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 29 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
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 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production in Americas, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.38 million t | — |
| 1962 | 2.74 million t | +15.0% |
| 1963 | 3.24 million t | +18.3% |
| 1964 | 3.64 million t | +12.3% |
| 1965 | 4.40 million t | +20.8% |
| 1966 | 4.86 million t | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 5.18 million t | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 5.30 million t | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 5.79 million t | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 5.46 million t | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 6.15 million t | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 6.28 million t | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 7.46 million t | +18.8% |
| 1974 | 7.71 million t | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 6.95 million t | -9.8% |
| 1976 | 8.02 million t | +15.3% |
| 1977 | 8.19 million t | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 8.69 million t | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 9.33 million t | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 9.41 million t | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 7.70 million t | -18.2% |
| 1982 | 7.09 million t | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 8.68 million t | +22.4% |
| 1984 | 8.59 million t | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 7.50 million t | -12.6% |
| 1986 | 8.29 million t | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 9.20 million t | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 9.30 million t | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 8.51 million t | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 8.21 million t | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 8.09 million t | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 8.30 million t | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 7.86 million t | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 10.00 million t | +27.3% |
| 1995 | 9.09 million t | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 9.30 million t | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 10.98 million t | +18.1% |
| 1998 | 10.74 million t | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 9.81 million t | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 10.98 million t | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 9.76 million t | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 9.73 million t | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 10.97 million t | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 12.04 million t | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 10.17 million t | -15.5% |
| 2006 | 12.07 million t | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 12.80 million t | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 8.64 million t | -32.5% |
| 2009 | 8.74 million t | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 12.22 million t | +39.9% |
| 2011 | 12.08 million t | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 12.04 million t | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 11.77 million t | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 12.75 million t | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 13.51 million t | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 12.79 million t | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 14.07 million t | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 15.92 million t | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 14.06 million t | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 15.17 million t | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 15.23 million t | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 15.15 million t | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 14.51 million t | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 14.82 million t | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 Canada 13.55 million t compare
- 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.62 million t compare
- 2 Russian Federation 11.45 million t compare
- 3 USSR 8.53 million t compare
- 4 Belarus 7.56 million t compare
- 4 Türkiye 103,656 t compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 31,398 t compare
- 5 Israel 2.29 million t compare
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 t
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 t
- 6 Germany 2.10 million t compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 t compare
- 6 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t
- 6 Republic of Moldova 0 t
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 0 t
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 0 t compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 t compare
- 6 Viet Nam 0 t compare
- 6 Melanesia 0 t
- 6 Micronesia 0 t
- 6 Polynesia 0 t
- 7 Jordan 1.60 million t compare
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 525,862 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.74 % (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
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 29 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
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