Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Yemen
Yemen: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland was 1.21 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Yemen, 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 Yemen is 1.21 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 34.4% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Yemen peaked at 1.89 kg/ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/ha, in 1961.
Yemen ranks 152nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1969 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1970 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1971 | 0.04 kg/ha | — |
| 1972 | 0.07 kg/ha | +75.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1 kg/ha | +42.9% |
| 1974 | 0.13 kg/ha | +30.0% |
| 1975 | 0.28 kg/ha | +115.4% |
| 1976 | 0.03 kg/ha | -89.3% |
| 1977 | 0.27 kg/ha | +800.0% |
| 1978 | 0.31 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 1979 | 0.62 kg/ha | +100.0% |
| 1980 | 0 kg/ha | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1982 | 0.1 kg/ha | — |
| 1983 | 0 kg/ha | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 0.67 kg/ha | — |
| 1985 | 0.14 kg/ha | -79.1% |
| 1986 | 0.07 kg/ha | -50.0% |
| 1987 | 0.07 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.07 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.07 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.33 kg/ha | +371.4% |
| 1991 | 0.37 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 1.01 kg/ha | +173.0% |
| 1993 | 0.58 kg/ha | -42.6% |
| 1994 | 0.58 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.58 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0 kg/ha | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1998 | 0.51 kg/ha | — |
| 1999 | 0.16 kg/ha | -68.6% |
| 2000 | 0.18 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 0.19 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.19 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.45 kg/ha | +136.8% |
| 2004 | 0.59 kg/ha | +31.1% |
| 2005 | 0.05 kg/ha | -91.5% |
| 2006 | 1.6 kg/ha | +3100.0% |
| 2007 | 1.89 kg/ha | +18.1% |
| 2008 | 0.76 kg/ha | -59.8% |
| 2009 | 0.19 kg/ha | -75.0% |
| 2010 | 0.76 kg/ha | +300.0% |
| 2011 | 0.41 kg/ha | -46.1% |
| 2012 | 1.46 kg/ha | +256.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8 kg/ha | -45.2% |
| 2014 | 0.77 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.39 kg/ha | -49.4% |
| 2016 | 0.62 kg/ha | +59.0% |
| 2017 | 0.47 kg/ha | -24.2% |
| 2018 | 0.23 kg/ha | -51.1% |
| 2019 | 1.37 kg/ha | +495.7% |
| 2020 | 1.53 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 1.12 kg/ha | -26.8% |
| 2022 | 1.13 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9 kg/ha | -20.4% |
| 2024 | 1.21 kg/ha | +34.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 1.21 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5 kg/ha, 2.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 1.21 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.6 kg/ha, 11% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Yemen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +3100.0% | 0.05 kg/ha | 1.6 kg/ha |
| 1977 | +800.0% | 0.03 kg/ha | 0.27 kg/ha |
| 2019 | +495.7% | 0.23 kg/ha | 1.37 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.185 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha | 0.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.119 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha | 0.67 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.412 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha | 1.01 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.609 kg/ha | 0.05 kg/ha | 1.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.728 kg/ha | 0.23 kg/ha | 1.46 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 kg/ha | 0.9 kg/ha | 1.53 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More environment data for Yemen
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -36.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -31.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 43.43 % change on previous year (1998)
- Standard Deviation 0.393 °C (1998)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (1998)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2018)
- 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 2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Yemen?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Yemen was 1.21 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 kg/ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Yemen rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Yemen ranks 152nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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