Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use in Madagascar
Madagascar: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use was 4,049 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 4,049 t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use in Madagascar peaked at 6,000 t in 1982 and was at its lowest, 554 t, in 1961.
That places Madagascar 108th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 554 t | — |
| 1962 | 625 t | +12.8% |
| 1963 | 1,458 t | +133.3% |
| 1964 | 1,624 t | +11.4% |
| 1965 | 1,546 t | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 1,750 t | +13.2% |
| 1967 | 1,900 t | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 1,645 t | -13.4% |
| 1969 | 3,000 t | +82.4% |
| 1970 | 3,900 t | +30.0% |
| 1971 | 4,129 t | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 4,394 t | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 2,757 t | -37.3% |
| 1974 | 3,058 t | +10.9% |
| 1975 | 932 t | -69.5% |
| 1976 | 4,115 t | +341.5% |
| 1977 | 2,749 t | -33.2% |
| 1978 | 4,621 t | +68.1% |
| 1979 | 3,000 t | -35.1% |
| 1980 | 2,800 t | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 2,100 t | -25.0% |
| 1982 | 6,000 t | +185.7% |
| 1983 | 3,100 t | -48.3% |
| 1984 | 3,600 t | +16.1% |
| 1985 | 2,700 t | -25.0% |
| 1986 | 2,533 t | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 1,239 t | -51.1% |
| 1988 | 3,386 t | +173.3% |
| 1989 | 2,703 t | -20.2% |
| 1990 | 3,961 t | +46.5% |
| 1991 | 3,397 t | -14.2% |
| 1992 | 2,123 t | -37.5% |
| 1993 | 3,536 t | +66.6% |
| 1994 | 2,599 t | -26.5% |
| 1995 | 2,131 t | -18.0% |
| 1996 | 3,121 t | +46.5% |
| 1997 | 2,868 t | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 2,353 t | -18.0% |
| 1999 | 1,310 t | -44.3% |
| 2000 | 2,354 t | +79.7% |
| 2001 | 3,008 t | +27.8% |
| 2002 | 1,762 t | -41.4% |
| 2003 | 1,328 t | -24.6% |
| 2004 | 1,931 t | +45.4% |
| 2005 | 4,670 t | +141.8% |
| 2006 | 1,690 t | -63.8% |
| 2007 | 2,580 t | +52.7% |
| 2008 | 2,947 t | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 1,768 t | -40.0% |
| 2010 | 2,314 t | +30.9% |
| 2011 | 2,264 t | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 2,015 t | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 1,911 t | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 3,892 t | +103.7% |
| 2015 | 3,482 t | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 4,317 t | +24.0% |
| 2017 | 3,637 t | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 4,468 t | +22.8% |
| 2019 | 5,667 t | +26.8% |
| 2020 | 5,791 t | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 4,619 t | -20.2% |
| 2022 | 2,830 t | -38.7% |
| 2023 | 3,182 t | +12.4% |
| 2024 | 4,049 t | +27.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 4,049 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,756 t, 2.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 4,049 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,478 t, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +341.5% | 932 t | 4,115 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,567 t | 554 t | 3,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,366 t | 932 t | 4,621 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,016 t | 1,239 t | 6,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,740 t | 1,310 t | 3,961 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,404 t | 1,328 t | 4,670 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,397 t | 1,911 t | 5,667 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,094 t | 2,830 t | 5,791 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 105 Zimbabwe 4,509 t compare
- 106 North Macedonia 4,250 t compare
- 107 El Salvador 4,169 t compare
- 109 Cyprus 3,875 t compare
- 110 Eswatini 3,834 t compare
- 111 Sudan (former) 3,750 t compare
More environment data for Madagascar
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2369 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use in Madagascar?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use in Madagascar was 4,049 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 6,000 t in 1982.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 554 t in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use?
- Madagascar ranks 108th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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