Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Australia
Australia: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita was 15.03 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Australia is 15.03 kg/cap, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 53.1% on the previous year and up 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Australia peaked at 15.61 kg/cap in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.53 kg/cap, in 1962.
Australia ranks 13th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.56 kg/cap | — |
| 1962 | 3.53 kg/cap | -22.6% |
| 1963 | 5.52 kg/cap | +56.4% |
| 1964 | 5.46 kg/cap | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 5.52 kg/cap | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 5.86 kg/cap | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 6.24 kg/cap | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 6.35 kg/cap | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 6.14 kg/cap | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 7.22 kg/cap | +17.6% |
| 1971 | 6.44 kg/cap | -10.8% |
| 1972 | 7.4 kg/cap | +14.9% |
| 1973 | 8.44 kg/cap | +14.1% |
| 1974 | 9.16 kg/cap | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 5.25 kg/cap | -42.7% |
| 1976 | 7.1 kg/cap | +35.2% |
| 1977 | 7.04 kg/cap | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 7.79 kg/cap | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 9.01 kg/cap | +15.7% |
| 1980 | 8.69 kg/cap | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 9.16 kg/cap | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 8.36 kg/cap | -8.7% |
| 1983 | 9.13 kg/cap | +9.2% |
| 1984 | 9.04 kg/cap | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 8.21 kg/cap | -9.2% |
| 1986 | 8.44 kg/cap | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 9.03 kg/cap | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 9.69 kg/cap | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 9.64 kg/cap | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 8.49 kg/cap | -11.9% |
| 1991 | 8.19 kg/cap | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 8.4 kg/cap | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 9.93 kg/cap | +18.2% |
| 1994 | 12.27 kg/cap | +23.6% |
| 1995 | 12.75 kg/cap | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 11.25 kg/cap | -11.8% |
| 1997 | 13.76 kg/cap | +22.3% |
| 1998 | 12.4 kg/cap | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 11.42 kg/cap | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 11.34 kg/cap | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 12.49 kg/cap | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 11 kg/cap | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 11.14 kg/cap | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 12.91 kg/cap | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 10.94 kg/cap | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 10.85 kg/cap | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 10.85 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 kg/cap | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 7.2 kg/cap | -28.0% |
| 2010 | 7.5 kg/cap | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 7.99 kg/cap | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 8.23 kg/cap | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 9.02 kg/cap | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 9.81 kg/cap | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 10.02 kg/cap | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 10.5 kg/cap | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 11.04 kg/cap | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 11.69 kg/cap | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 11.3 kg/cap | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 13.13 kg/cap | +16.2% |
| 2021 | 15.61 kg/cap | +18.9% |
| 2022 | 9.13 kg/cap | -41.5% |
| 2023 | 9.82 kg/cap | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 15.03 kg/cap | +53.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 15.03 kg/cap is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.97 kg/cap, 5.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Australia's 15.03 kg/cap is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.845 kg/cap, 17.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.46 kg/cap | 3.53 kg/cap | 6.35 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.48 kg/cap | 5.25 kg/cap | 9.16 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.94 kg/cap | 8.21 kg/cap | 9.69 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.89 kg/cap | 8.19 kg/cap | 13.76 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.87 kg/cap | 7.2 kg/cap | 12.91 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.71 kg/cap | 7.5 kg/cap | 11.69 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.54 kg/cap | 9.13 kg/cap | 15.61 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2163 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 11.54 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 41.36 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -5.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Australia?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Australia was 15.03 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.61 kg/cap in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.53 kg/cap in 1962.
- How does Australia rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
- Australia ranks 13th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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