Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland by country
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)....
Countries reporting
210
Highest
242.86 kg/ha
Faroe Islands
Lowest
0 kg/ha
Naoero
Median
8.02 kg/ha
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
13,652
What the numbers show
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland is currently reported for 210 countries. The highest value is 242.86 kg/ha in Faroe Islands; the lowest is 0 kg/ha in Naoero.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.02 kg/ha, and the mean is 22 kg/ha.
Over the past decade 100 countries rose and 93 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 5,316.7%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroe Islands | 242.86 kg/ha | 2024 | up 142.9% | volatile |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 185 kg/ha | 2024 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Bahrain | 185 kg/ha | 2024 | up 208.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 185 kg/ha | 2024 | up 184.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Kuwait | 185 kg/ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 132.53 kg/ha | 2024 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Malaysia | 125.71 kg/ha | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Oman | 125.48 kg/ha | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 9 | China, Taiwan Province of | 124.59 kg/ha | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 10 | Qatar | 100.83 kg/ha | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 98.54 kg/ha | 1999 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 12 | Colombia | 90.54 kg/ha | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Belarus | 88.76 kg/ha | 2024 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 14 | Israel | 76.46 kg/ha | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 15 | Ireland | 75.07 kg/ha | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 16 | Ecuador | 69 kg/ha | 2024 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 17 | China | 68.36 kg/ha | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 18 | New Caledonia | 68.13 kg/ha | 2024 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 19 | China, mainland | 68.02 kg/ha | 2024 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 67.23 kg/ha | 2024 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 21 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 67 kg/ha | 2024 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 22 | Republic of Korea | 61.97 kg/ha | 2024 | down 29.2% | rising |
| 23 | Paraguay | 59.42 kg/ha | 2024 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Belgium | 56.39 kg/ha | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 25 | French Guiana | 53.86 kg/ha | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Norway | 46.02 kg/ha | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 27 | Indonesia | 44.9 kg/ha | 2024 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Japan | 44.16 kg/ha | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 29 | Bermuda | 43.33 kg/ha | 2024 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Croatia | 37.55 kg/ha | 2024 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 31 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 37.38 kg/ha | 2024 | up 104.7% | falling |
| 32 | Mauritius | 36.31 kg/ha | 2024 | down 69.0% | falling |
| 33 | Singapore | 35.93 kg/ha | 2024 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Viet Nam | 35.93 kg/ha | 2024 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Uruguay | 35.45 kg/ha | 2024 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Uzbekistan | 34.74 kg/ha | 2024 | up 112.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Egypt | 33.15 kg/ha | 2024 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Honduras | 32.66 kg/ha | 2024 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Montenegro | 32.59 kg/ha | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 40 | Trinidad and Tobago | 32.47 kg/ha | 2024 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Guatemala | 31.7 kg/ha | 2024 | up 90.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Cyprus | 31.43 kg/ha | 2024 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Thailand | 30.73 kg/ha | 2024 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Greece | 30.03 kg/ha | 2024 | up 136.8% | rising |
| 45 | Guyana | 29.03 kg/ha | 2024 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 28.2 kg/ha | 2024 | up 93.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Poland | 27.69 kg/ha | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 48 | New Zealand | 26.62 kg/ha | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 49 | Slovenia | 25.29 kg/ha | 2024 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Panama | 25.1 kg/ha | 2024 | up 119.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Germany | 24.4 kg/ha | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 52 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 24.08 kg/ha | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 53 | Serbia and Montenegro | 24.03 kg/ha | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Lebanon | 23.41 kg/ha | 2024 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 55 | Switzerland | 23.17 kg/ha | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 56 | USSR | 22.24 kg/ha | 1991 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 57 | Serbia | 21.93 kg/ha | 2024 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 58 | Lithuania | 21.81 kg/ha | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 59 | Spain | 21.8 kg/ha | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 60 | Canada | 20.75 kg/ha | 2024 | up 108.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Denmark | 20.56 kg/ha | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 62 | Bahamas | 20.27 kg/ha | 2024 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Yugoslav SFR | 20.24 kg/ha | 1991 | down 39.9% | rising |
