Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Madagascar
Madagascar: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland was 1.11 kg/ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Madagascar is 1.11 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.6% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Madagascar peaked at 1.94 kg/ha in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.26 kg/ha, in 1961.
Madagascar ranks 155th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.26 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.29 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1963 | 0.66 kg/ha | +127.6% |
| 1964 | 0.73 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 1965 | 0.69 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 0.77 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1967 | 0.83 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 0.71 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 1969 | 1.28 kg/ha | +80.3% |
| 1970 | 1.65 kg/ha | +28.9% |
| 1971 | 1.73 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 1.82 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 1.13 kg/ha | -37.9% |
| 1974 | 1.24 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 0.34 kg/ha | -72.6% |
| 1976 | 1.49 kg/ha | +338.2% |
| 1977 | 0.94 kg/ha | -36.9% |
| 1978 | 1.54 kg/ha | +63.8% |
| 1979 | 1 kg/ha | -35.1% |
| 1980 | 0.92 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1981 | 0.68 kg/ha | -26.1% |
| 1982 | 1.94 kg/ha | +185.3% |
| 1983 | 0.99 kg/ha | -49.0% |
| 1984 | 1.14 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 1985 | 0.85 kg/ha | -25.4% |
| 1986 | 0.79 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.38 kg/ha | -51.9% |
| 1988 | 1.04 kg/ha | +173.7% |
| 1989 | 0.82 kg/ha | -21.2% |
| 1990 | 1.2 kg/ha | +46.3% |
| 1991 | 1.03 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 1992 | 0.64 kg/ha | -37.9% |
| 1993 | 1.02 kg/ha | +59.4% |
| 1994 | 0.75 kg/ha | -26.5% |
| 1995 | 0.62 kg/ha | -17.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9 kg/ha | +45.2% |
| 1997 | 0.83 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.68 kg/ha | -18.1% |
| 1999 | 0.38 kg/ha | -44.1% |
| 2000 | 0.68 kg/ha | +78.9% |
| 2001 | 0.86 kg/ha | +26.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5 kg/ha | -41.9% |
| 2003 | 0.38 kg/ha | -24.0% |
| 2004 | 0.55 kg/ha | +44.7% |
| 2005 | 1.31 kg/ha | +138.2% |
| 2006 | 0.47 kg/ha | -64.1% |
| 2007 | 0.72 kg/ha | +53.2% |
| 2008 | 0.83 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5 kg/ha | -39.8% |
| 2010 | 0.65 kg/ha | +30.0% |
| 2011 | 0.64 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.56 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.53 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 1.08 kg/ha | +103.8% |
| 2015 | 0.97 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 1.2 kg/ha | +23.7% |
| 2017 | 1.01 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 1.24 kg/ha | +22.8% |
| 2019 | 1.57 kg/ha | +26.6% |
| 2020 | 1.6 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.28 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.78 kg/ha | -39.1% |
| 2023 | 0.87 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 1.11 kg/ha | +27.6% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1.11 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5 kg/ha, 2.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1.11 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.77 kg/ha, 63% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +338.2% | 0.34 kg/ha | 1.49 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6911 kg/ha | 0.26 kg/ha | 1.28 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.29 kg/ha | 0.34 kg/ha | 1.82 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.955 kg/ha | 0.38 kg/ha | 1.94 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.805 kg/ha | 0.38 kg/ha | 1.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.68 kg/ha | 0.38 kg/ha | 1.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.945 kg/ha | 0.53 kg/ha | 1.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 kg/ha | 0.78 kg/ha | 1.6 kg/ha | 5 |
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2369 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Madagascar?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Madagascar was 1.11 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 kg/ha in 1982.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.26 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Madagascar ranks 155th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Madagascar 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