Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Lithuania
Lithuania: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland was 21.81 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Lithuania, 1992–2024
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 Lithuania stood at 21.81 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Lithuania peaked at 35.5 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.37 kg/ha, in 1994.
Lithuania ranks 58th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 17.07 kg/ha | — |
| 1993 | 9.4 kg/ha | -44.9% |
| 1994 | 8.37 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 16.5 kg/ha | +97.1% |
| 1996 | 10.31 kg/ha | -37.5% |
| 1997 | 13.01 kg/ha | +26.2% |
| 1998 | 12.96 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 13.35 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 11.98 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 23.89 kg/ha | +99.4% |
| 2002 | 26.16 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 27.42 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 26.68 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 22.61 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 29.25 kg/ha | +29.4% |
| 2007 | 28.41 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 15.35 kg/ha | -46.0% |
| 2009 | 20.66 kg/ha | +34.6% |
| 2010 | 19.92 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 20.75 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 21.81 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 22.51 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 23.05 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 25.91 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 32.8 kg/ha | +26.6% |
| 2017 | 35.5 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 33.28 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 32.05 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 32.66 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 32.66 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22.14 kg/ha | -32.2% |
| 2023 | 21.83 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 21.81 kg/ha | -0.1% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 21.81 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.75 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 21.81 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.78 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Lithuania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +99.4% | 11.98 kg/ha | 23.89 kg/ha |
| 1995 | +97.1% | 8.37 kg/ha | 16.5 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.62 kg/ha | 8.37 kg/ha | 17.07 kg/ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 23.24 kg/ha | 11.98 kg/ha | 29.25 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.76 kg/ha | 19.92 kg/ha | 35.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.22 kg/ha | 21.81 kg/ha | 32.66 kg/ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Lithuania?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Lithuania was 21.81 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.37 kg/ha in 1994.
- How does Lithuania rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Lithuania ranks 58th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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