| 64 | France | 19.82 kg/ha | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19.68 kg/ha | 2024 | up 173.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Brunei Darussalam | 19.66 kg/ha | 2024 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | 19.42 kg/ha | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 67 | Eswatini | 19.42 kg/ha | 2024 | up 112.7% | flat |
| 69 | Austria | 19.16 kg/ha | 2024 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Portugal | 19.06 kg/ha | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 71 | Latvia | 18.5 kg/ha | 2024 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 72 | Saudi Arabia | 17.55 kg/ha | 2024 | up 217.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Belize | 16.92 kg/ha | 2024 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Australia and New Zealand | 16.55 kg/ha | 2024 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 75 | Hungary | 16.44 kg/ha | 2024 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 16.31 kg/ha | 2024 | up 109.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Iceland | 16.12 kg/ha | 2024 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 78 | Finland | 15.48 kg/ha | 2024 | up 25.6% | falling |
| 79 | Italy | 14.86 kg/ha | 2024 | up 24.6% | flat |
| 80 | Fiji | 14.81 kg/ha | 2024 | up 167.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Papua New Guinea | 14.81 kg/ha | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Nicaragua | 14.38 kg/ha | 2022 | up 1,382.5% | volatile |
| 83 | India | 14.19 kg/ha | 2024 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 13.68 kg/ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Peru | 13.48 kg/ha | 2024 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Maldives | 13.47 kg/ha | 2024 | up 1,720.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Melanesia | 13.44 kg/ha | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Suriname | 13.28 kg/ha | 2024 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Gabon | 12.96 kg/ha | 2024 | up 404.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Botswana | 12.4 kg/ha | 2024 | up 414.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Jordan | 12.33 kg/ha | 2024 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Estonia | 11.59 kg/ha | 2024 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 93 | Saint Lucia | 11.09 kg/ha | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Malta | 10.6 kg/ha | 2024 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Australia | 10.15 kg/ha | 2024 | up 77.1% | rising |
| 96 | Sweden | 10.08 kg/ha | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 97 | Slovakia | 10.02 kg/ha | 2024 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 98 | North Macedonia | 9.51 kg/ha | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 99 | Georgia | 9.27 kg/ha | 2024 | up 139.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Cambodia | 9.22 kg/ha | 2024 | up 812.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Romania | 8.98 kg/ha | 2024 | up 174.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Barbados | 8.75 kg/ha | 2024 | up 280.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Philippines | 8.28 kg/ha | 2024 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Turkmenistan | 8.24 kg/ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Zambia | 8.14 kg/ha | 2024 | up 108.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Bulgaria | 7.89 kg/ha | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Czechia | 7.56 kg/ha | 2024 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 108 | Congo | 7.44 kg/ha | 2024 | up 601.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Solomon Islands | 6.98 kg/ha | 2024 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Czechoslovakia | 6.98 kg/ha | 1992 | down 94.2% | rising |
| 111 | Luxembourg | 6.52 kg/ha | 2024 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 111 | Türkiye | 6.52 kg/ha | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Mexico | 6.5 kg/ha | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Malawi | 6.4 kg/ha | 2024 | up 83.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Ghana | 6.38 kg/ha | 2024 | up 119.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Kenya | 6.35 kg/ha | 2024 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Mali | 6.34 kg/ha | 2024 | up 130.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Dominica | 6.27 kg/ha | 2024 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Benin | 5.91 kg/ha | 2024 | up 497.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.87 kg/ha | 2024 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 121 | Ukraine | 5.78 kg/ha | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Morocco | 5.23 kg/ha | 2024 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 123 | El Salvador | 4.78 kg/ha | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 4.71 kg/ha | 2024 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Jamaica | 4.58 kg/ha | 2024 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Caribbean | 4.47 kg/ha | 2024 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Cameroon | 4.43 kg/ha | 2024 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Rwanda | 4.4 kg/ha | 2024 | up 160.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Puerto Rico | 4.38 kg/ha | 2024 | down 70.3% | rising |
| 130 | Russian Federation | 4.35 kg/ha | 2024 | up 95.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Palestine | 4.18 kg/ha | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 132 | Angola | 3.69 kg/ha | 2024 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Azerbaijan | 3.69 kg/ha | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Nepal | 3.4 kg/ha | 2024 | up 103.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 3.35 kg/ha | 2024 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Republic of Moldova | 3.25 kg/ha | 2024 | up 5,316.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.21 kg/ha | 2024 | up 744.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Albania | 3.16 kg/ha | 2024 | up 177.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Algeria | 3.14 kg/ha | 2024 | down 26.5% | flat |
