Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in World
World: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland was 23.85 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in World, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
World recorded 23.85 kg/ha for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in World peaked at 25.4 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.44 kg/ha, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.74 kg/ha | 6.44 kg/ha | 11.01 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.88 kg/ha | 11.9 kg/ha | 17.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.57 kg/ha | 16.1 kg/ha | 18.93 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.54 kg/ha | 12.84 kg/ha | 16.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.91 kg/ha | 14.55 kg/ha | 20.73 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.15 kg/ha | 19.27 kg/ha | 24.13 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.12 kg/ha | 22.9 kg/ha | 25.4 kg/ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in World?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in World was 23.85 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.44 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does World rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland?
- World ranks 6th out of 10 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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