Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production 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
201
Highest
13.55 million t
Canada
Lowest
0 t
Naoero
Median
0 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
5,261
What the numbers show
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 13.55 million t in Canada; the lowest is 0 t in Naoero.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 t, and the mean is 266,483 t.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (up 757.3%), and the largest decrease in Egypt (down 100.0%).
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 13.55 million t | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 11.45 million t | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 3 | USSR | 8.53 million t | 1991 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 4 | Belarus | 7.56 million t | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 5 | Israel | 2.29 million t | 2024 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Germany | 2.10 million t | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 7 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.62 million t | 2024 | up 399.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Jordan | 1.60 million t | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 9 | China | 1.12 million t | 2024 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 9 | China, mainland | 1.12 million t | 2024 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Spain | 624,149 t | 2024 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 12 | Chile | 564,000 t | 2024 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Poland | 269,236 t | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 14 | Brazil | 242,996 t | 2024 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 15 | Uzbekistan | 228,000 t | 2024 | up 136.1% | volatile |
| 16 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 154,317 t | 2024 | up 757.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Republic of Korea | 145,600 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Türkiye | 103,656 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Philippines | 92,517 t | 2024 | up 114.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Colombia | 91,800 t | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Turkmenistan | 39,195 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 31,398 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Croatia | 12,894 t | 2024 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Pakistan | 11,414 t | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 25 | Hungary | 10,256 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Argentina | 784 t | 2024 | up 96.0% | rising |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 399 t | 2024 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Aruba | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Afghanistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Angola | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Albania | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | United Arab Emirates | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Armenia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Australia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Azerbaijan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Burundi | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Belgium | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Benin | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Bahrain | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Bahamas | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Belize | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Bermuda | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Barbados | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Bhutan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Botswana | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Switzerland | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Cameroon | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Congo | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Comoros | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Cuba | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Cyprus | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Czechia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Djibouti | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Dominica | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Denmark | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Algeria | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Ecuador | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Egypt | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Eritrea | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Estonia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Finland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Fiji | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | France | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Faroe Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Gabon | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Georgia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Ghana | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Guinea | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Gambia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Greece | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Grenada | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Greenland | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Guatemala | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Guyana | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Honduras | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Haiti | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Indonesia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | India | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Ireland | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Iraq | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Iceland | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Italy | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Jamaica | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Japan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Kenya | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Cambodia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Kiribati | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Kuwait | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Lebanon | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Liberia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Libya | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Saint Lucia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Lesotho | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Lithuania | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Latvia | 0 t | 2017 | — | flat |
| 28 | Morocco | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Madagascar | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Maldives | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Mexico | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Marshall Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Mali | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Malta | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Myanmar | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Montenegro | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Mongolia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Mozambique | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Mauritania | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Mauritius | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Malawi | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Malaysia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Namibia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | New Caledonia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Niger | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Nigeria | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Nicaragua | 0 t | 2022 | — | flat |
| 28 | Norway | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Nepal | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | New Zealand | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Oman | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Panama | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Peru | 0 t | 2019 | — | flat |
| 28 | Palau | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Papua New Guinea | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Portugal | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Paraguay | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Palestine | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | French Polynesia | 0 t | 2020 | — | flat |
| 28 | Qatar | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Romania | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Rwanda | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Sudan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Senegal | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Singapore | 0 t | 2019 | — | flat |
| 28 | Solomon Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Sierra Leone | 0 t | 2022 | — | flat |
| 28 | El Salvador | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Serbia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | South Sudan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Suriname | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Slovakia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Slovenia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Sweden | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Eswatini | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Seychelles | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Chad | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Togo | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Thailand | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Tajikistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Tonga | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Tunisia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Tuvalu | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Uganda | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Ukraine | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Uruguay | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Vanuatu | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Samoa | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Yemen | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Zambia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Zimbabwe | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Cook Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Micronesia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Sudan (former) | 0 t | 2011 | — | flat |
| 28 | Cabo Verde | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Melanesia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Polynesia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Caribbean | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Republic of Moldova | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Viet Nam | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Australia and New Zealand | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 28 | Naoero | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 44.26 million t
- Europe 22.19 million t
- Eastern Europe 19.30 million t
- Americas 14.82 million t
- Northern America 13.89 million t
- Asia 7.25 million t
- Western Asia 3.99 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3.23 million t
- European Union (27) 3.02 million t
- Western Europe 2.10 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.92 million t
- South-eastern Asia 1.71 million 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