Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production in Europe
Europe: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production was 22.19 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — production in Europe is 22.19 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — production in Europe peaked at 22.19 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.89 million t, in 1961.
Europe ranks 2nd of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production in Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.89 million t | — |
| 1962 | 6.99 million t | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 7.49 million t | +7.2% |
| 1964 | 8.32 million t | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 9.12 million t | +9.6% |
| 1966 | 9.30 million t | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 9.70 million t | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 10.13 million t | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 10.37 million t | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 11.43 million t | +10.3% |
| 1971 | 12.21 million t | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 12.70 million t | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 13.69 million t | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 14.75 million t | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 15.24 million t | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 16.01 million t | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 16.53 million t | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 16.86 million t | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 15.71 million t | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 17.21 million t | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 17.04 million t | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 16.36 million t | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 18.07 million t | +10.5% |
| 1984 | 18.73 million t | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 19.10 million t | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 18.57 million t | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 19.64 million t | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 19.85 million t | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 18.09 million t | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 16.43 million t | -9.2% |
| 1991 | 14.72 million t | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 12.74 million t | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 9.67 million t | -24.1% |
| 1994 | 10.51 million t | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 10.97 million t | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 10.76 million t | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 12.00 million t | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 12.05 million t | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 12.54 million t | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 11.99 million t | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 12.77 million t | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 13.48 million t | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 14.80 million t | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 16.00 million t | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 16.85 million t | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 15.84 million t | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 16.67 million t | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 15.49 million t | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 9.26 million t | -40.2% |
| 2010 | 15.41 million t | +66.3% |
| 2011 | 16.41 million t | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 15.13 million t | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 15.41 million t | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 18.88 million t | +22.5% |
| 2015 | 18.78 million t | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 17.88 million t | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 19.78 million t | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 19.61 million t | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 19.51 million t | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 20.60 million t | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 21.97 million t | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 18.43 million t | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 19.70 million t | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 22.19 million t | +12.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production in Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +66.3% | 9.26 million t | 15.41 million t |
| 2009 | -40.2% | 15.49 million t | 9.26 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.70 million t | 6.89 million t | 10.37 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.51 million t | 11.43 million t | 16.86 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.27 million t | 16.36 million t | 19.85 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.24 million t | 9.67 million t | 16.43 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.32 million t | 9.26 million t | 16.85 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.68 million t | 15.13 million t | 19.78 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.58 million t | 18.43 million t | 22.19 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 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
More environment data for Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — production in Europe?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — production in Europe was 22.19 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 22.19 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — production recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.89 million t in 1961.
- How does Europe rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — production?
- Europe ranks 2nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — production rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe 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