Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production in Northern America
Northern America: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production was 13.89 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.89 million t
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
5th
of 29 groups
All-time high
14.37 million t
in 2018
All-time low
2.33 million t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production in Northern America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 13.89 million t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — production in Northern America peaked at 14.37 million t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.33 million t, in 1961.
Northern America ranks 5th 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 Northern America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.33 million t | — |
| 1962 | 2.69 million t | +15.4% |
| 1963 | 3.19 million t | +18.7% |
| 1964 | 3.58 million t | +12.4% |
| 1965 | 4.34 million t | +21.1% |
| 1966 | 4.81 million t | +10.8% |
| 1967 | 5.15 million t | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 5.29 million t | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 5.77 million t | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 5.44 million t | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 6.13 million t | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 6.26 million t | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 7.44 million t | +18.8% |
| 1974 | 7.70 million t | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 6.94 million t | -9.8% |
| 1976 | 8.00 million t | +15.3% |
| 1977 | 8.18 million t | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 8.67 million t | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 9.31 million t | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 9.39 million t | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 7.68 million t | -18.2% |
| 1982 | 7.06 million t | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 8.65 million t | +22.5% |
| 1984 | 8.57 million t | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 7.48 million t | -12.7% |
| 1986 | 8.25 million t | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 9.13 million t | +10.7% |
| 1988 | 9.20 million t | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 8.37 million t | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 8.10 million t | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 7.95 million t | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 8.18 million t | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 7.65 million t | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 9.72 million t | +27.0% |
| 1995 | 8.81 million t | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 8.88 million t | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 10.46 million t | +17.9% |
| 1998 | 10.10 million t | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 9.10 million t | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 9.98 million t | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 9.02 million t | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 8.96 million t | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 10.20 million t | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 11.11 million t | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 9.27 million t | -16.5% |
| 2006 | 11.15 million t | +20.2% |
| 2007 | 11.91 million t | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 7.61 million t | -36.1% |
| 2009 | 7.56 million t | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 11.04 million t | +46.0% |
| 2011 | 10.74 million t | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 10.68 million t | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 10.37 million t | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 11.23 million t | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 11.90 million t | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 11.18 million t | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 12.57 million t | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 14.37 million t | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 12.95 million t | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 13.90 million t | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 13.90 million t | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.89 million t | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 13.89 million t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13.89 million t | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.13 million t | 2.33 million t | 5.77 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.41 million t | 5.44 million t | 9.31 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.38 million t | 7.06 million t | 9.39 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.89 million t | 7.65 million t | 10.46 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.68 million t | 7.56 million t | 11.91 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.70 million t | 10.37 million t | 14.37 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.90 million t | 13.89 million t | 13.90 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 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
- 8 China 1.12 million t compare
- 8 China, mainland 1.12 million t compare
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — production in Northern America?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — production in Northern America was 13.89 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 14.37 million t in 2018.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — production recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.33 million t in 1961.
- How does Northern America rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — production?
- Northern America ranks 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — production rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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