Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production in Americas

Americas: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production was 14.82 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
14.82 million t
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
4th
of 32 groups
All-time high
15.92 million t
in 2018
All-time low
2.38 million t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production in Americas, 1961–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Americas recorded 14.82 million t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — production in 2024.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — production in Americas peaked at 15.92 million t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.38 million t, in 1961.

Americas ranks 4th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.17 million t 2.38 million t 5.79 million t 9
1970s 7.42 million t 5.46 million t 9.33 million t 10
1980s 8.43 million t 7.09 million t 9.41 million t 10
1990s 9.24 million t 7.86 million t 10.98 million t 10
2000s 10.59 million t 8.64 million t 12.80 million t 10
2010s 13.12 million t 11.77 million t 15.92 million t 10
2020s 14.98 million t 14.51 million t 15.23 million t 5

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 1 Canada 13.55 million t compare
  2. 2 Russian Federation 11.45 million t compare
  3. 3 USSR 8.53 million t compare
  4. 4 Belarus 7.56 million t compare
  5. 5 Israel 2.29 million t compare
  6. 6 Germany 2.10 million t compare
  7. 7 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.62 million t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — production in Americas?
Nutrient potash k2o (total) — production in Americas was 14.82 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — production recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 15.92 million t in 2018.
What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — production recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 2.38 million t in 1961.
How does Americas rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — production?
Americas ranks 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — production rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 5,261 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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