| 140 | Armenia | 2.85 kg/ha | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Myanmar | 2.77 kg/ha | 2024 | up 163.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Burkina Faso | 2.68 kg/ha | 2024 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 2.61 kg/ha | 2024 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Seychelles | 2.6 kg/ha | 2024 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Burundi | 2.58 kg/ha | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 146 | French Polynesia | 2.38 kg/ha | 2024 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Grenada | 2.29 kg/ha | 2024 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Chile | 2.16 kg/ha | 2024 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Senegal | 2.13 kg/ha | 2024 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 150 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.1 kg/ha | 2024 | up 228.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Bhutan | 2.08 kg/ha | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Chad | 2.05 kg/ha | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Mauritania | 1.82 kg/ha | 2024 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Djibouti | 1.78 kg/ha | 2024 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Togo | 1.77 kg/ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Tunisia | 1.63 kg/ha | 2024 | up 106.3% | rising |
| 157 | Haiti | 1.6 kg/ha | 2024 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Pakistan | 1.46 kg/ha | 2024 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Argentina | 1.4 kg/ha | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.34 kg/ha | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 161 | Yemen | 1.21 kg/ha | 2024 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Lesotho | 1.18 kg/ha | 2024 | up 268.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Cook Islands | 1.17 kg/ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Liberia | 1.11 kg/ha | 2024 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Madagascar | 1.11 kg/ha | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 164 | Zimbabwe | 1.11 kg/ha | 2024 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Iraq | 0.91 kg/ha | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.84 kg/ha | 2024 | down 34.4% | flat |
| 168 | Libya | 0.84 kg/ha | 2024 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Tajikistan | 0.72 kg/ha | 2024 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Cuba | 0.71 kg/ha | 2024 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.71 kg/ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 173 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.59 kg/ha | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Comoros | 0.58 kg/ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Uganda | 0.54 kg/ha | 2024 | up 116.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Sierra Leone | 0.5 kg/ha | 2022 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Guinea | 0.48 kg/ha | 2024 | up 860.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.47 kg/ha | 2024 | up 104.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Namibia | 0.42 kg/ha | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Cabo Verde | 0.41 kg/ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Tonga | 0.39 kg/ha | 2024 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.35 kg/ha | 2024 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Gambia | 0.26 kg/ha | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 184 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.24 kg/ha | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Mongolia | 0.21 kg/ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Sudan (former) | 0.19 kg/ha | 2011 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Ethiopia | 0.14 kg/ha | 2024 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Polynesia | 0.14 kg/ha | 2024 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 189 | Niger | 0.11 kg/ha | 2024 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1 kg/ha | 2024 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Kazakhstan | 0.1 kg/ha | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Sudan | 0.08 kg/ha | 2024 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 193 | Mozambique | 0.07 kg/ha | 2024 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Nigeria | 0.07 kg/ha | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Afghanistan | 0.01 kg/ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Vanuatu | 0.01 kg/ha | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 197 | Aruba | 0 kg/ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Eritrea | 0 kg/ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Kiribati | 0 kg/ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 197 | Marshall Islands | 0 kg/ha | 2018 | — | flat |
| 197 | Palau | 0 kg/ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 197 | South Sudan | 0 kg/ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 197 | Tuvalu | 0 kg/ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 197 | Samoa | 0 kg/ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 197 | Guadeloupe | 0 kg/ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 197 | Martinique | 0 kg/ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Micronesia | 0 kg/ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Ethiopia PDR | 0 kg/ha | 1992 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 kg/ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Naoero | 0 kg/ha | 2024 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South America 69.43 kg/ha
- Eastern Asia 65.98 kg/ha
- Americas 41.48 kg/ha
- South-eastern Asia 33.11 kg/ha
- Asia 28.87 kg/ha
- Northern Europe 27.46 kg/ha
- Northern America 26.46 kg/ha
- Western Europe 26.35 kg/ha
- United States of America 24.84 kg/ha
- World 23.85 kg/ha
- South Africa 22.65 kg/ha
- Southern Africa 22.47 kg/ha
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