Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Americas
Americas: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita was 14.92 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Americas recorded 14.92 kg/cap for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Americas peaked at 14.92 kg/cap in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.44 kg/cap, in 1961.
Americas ranks 2nd of 33 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.05 kg/cap | 5.44 kg/cap | 8.58 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.49 kg/cap | 8.92 kg/cap | 12.59 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.55 kg/cap | 9.8 kg/cap | 12.91 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.74 kg/cap | 9.22 kg/cap | 10.58 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.2 kg/cap | 8.13 kg/cap | 11.93 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.94 kg/cap | 10.29 kg/cap | 13.18 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3 kg/cap | 13.6 kg/cap | 14.92 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More environment data for Americas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 70.73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 16.06 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 4.65 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 27.37 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 25.42 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.14 million t (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.12 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 16.37 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 41.48 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 26.66 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Americas?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Americas was 14.92 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 14.92 kg/cap in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.44 kg/cap in 1961.
- How does Americas rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
- Americas ranks 2nd out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas 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 capita. 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