Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production in World
World: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production was 44.26 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production in World, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
World recorded 44.26 million t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — production in World peaked at 47.66 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.37 million t, in 1961.
World ranks 1st 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 World, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.37 million t | — |
| 1962 | 9.83 million t | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 10.85 million t | +10.4% |
| 1964 | 12.19 million t | +12.3% |
| 1965 | 13.84 million t | +13.5% |
| 1966 | 14.45 million t | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 15.21 million t | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 15.78 million t | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 16.59 million t | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 17.47 million t | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 18.92 million t | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 19.61 million t | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 21.67 million t | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 23.12 million t | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 22.91 million t | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 24.68 million t | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 25.43 million t | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 26.24 million t | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 25.85 million t | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 27.46 million t | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 25.65 million t | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 24.41 million t | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 27.88 million t | +14.2% |
| 1984 | 28.77 million t | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 28.31 million t | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 28.79 million t | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 30.85 million t | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 31.22 million t | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 28.74 million t | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 26.82 million t | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 24.98 million t | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 23.20 million t | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 19.80 million t | -14.7% |
| 1994 | 22.88 million t | +15.5% |
| 1995 | 22.70 million t | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 22.86 million t | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 25.51 million t | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 25.60 million t | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 25.36 million t | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 26.16 million t | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 25.92 million t | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 26.63 million t | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 29.39 million t | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 32.13 million t | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 31.51 million t | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 32.15 million t | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 35.28 million t | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 30.44 million t | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 23.33 million t | -23.4% |
| 2010 | 35.02 million t | +50.1% |
| 2011 | 37.06 million t | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 35.61 million t | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 35.42 million t | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 41.40 million t | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 41.73 million t | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 41.07 million t | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 44.14 million t | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 46.27 million t | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 42.27 million t | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 45.32 million t | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 47.66 million t | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 44.12 million t | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 42.73 million t | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 44.26 million t | +3.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production in World 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 | +50.1% | 23.33 million t | 35.02 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.12 million t | 9.37 million t | 16.59 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.59 million t | 17.47 million t | 26.24 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.21 million t | 24.41 million t | 31.22 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.97 million t | 19.80 million t | 26.82 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.29 million t | 23.33 million t | 35.28 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.00 million t | 35.02 million t | 46.27 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.81 million t | 42.73 million t | 47.66 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2123 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — production in World?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — production in World was 44.26 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 47.66 million t in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — production recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.37 million t in 1961.
- How does World rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — production?
- World ranks 1st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — production rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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