Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Northern America
Northern America: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland was 26.46 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Northern America, 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 Northern America is 26.46 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Northern America peaked at 27.9 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.71 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Northern America 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.71 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 10.64 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1963 | 11.44 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 12.21 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 13.48 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 15.35 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 1967 | 16.54 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 16.56 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 16.48 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 17.25 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 17.86 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 18.81 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 20.45 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 19.69 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 20.64 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 23.3 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 1977 | 23.7 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 24.88 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 26.07 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 26.28 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 24.65 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 21.74 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1983 | 22.86 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 23.9 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 22.32 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1986 | 20.98 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 21.21 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 20.9 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 21.58 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 21.58 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 21.32 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 21.77 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 22.31 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 22.24 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 22.43 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 23.29 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 23.54 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 22.57 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 22.09 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 21.88 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 21.98 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 22.3 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 25.05 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 23.78 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 22.1 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 23.23 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 22.01 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 15.09 kg/ha | -31.4% |
| 2009 | 21.48 kg/ha | +42.3% |
| 2010 | 22.42 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 22.82 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 24.33 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 25.96 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 23.88 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 24.51 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 24.63 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 25.02 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 24.61 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 24.86 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 27.9 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 27.39 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 25.84 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 26.41 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 26.46 kg/ha | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.6 kg/ha | 9.71 kg/ha | 16.56 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.27 kg/ha | 17.25 kg/ha | 26.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.64 kg/ha | 20.9 kg/ha | 26.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.31 kg/ha | 21.32 kg/ha | 23.54 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.89 kg/ha | 15.09 kg/ha | 25.05 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3 kg/ha | 22.42 kg/ha | 25.96 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8 kg/ha | 25.84 kg/ha | 27.9 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Northern America?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Northern America was 26.46 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.71 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Northern America rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Northern America ranks 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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