Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita by country
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)....
Countries reporting
212
Highest
54.86 kg/cap
Belarus
Lowest
0 kg/cap
Ethiopia PDR
Median
1.13 kg/cap
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
13,737
What the numbers show
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 54.86 kg/cap in Belarus; the lowest is 0 kg/cap in Ethiopia PDR.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.13 kg/cap, and the mean is 3.48 kg/cap.
Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 102 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 7,333.3%), and the largest decrease in Micronesia (down 100.0%).
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 54.86 kg/cap | 2024 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 4.15 kg/cap | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Brazil | 41.94 kg/cap | 2024 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Paraguay | 39.82 kg/cap | 2024 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.81 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Malaysia | 27.81 kg/cap | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Republic of Moldova | 2.23 kg/cap | 2024 | up 7,333.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Uruguay | 25.68 kg/cap | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Türkiye | 1.79 kg/cap | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 6 | New Zealand | 25.36 kg/cap | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 6 | Melanesia | 1.65 kg/cap | 2024 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Canada | 21.01 kg/cap | 2024 | up 87.1% | rising |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 20.34 kg/cap | 2024 | up 171.2% | rising |
| 9 | Lithuania | 17.77 kg/cap | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 9 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.64 kg/cap | 2024 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 10 | USSR | 17.4 kg/cap | 1991 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 10 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.49 kg/cap | 2024 | up 172.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Ireland | 16.76 kg/cap | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 11 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.45 kg/cap | 2024 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Australia and New Zealand | 16.72 kg/cap | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 13 | Australia | 15.03 kg/cap | 2024 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 13 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.36 kg/cap | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Latvia | 13.5 kg/cap | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.3 kg/cap | 2024 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Serbia and Montenegro | 11.23 kg/cap | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Polynesia | 0.12 kg/cap | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Poland | 9.75 kg/cap | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.47 kg/cap | 2024 | up 39.5% | falling |
| 16 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.1 kg/cap | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Colombia | 9.27 kg/cap | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.04 kg/cap | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 18 | Thailand | 9.25 kg/cap | 2024 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Micronesia | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Croatia | 9.02 kg/cap | 2024 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 20 | Serbia | 8.96 kg/cap | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 21 | Ecuador | 8.66 kg/cap | 2024 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Greece | 8.63 kg/cap | 2024 | up 123.0% | rising |
| 23 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 8.26 kg/cap | 1999 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 24 | Denmark | 8.2 kg/cap | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 25 | Spain | 7.5 kg/cap | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 25 | Caribbean | 0.68 kg/cap | 2024 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Finland | 7.28 kg/cap | 2024 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Hungary | 7.26 kg/cap | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Yugoslav SFR | 7.07 kg/cap | 1991 | down 43.6% | rising |
| 29 | Indonesia | 6.93 kg/cap | 2024 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Cabo Verde | 0.06 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Norway | 6.68 kg/cap | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 31 | China, mainland | 6.16 kg/cap | 2024 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 32 | China | 6.1 kg/cap | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Estonia | 6.04 kg/cap | 2024 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 34 | France | 5.92 kg/cap | 2024 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Belize | 5.52 kg/cap | 2024 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Guatemala | 5.27 kg/cap | 2024 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Honduras | 5.2 kg/cap | 2024 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Ukraine | 5.16 kg/cap | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Iceland | 4.96 kg/cap | 2024 | down 66.0% | falling |
| 40 | South Africa | 4.88 kg/cap | 2024 | up 95.2% | falling |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates | 4.77 kg/cap | 2024 | up 209.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Guyana | 4.4 kg/cap | 2024 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Belgium | 4.26 kg/cap | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 4.24 kg/cap | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Slovenia | 4.23 kg/cap | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 4.19 kg/cap | 2024 | up 76.1% | volatile |
| 47 | China, Taiwan Province of | 4.17 kg/cap | 2024 | down 16.9% | flat |
