Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Colombia
Colombia: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland was 90.54 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Colombia stood at 90.54 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Colombia peaked at 106.98 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.62 kg/ha, in 1961.
Colombia ranks 12th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.62 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 4.83 kg/ha | +33.4% |
| 1963 | 8.7 kg/ha | +80.1% |
| 1964 | 10.48 kg/ha | +20.5% |
| 1965 | 5.99 kg/ha | -42.8% |
| 1966 | 6.84 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 1967 | 7.96 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 1968 | 8.96 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 1969 | 5.99 kg/ha | -33.1% |
| 1970 | 6.32 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 8.04 kg/ha | +27.2% |
| 1972 | 7.89 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 10.62 kg/ha | +34.6% |
| 1974 | 10.34 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 7.57 kg/ha | -26.8% |
| 1976 | 6.73 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1977 | 14.01 kg/ha | +108.2% |
| 1978 | 15.09 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 15.4 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 15.41 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 12.86 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 1982 | 13.17 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 14.77 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1984 | 17.41 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1985 | 18.14 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 21.62 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 1987 | 26.55 kg/ha | +22.8% |
| 1988 | 26.48 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 26.19 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 32.76 kg/ha | +25.1% |
| 1991 | 37.78 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 1992 | 32.18 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 1993 | 31.2 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 31.24 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 30.88 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 33.2 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 39.56 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 1998 | 39.32 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 38.82 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 42.27 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 44.92 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 57.68 kg/ha | +28.4% |
| 2003 | 65.66 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 66.42 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 62.95 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 74.41 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 68.02 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 70.84 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 43.24 kg/ha | -39.0% |
| 2010 | 71.36 kg/ha | +65.0% |
| 2011 | 83.45 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 2012 | 79.56 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 91.2 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 106.98 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 88.71 kg/ha | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 105.44 kg/ha | +18.9% |
| 2017 | 101.48 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 98.18 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 84.23 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 97.01 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 104.59 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 82.51 kg/ha | -21.1% |
| 2023 | 89.48 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 90.54 kg/ha | +1.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 90.54 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.71 kg/ha, 7.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 90.54 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.48 kg/ha, 6.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +108.2% | 6.73 kg/ha | 14.01 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.04 kg/ha | 3.62 kg/ha | 10.48 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.2 kg/ha | 6.32 kg/ha | 15.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.26 kg/ha | 12.86 kg/ha | 26.55 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.69 kg/ha | 30.88 kg/ha | 39.56 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.64 kg/ha | 42.27 kg/ha | 74.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.06 kg/ha | 71.36 kg/ha | 106.98 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.83 kg/ha | 82.51 kg/ha | 104.59 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 9 China, Taiwan Province of 124.59 kg/ha compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3.35 kg/ha compare
- 10 Qatar 100.83 kg/ha compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 3.25 kg/ha compare
- 11 Belgium-Luxembourg 98.54 kg/ha compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2.61 kg/ha compare
- 12 United Republic of Tanzania 2.1 kg/ha compare
- 13 Belarus 88.76 kg/ha compare
- 14 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.71 kg/ha compare
- 14 Israel 76.46 kg/ha compare
- 15 Ireland 75.07 kg/ha compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 0.47 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Colombia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4233 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2774 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9788 % 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 0.2077 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Colombia?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Colombia was 90.54 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 106.98 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.62 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Colombia rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Colombia ranks 12th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland. 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