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
211
Highest
242.86 kg/ha
Faroe Islands
Lowest
0 kg/ha
Ethiopia PDR
Median
8.14 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 211 countries. The highest value is 242.86 kg/ha in Faroe Islands; the lowest is 0 kg/ha in Ethiopia PDR.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.14 kg/ha, and the mean is 22.01 kg/ha.
Over the past decade 102 countries rose and 94 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 5,316.7%), and the largest decrease in Micronesia (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 |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 35.93 kg/ha | 2024 | down 34.8% | 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 |
| 3 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 13.68 kg/ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Melanesia | 13.44 kg/ha | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Türkiye | 6.52 kg/ha | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 132.53 kg/ha | 2024 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Malaysia | 125.71 kg/ha | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 4.71 kg/ha | 2024 | down 59.5% | 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 |
| 9 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 3.35 kg/ha | 2024 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Qatar | 100.83 kg/ha | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Republic of Moldova | 3.25 kg/ha | 2024 | up 5,316.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 98.54 kg/ha | 1999 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 11 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 2.61 kg/ha | 2024 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Colombia | 90.54 kg/ha | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 12 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.1 kg/ha | 2024 | up 228.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Belarus | 88.76 kg/ha | 2024 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 14 | Israel | 76.46 kg/ha | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 14 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.71 kg/ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 15 | Ireland | 75.07 kg/ha | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 15 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.47 kg/ha | 2024 | up 104.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Ecuador | 69 kg/ha | 2024 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.24 kg/ha | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 17 | China | 68.36 kg/ha | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Polynesia | 0.14 kg/ha | 2024 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 18 | New Caledonia | 68.13 kg/ha | 2024 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Micronesia | 0 kg/ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 kg/ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | China, mainland | 68.02 kg/ha | 2024 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.87 kg/ha | 2024 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 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 |
| 22 | Caribbean | 4.47 kg/ha | 2024 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 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 |
| 29 | Cabo Verde | 0.41 kg/ha | 2024 | — | 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 |
| 34 | Uruguay | 35.45 kg/ha | 2024 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | 34.74 kg/ha | 2024 | up 112.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Egypt | 33.15 kg/ha | 2024 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Honduras | 32.66 kg/ha | 2024 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Montenegro | 32.59 kg/ha | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 39 | Trinidad and Tobago | 32.47 kg/ha | 2024 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Guatemala | 31.7 kg/ha | 2024 | up 90.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Cyprus | 31.43 kg/ha | 2024 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Thailand | 30.73 kg/ha | 2024 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Greece | 30.03 kg/ha | 2024 | up 136.8% | rising |
| 44 | Guyana | 29.03 kg/ha | 2024 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 28.2 kg/ha | 2024 | up 93.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Poland | 27.69 kg/ha | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 47 | New Zealand | 26.62 kg/ha | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 48 | Slovenia | 25.29 kg/ha | 2024 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Panama | 25.1 kg/ha | 2024 | up 119.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Germany | 24.4 kg/ha | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 51 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 24.08 kg/ha | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 52 | Serbia and Montenegro | 24.03 kg/ha | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Lebanon | 23.41 kg/ha | 2024 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 54 | Switzerland | 23.17 kg/ha | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 55 | South Africa | 22.65 kg/ha | 2024 | up 124.9% | rising |
| 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 | Peru | 13.48 kg/ha | 2024 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Maldives | 13.47 kg/ha | 2024 | up 1,720.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Suriname | 13.28 kg/ha | 2024 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Gabon | 12.96 kg/ha | 2024 | up 404.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Botswana | 12.4 kg/ha | 2024 | up 414.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Jordan | 12.33 kg/ha | 2024 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Estonia | 11.59 kg/ha | 2024 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 91 | Saint Lucia | 11.09 kg/ha | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Malta | 10.6 kg/ha | 2024 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Australia | 10.15 kg/ha | 2024 | up 77.1% | rising |
| 94 | Sweden | 10.08 kg/ha | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 95 | Slovakia | 10.02 kg/ha | 2024 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 96 | North Macedonia | 9.51 kg/ha | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 97 | Georgia | 9.27 kg/ha | 2024 | up 139.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Cambodia | 9.22 kg/ha | 2024 | up 812.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Romania | 8.98 kg/ha | 2024 | up 174.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Barbados | 8.75 kg/ha | 2024 | up 280.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Philippines | 8.28 kg/ha | 2024 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Turkmenistan | 8.24 kg/ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Zambia | 8.14 kg/ha | 2024 | up 108.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Bulgaria | 7.89 kg/ha | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Czechia | 7.56 kg/ha | 2024 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 106 | Congo | 7.44 kg/ha | 2024 | up 601.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Solomon Islands | 6.98 kg/ha | 2024 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Czechoslovakia | 6.98 kg/ha | 1992 | down 94.2% | rising |