| 48 | Romania | 4.15 kg/cap | 2024 | up 174.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Germany | 4.02 kg/cap | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Nicaragua | 3.84 kg/cap | 2022 | up 1,180.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Russian Federation | 3.71 kg/cap | 2024 | up 96.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Bangladesh | 3.41 kg/cap | 2024 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Panama | 3.3 kg/cap | 2024 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Austria | 3.23 kg/cap | 2024 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Portugal | 3.17 kg/cap | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 56 | Eswatini | 3.08 kg/cap | 2024 | up 97.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Oman | 3.07 kg/cap | 2024 | up 58.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 3.04 kg/cap | 2024 | up 83.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.03 kg/cap | 2024 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 59 | French Guiana | 3.03 kg/cap | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Israel | 2.87 kg/cap | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 62 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.86 kg/cap | 2024 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 63 | Cyprus | 2.85 kg/cap | 2024 | up 37.7% | falling |
| 64 | Kuwait | 2.56 kg/cap | 2024 | up 184.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Gabon | 2.53 kg/cap | 2024 | up 295.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Peru | 2.44 kg/cap | 2024 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Cambodia | 2.42 kg/cap | 2024 | up 796.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Slovakia | 2.4 kg/cap | 2024 | down 21.6% | flat |
| 68 | Sweden | 2.4 kg/cap | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia | 2.37 kg/cap | 2024 | up 243.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Italy | 2.34 kg/cap | 2024 | up 30.7% | falling |
| 72 | North Macedonia | 2.33 kg/cap | 2024 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Czechoslovakia | 2.25 kg/cap | 1992 | down 94.4% | falling |
| 74 | Fiji | 2.21 kg/cap | 2024 | up 125.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 2.17 kg/cap | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 76 | Dominica | 2.13 kg/cap | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Mauritius | 2.13 kg/cap | 2024 | down 68.4% | falling |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 1.9 kg/cap | 2024 | up 115.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Turkmenistan | 1.85 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Mali | 1.82 kg/cap | 2024 | up 95.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Czechia | 1.81 kg/cap | 2024 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 82 | New Caledonia | 1.8 kg/cap | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Republic of Korea | 1.8 kg/cap | 2024 | down 38.6% | flat |
| 84 | Benin | 1.76 kg/cap | 2024 | up 467.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Papua New Guinea | 1.7 kg/cap | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Japan | 1.69 kg/cap | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 87 | India | 1.64 kg/cap | 2024 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Switzerland | 1.57 kg/cap | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Argentina | 1.5 kg/cap | 2024 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Zambia | 1.47 kg/cap | 2024 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.4 kg/cap | 2024 | up 105.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Ghana | 1.37 kg/cap | 2024 | up 93.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Morocco | 1.3 kg/cap | 2024 | down 46.1% | rising |
| 94 | Botswana | 1.29 kg/cap | 2024 | up 186.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Malawi | 1.27 kg/cap | 2024 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Cameroon | 1.21 kg/cap | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 96 | Mexico | 1.21 kg/cap | 2024 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Egypt | 1.2 kg/cap | 2024 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Suriname | 1.19 kg/cap | 2024 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.15 kg/cap | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Luxembourg | 1.11 kg/cap | 2024 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Lebanon | 1.01 kg/cap | 2024 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Burkina Faso | 0.98 kg/cap | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Georgia | 0.98 kg/cap | 2024 | up 104.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Montenegro | 0.97 kg/cap | 2024 | up 12.8% | flat |
| 106 | Solomon Islands | 0.89 kg/cap | 2024 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Kenya | 0.87 kg/cap | 2024 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Azerbaijan | 0.85 kg/cap | 2024 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Bahrain | 0.84 kg/cap | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Philippines | 0.8 kg/cap | 2024 | down 44.1% | rising |
| 111 | Qatar | 0.79 kg/cap | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Albania | 0.77 kg/cap | 2024 | up 185.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Congo | 0.77 kg/cap | 2024 | up 492.3% | volatile |
| 114 | El Salvador | 0.66 kg/cap | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Tunisia | 0.65 kg/cap | 2024 | up 85.7% | falling |
| 116 | Myanmar | 0.64 kg/cap | 2024 | up 146.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Saint Lucia | 0.59 kg/cap | 2024 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Togo | 0.58 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Algeria | 0.57 kg/cap | 2024 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Bahamas | 0.56 kg/cap | 2024 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Chad | 0.54 kg/cap | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Rwanda | 0.52 kg/cap | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.51 kg/cap | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Angola | 0.48 kg/cap | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Armenia | 0.48 kg/cap | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Senegal | 0.45 kg/cap | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Faroe Islands | 0.31 kg/cap | 2024 | up 158.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Jamaica | 0.31 kg/cap | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Bhutan | 0.3 kg/cap | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Jordan | 0.3 kg/cap | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 129 | Lesotho | 0.3 kg/cap | 2024 | up 650.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Cook Islands | 0.29 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Chile | 0.28 kg/cap | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Zimbabwe | 0.27 kg/cap | 2024 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Burundi | 0.26 kg/cap | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 136 | Barbados | 0.25 kg/cap | 2024 | up 212.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.25 kg/cap | 2024 | up 13.6% | flat |
