 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 4,487 t | 2024 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4,443 t | 2024 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 119 | North Macedonia | 4,250 t | 2024 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 120 | El Salvador | 4,169 t | 2024 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Madagascar | 4,049 t | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 122 | Cyprus | 3,875 t | 2024 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 123 | Eswatini | 3,834 t | 2024 | up 117.0% | rising |
| 124 | Sudan (former) | 3,750 t | 2011 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Georgia | 3,731 t | 2024 | up 103.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Burundi | 3,686 t | 2024 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Guyana | 3,658 t | 2024 | up 58.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Jordan | 3,515 t | 2024 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Guinea | 3,478 t | 2024 | up 1,343.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Botswana | 3,242 t | 2024 | up 232.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Nigeria | 3,019 t | 2024 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Kazakhstan | 3,000 t | 2024 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Mauritius | 2,713 t | 2024 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 134 | Ethiopia | 2,672 t | 2024 | up 89.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2,574 t | 2024 | up 97.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Cuba | 2,528 t | 2024 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Qatar | 2,420 t | 2024 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Belize | 2,301 t | 2024 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Albania | 2,139 t | 2024 | up 170.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Haiti | 2,089 t | 2024 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Fiji | 2,052 t | 2024 | up 128.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Niger | 2,013 t | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Iceland | 1,950 t | 2024 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 144 | Yemen | 1,756 t | 2024 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,731 t | 2024 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Libya | 1,721 t | 2024 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Sudan | 1,693 t | 2024 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Armenia | 1,434 t | 2024 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Bahrain | 1,355 t | 2024 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 150 | French Guiana | 935 t | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Jamaica | 888 t | 2024 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Sierra Leone | 873 t | 2022 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Mauritania | 837 t | 2024 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Liberia | 791 t | 2024 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Tajikistan | 760 t | 2024 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Suriname | 757 t | 2024 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Luxembourg | 745 t | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 158 | Solomon Islands | 728 t | 2024 | up 91.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Lesotho | 690 t | 2024 | up 675.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Mozambique | 646 t | 2024 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Montenegro | 621 t | 2024 | up 14.8% | flat |
| 162 | New Caledonia | 528 t | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Palestine | 473 t | 2024 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 164 | Kyrgyzstan | 471 t | 2024 | up 77.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Namibia | 343 t | 2024 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Puerto Rico | 316 t | 2024 | down 72.5% | falling |
| 167 | Bhutan | 237 t | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 168 | Brunei Darussalam | 234 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 169 | Mongolia | 233 t | 2024 | up 11,550.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Bahamas | 223 t | 2024 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 171 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 201 t | 2024 | down 38.9% | flat |
| 172 | Gambia | 157 t | 2024 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Dominica | 141 t | 2024 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 141 t | 2024 | up 93.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Saint Lucia | 106 t | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Ethiopia PDR | 100 t | 1983 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 177 | Malta | 85 t | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Afghanistan | 80 t | 2024 | up 1,233.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Polynesia | 80 t | 2024 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 180 | Comoros | 77 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 180 | Equatorial Guinea | 77 t | 2024 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 182 | Barbados | 70 t | 2024 | up 204.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Guinea-Bissau | 68 t | 2024 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Maldives | 66 t | 2024 | up 1,550.0% | volatile |
| 185 | French Polynesia | 64 t | 2024 | down 61.2% | falling |
| 186 | Réunion | 61 t | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Sao Tome and Principe | 58 t | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 188 | Cabo Verde | 31 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Singapore | 24 t | 2024 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 190 | Antigua and Barbuda | 17 t | 2024 | up 750.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Faroe Islands | 17 t | 2024 | up 183.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Grenada | 16 t | 2024 | down 84.3% | falling |
| 193 | Bermuda | 13 t | 2024 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Tonga | 12 t | 2024 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 195 | Djibouti | 8 t | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | South Sudan | 8 t | 2024 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 197 | Seychelles | 4 t | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Cook Islands | 4 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 199 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 t | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 200 | Central African Republic | 1 t | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Greenland | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 200 | Vanuatu | 1 t | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 203 | Aruba | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Eritrea | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Kiribati | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 203 | Palau | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Tuvalu | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 203 | Samoa | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 203 | Guadeloupe | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 203 | Martinique | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Micronesia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 38.30 million t
- Asia 17.08 million t
- Americas 15.65 million t
- South America 10.08 million t
- Eastern Asia 9.16 million t
- Northern America 5.11 million t
- United States of America 4.27 million t
- South-eastern Asia 4.23 million t
- Europe 3.97 million t
- Southern Asia 3.14 million t
- European Union (27) 2.41 million t
- Eastern Europe 1.82 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.59 million t
- Africa 1.05 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 968,545 t
- Western Europe 884,107 t
- Southern Europe 739,014 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 672,511 t
- Oceania 555,052 t
- Northern Europe 524,860 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 489,714 t
- Central America 437,658 t
- Western Asia 386,319 t
- Southern Africa 320,512 t
- Western Africa 243,041 t
- Northern Africa 227,824 t
- Eastern Africa 173,403 t
- Central Asia 170,406 t
- Middle Africa 80,243 t
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 61,155 t
About this data
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf