Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production in Western Asia
Western Asia: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production was 3.99 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production in Western Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 3.99 million t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — production in Western Asia peaked at 4.35 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 85,095 t, in 1961.
Western Asia ranks 6th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 85,095 t | — |
| 1962 | 101,626 t | +19.4% |
| 1963 | 120,048 t | +18.1% |
| 1964 | 228,000 t | +89.9% |
| 1965 | 314,760 t | +38.1% |
| 1966 | 297,070 t | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 329,400 t | +10.9% |
| 1968 | 343,430 t | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 434,930 t | +26.6% |
| 1970 | 575,840 t | +32.4% |
| 1971 | 552,050 t | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 621,590 t | +12.6% |
| 1973 | 514,840 t | -17.2% |
| 1974 | 653,920 t | +27.0% |
| 1975 | 712,480 t | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 644,770 t | -9.5% |
| 1977 | 683,200 t | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 675,758 t | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 791,800 t | +17.2% |
| 1980 | 811,800 t | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 884,900 t | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 945,960 t | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 1.11 million t | +17.3% |
| 1984 | 1.42 million t | +27.7% |
| 1985 | 1.68 million t | +18.7% |
| 1986 | 1.90 million t | +13.0% |
| 1987 | 1.97 million t | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 2.02 million t | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 2.11 million t | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 2.14 million t | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 2.07 million t | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 2.08 million t | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 2.17 million t | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 2.22 million t | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 2.40 million t | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 2.56 million t | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 2.34 million t | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 2.58 million t | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 2.78 million t | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 2.91 million t | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 2.95 million t | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 2.90 million t | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 2.89 million t | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 3.17 million t | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 2.86 million t | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 2.33 million t | -18.4% |
| 2007 | 3.20 million t | +37.1% |
| 2008 | 3.32 million t | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.67 million t | -49.9% |
| 2010 | 3.38 million t | +103.0% |
| 2011 | 3.51 million t | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 2.96 million t | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 2.98 million t | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 3.47 million t | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 2.87 million t | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 3.13 million t | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 3.62 million t | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 3.77 million t | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 3.72 million t | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 3.91 million t | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 3.96 million t | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 4.35 million t | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 4.07 million t | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 3.99 million t | -1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production in Western Asia 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 | +103.0% | 1.67 million t | 3.38 million t |
| 1964 | +89.9% | 120,048 t | 228,000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 250,484 t | 85,095 t | 434,930 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 642,625 t | 514,840 t | 791,800 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.49 million t | 811,800 t | 2.11 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.33 million t | 2.07 million t | 2.78 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.82 million t | 1.67 million t | 3.32 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.34 million t | 2.87 million t | 3.77 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.06 million t | 3.91 million t | 4.35 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 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 Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 5.12 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 4.72 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 23.62 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 8.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 20.01 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — production in Western Asia?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — production in Western Asia was 3.99 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.35 million t in 2022.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — production recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,095 t in 1961.
- How does Western Asia rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — production?
- Western Asia ranks 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — production rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Asia 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