| 138 | Guinea | 0.24 kg/cap | 2024 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Cuba | 0.23 kg/cap | 2024 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Libya | 0.23 kg/cap | 2024 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 139 | French Polynesia | 0.23 kg/cap | 2024 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Nepal | 0.22 kg/cap | 2024 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Bermuda | 0.2 kg/cap | 2024 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.18 kg/cap | 2024 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Haiti | 0.18 kg/cap | 2024 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Pakistan | 0.18 kg/cap | 2024 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Malta | 0.16 kg/cap | 2024 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Mauritania | 0.16 kg/cap | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Kazakhstan | 0.15 kg/cap | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Grenada | 0.14 kg/cap | 2024 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Liberia | 0.14 kg/cap | 2024 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Madagascar | 0.13 kg/cap | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Maldives | 0.13 kg/cap | 2024 | up 1,200.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Tonga | 0.12 kg/cap | 2024 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Uganda | 0.12 kg/cap | 2024 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Iraq | 0.11 kg/cap | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Namibia | 0.11 kg/cap | 2024 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Sierra Leone | 0.11 kg/cap | 2022 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Puerto Rico | 0.1 kg/cap | 2024 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 160 | Comoros | 0.09 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Palestine | 0.09 kg/cap | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 162 | Sudan (former) | 0.08 kg/cap | 2011 | unchanged | volatile |
| 163 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.07 kg/cap | 2024 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Mongolia | 0.07 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Niger | 0.07 kg/cap | 2024 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Tajikistan | 0.07 kg/cap | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Réunion | 0.07 kg/cap | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 168 | Gambia | 0.06 kg/cap | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.06 kg/cap | 2024 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.04 kg/cap | 2024 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Yemen | 0.04 kg/cap | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 172 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.03 kg/cap | 2024 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Sudan | 0.03 kg/cap | 2024 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 172 | Seychelles | 0.03 kg/cap | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 172 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.03 kg/cap | 2024 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 176 | Ethiopia | 0.02 kg/cap | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Greenland | 0.02 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Mozambique | 0.02 kg/cap | 2024 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 179 | Djibouti | 0.01 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Nigeria | 0.01 kg/cap | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Aruba | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Afghanistan | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Central African Republic | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Kiribati | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Palau | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Singapore | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 181 | South Sudan | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Tuvalu | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 181 | Vanuatu | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Samoa | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Guadeloupe | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Martinique | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Niue | 0 kg/cap | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Ethiopia PDR | 0 kg/cap | 1992 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South America 23.13 kg/cap
- Americas 14.92 kg/cap
- Asia 3.55 kg/cap
- Northern America 13.25 kg/cap
- United States of America 12.36 kg/cap
- Oceania 12.04 kg/cap
- Eastern Europe 6.39 kg/cap
- South-Eastern Asia 6.08 kg/cap
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 0.83 kg/cap
- Eastern Asia 5.53 kg/cap
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 0.82 kg/cap
- European Union (27) 5.35 kg/cap
- Europe 5.33 kg/cap
- Southern Europe 4.89 kg/cap
- Northern Europe 4.82 kg/cap
- Middle Africa 0.38 kg/cap
- World 4.69 kg/cap
- Western Europe 4.42 kg/cap
- Southern Africa 4.38 kg/cap
- Central America 2.39 kg/cap
- Central Asia 2.07 kg/cap
- Southern Asia 1.52 kg/cap
- Western Asia 1.25 kg/cap
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.13 kg/cap
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 0.86 kg/cap
- Northern Africa 0.84 kg/cap
- Africa 0.69 kg/cap
- Western Africa 0.53 kg/cap
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 0.45 kg/cap
- Eastern Africa 0.35 kg/cap
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