Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Bahamas
Bahamas: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita was 0.56 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Bahamas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 0.56 kg/cap for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 16.7% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Bahamas peaked at 2.74 kg/cap in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/cap, in 1961.
Bahamas ranks 128th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1963 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1964 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1965 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1966 | 1.29 kg/cap | — |
| 1967 | 1.23 kg/cap | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 1.47 kg/cap | +19.5% |
| 1969 | 1.4 kg/cap | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 1.62 kg/cap | +15.7% |
| 1971 | 1.57 kg/cap | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 1.79 kg/cap | +14.0% |
| 1973 | 1.82 kg/cap | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 1.89 kg/cap | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 1.43 kg/cap | -24.3% |
| 1976 | 2.33 kg/cap | +62.9% |
| 1977 | 2.74 kg/cap | +17.6% |
| 1978 | 1.79 kg/cap | -34.7% |
| 1979 | 1.75 kg/cap | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 1.72 kg/cap | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.27 kg/cap | -26.2% |
| 1982 | 0.42 kg/cap | -66.9% |
| 1983 | 0.82 kg/cap | +95.2% |
| 1984 | 1.21 kg/cap | +47.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4 kg/cap | -66.9% |
| 1986 | 0.39 kg/cap | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.38 kg/cap | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.38 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.37 kg/cap | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.36 kg/cap | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.36 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.35 kg/cap | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.34 kg/cap | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.34 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.33 kg/cap | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.33 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.32 kg/cap | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.32 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.31 kg/cap | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.31 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.61 kg/cap | +96.8% |
| 2012 | 0.66 kg/cap | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.71 kg/cap | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 1.02 kg/cap | +43.7% |
| 2015 | 1.17 kg/cap | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 1.25 kg/cap | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 1.39 kg/cap | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 1.14 kg/cap | -18.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9 kg/cap | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 0.47 kg/cap | -47.8% |
| 2021 | 0.47 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.66 kg/cap | +40.4% |
| 2023 | 0.48 kg/cap | -27.3% |
| 2024 | 0.56 kg/cap | +16.7% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.56 kg/cap is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.97 kg/cap, 19% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.56 kg/cap is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.4 kg/cap, 40% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Bahamas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +96.8% | 0.31 kg/cap | 0.61 kg/cap |
| 1983 | +95.2% | 0.42 kg/cap | 0.82 kg/cap |
| 1982 | -66.9% | 1.27 kg/cap | 0.42 kg/cap |
| 1985 | -66.9% | 1.21 kg/cap | 0.4 kg/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5989 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 1.47 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.87 kg/cap | 1.43 kg/cap | 2.74 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.736 kg/cap | 0.37 kg/cap | 1.72 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.336 kg/cap | 0.31 kg/cap | 0.36 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.46 kg/cap | 0.31 kg/cap | 0.61 kg/cap | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.03 kg/cap | 0.66 kg/cap | 1.39 kg/cap | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.528 kg/cap | 0.47 kg/cap | 0.66 kg/cap | 5 |
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- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.005 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.262 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.1998 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Bahamas?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Bahamas was 0.56 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 Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 2.74 kg/cap in 1977.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/cap in 1961.
- How does Bahamas rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
- Bahamas ranks 128th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas 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