| 109 | Luxembourg | 6.52 kg/ha | 2024 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 110 | Mexico | 6.5 kg/ha | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Malawi | 6.4 kg/ha | 2024 | up 83.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Ghana | 6.38 kg/ha | 2024 | up 119.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Kenya | 6.35 kg/ha | 2024 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Mali | 6.34 kg/ha | 2024 | up 130.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Dominica | 6.27 kg/ha | 2024 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Benin | 5.91 kg/ha | 2024 | up 497.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Ukraine | 5.78 kg/ha | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Morocco | 5.23 kg/ha | 2024 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 119 | El Salvador | 4.78 kg/ha | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Jamaica | 4.58 kg/ha | 2024 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Cameroon | 4.43 kg/ha | 2024 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Rwanda | 4.4 kg/ha | 2024 | up 160.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Puerto Rico | 4.38 kg/ha | 2024 | down 70.3% | rising |
| 124 | Russian Federation | 4.35 kg/ha | 2024 | up 95.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Palestine | 4.18 kg/ha | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 126 | Angola | 3.69 kg/ha | 2024 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Azerbaijan | 3.69 kg/ha | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Nepal | 3.4 kg/ha | 2024 | up 103.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.21 kg/ha | 2024 | up 744.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Albania | 3.16 kg/ha | 2024 | up 177.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Algeria | 3.14 kg/ha | 2024 | down 26.5% | flat |
| 132 | Armenia | 2.85 kg/ha | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Myanmar | 2.77 kg/ha | 2024 | up 163.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Burkina Faso | 2.68 kg/ha | 2024 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Seychelles | 2.6 kg/ha | 2024 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Burundi | 2.58 kg/ha | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 137 | French Polynesia | 2.38 kg/ha | 2024 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Grenada | 2.29 kg/ha | 2024 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Chile | 2.16 kg/ha | 2024 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Réunion | 2.16 kg/ha | 2024 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Senegal | 2.13 kg/ha | 2024 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Bhutan | 2.08 kg/ha | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Chad | 2.05 kg/ha | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Mauritania | 1.82 kg/ha | 2024 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Djibouti | 1.78 kg/ha | 2024 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Togo | 1.77 kg/ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Tunisia | 1.63 kg/ha | 2024 | up 106.3% | rising |
| 148 | Haiti | 1.6 kg/ha | 2024 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Pakistan | 1.46 kg/ha | 2024 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Argentina | 1.4 kg/ha | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.34 kg/ha | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 152 | Yemen | 1.21 kg/ha | 2024 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Lesotho | 1.18 kg/ha | 2024 | up 268.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Cook Islands | 1.17 kg/ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Liberia | 1.11 kg/ha | 2024 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Madagascar | 1.11 kg/ha | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 155 | Zimbabwe | 1.11 kg/ha | 2024 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Iraq | 0.91 kg/ha | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.84 kg/ha | 2024 | down 34.4% | flat |
| 159 | Libya | 0.84 kg/ha | 2024 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Tajikistan | 0.72 kg/ha | 2024 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Cuba | 0.71 kg/ha | 2024 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.59 kg/ha | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Comoros | 0.58 kg/ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Uganda | 0.54 kg/ha | 2024 | up 116.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Sierra Leone | 0.5 kg/ha | 2022 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Guinea | 0.48 kg/ha | 2024 | up 860.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Namibia | 0.42 kg/ha | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Tonga | 0.39 kg/ha | 2024 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.35 kg/ha | 2024 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Gambia | 0.26 kg/ha | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 172 | Mongolia | 0.21 kg/ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 173 | Sudan (former) | 0.19 kg/ha | 2011 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Ethiopia | 0.14 kg/ha | 2024 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Niger | 0.11 kg/ha | 2024 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1 kg/ha | 2024 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Kazakhstan | 0.1 kg/ha | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Sudan | 0.08 kg/ha | 2024 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Mozambique | 0.07 kg/ha | 2024 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Nigeria | 0.07 kg/ha | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Afghanistan | 0.01 kg/ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Vanuatu | 0.01 kg/ha | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Aruba | 0 kg/ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Central African Republic | 0 kg/ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Eritrea | 0 kg/ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Kiribati | 0 kg/ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Palau | 0 kg/ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 183 | South Sudan | 0 kg/ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Tuvalu | 0 kg/ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 183 | Samoa | 0 kg/ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Guadeloupe | 0 kg/ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Martinique | 0 kg/ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Ethiopia PDR | 0 kg/ha | 1992 | down 100.0% | volatile |
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
- Asia 28.87 kg/ha
- Americas 41.48 kg/ha
- South-Eastern Asia 33.11 kg/ha
- Northern Europe 27.46 kg/ha
- Northern America 26.46 kg/ha
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 6.13 kg/ha
- Western Europe 26.35 kg/ha
- United States of America 24.84 kg/ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 4.18 kg/ha
- World 23.85 kg/ha
- Southern Africa 22.47 kg/ha
- European Union (27) 22.12 kg/ha
- Southern Europe 20.53 kg/ha
- Oceania 16.32 kg/ha
- Middle Africa 1.96 kg/ha
- Central America 14.01 kg/ha
- Europe 13.89 kg/ha
- Southern Asia 13.15 kg/ha
- Eastern Europe 9.24 kg/ha
- Western Asia 8.43 kg/ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 4.9 kg/ha
- Northern Africa 4.57 kg/ha
- Central Asia 4.35 kg/ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 4.01 kg/ha
- Africa 3.23 kg/ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2.28 kg/ha
- Western Africa 2 kg/ha
- Eastern Africa 1.6 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