Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Indonesia
Indonesia: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland was 44.9 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Indonesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 44.9 kg/ha for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Indonesia peaked at 56.54 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.11 kg/ha, in 1965.
Indonesia ranks 27th of 195 countries 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) — Use per area of cropland in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.21 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.24 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1963 | 0.21 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1964 | 0.16 kg/ha | -23.8% |
| 1965 | 0.11 kg/ha | -31.2% |
| 1966 | 0.21 kg/ha | +90.9% |
| 1967 | 0.27 kg/ha | +28.6% |
| 1968 | 0.34 kg/ha | +25.9% |
| 1969 | 0.39 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1970 | 0.31 kg/ha | -20.5% |
| 1971 | 0.22 kg/ha | -29.0% |
| 1972 | 1.38 kg/ha | +527.3% |
| 1973 | 1.83 kg/ha | +32.6% |
| 1974 | 1.48 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 1975 | 1.1 kg/ha | -25.7% |
| 1976 | 1.31 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 1977 | 1.66 kg/ha | +26.7% |
| 1978 | 3.28 kg/ha | +97.6% |
| 1979 | 3.53 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 3.75 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 5.52 kg/ha | +47.2% |
| 1982 | 3.21 kg/ha | -41.8% |
| 1983 | 4.26 kg/ha | +32.7% |
| 1984 | 5.83 kg/ha | +36.9% |
| 1985 | 6.35 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 4.9 kg/ha | -22.8% |
| 1987 | 7.13 kg/ha | +45.5% |
| 1988 | 9.23 kg/ha | +29.5% |
| 1989 | 8.81 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 9.7 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 9.08 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 9.91 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 7.26 kg/ha | -26.7% |
| 1994 | 9.94 kg/ha | +36.9% |
| 1995 | 9.62 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 9.44 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 7.58 kg/ha | -19.7% |
| 1998 | 7.67 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 8.35 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 7.95 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 11.65 kg/ha | +46.5% |
| 2002 | 7.44 kg/ha | -36.1% |
| 2003 | 8.21 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 17.09 kg/ha | +108.2% |
| 2005 | 15.75 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 16.46 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 29.83 kg/ha | +81.2% |
| 2008 | 29.6 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 21.69 kg/ha | -26.7% |
| 2010 | 25.72 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 28.84 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 37.38 kg/ha | +29.6% |
| 2013 | 40.14 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 43.87 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 44.98 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 39.73 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 50.77 kg/ha | +27.8% |
| 2018 | 51.12 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 40.31 kg/ha | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 40.93 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 56.54 kg/ha | +38.1% |
| 2022 | 44.76 kg/ha | -20.8% |
| 2023 | 44.96 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 44.9 kg/ha | -0.1% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 44.9 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.71 kg/ha, 3.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 44.9 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.75 kg/ha, 5.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Indonesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +527.3% | 0.22 kg/ha | 1.38 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2378 kg/ha | 0.11 kg/ha | 0.39 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.61 kg/ha | 0.22 kg/ha | 3.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.9 kg/ha | 3.21 kg/ha | 9.23 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.86 kg/ha | 7.26 kg/ha | 9.94 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.57 kg/ha | 7.44 kg/ha | 29.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.29 kg/ha | 25.72 kg/ha | 51.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.42 kg/ha | 40.93 kg/ha | 56.54 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More environment data for Indonesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.153 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.95 % 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 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Indonesia?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Indonesia was 44.9 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.54 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 kg/ha in 1965.
- How does Indonesia rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Indonesia ranks 27th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Indonesia 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