Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Burundi
Burundi: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita was 0.26 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Burundi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 0.26 kg/cap for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Burundi peaked at 0.45 kg/cap in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/cap, in 1961.
Burundi ranks 135th of 197 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 Burundi, 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 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1967 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1968 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1969 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1970 | 0.02 kg/cap | — |
| 1971 | 0.05 kg/cap | +150.0% |
| 1972 | 0.02 kg/cap | -60.0% |
| 1973 | 0.05 kg/cap | +150.0% |
| 1974 | 0.03 kg/cap | -40.0% |
| 1975 | 0.05 kg/cap | +66.7% |
| 1976 | 0.01 kg/cap | -80.0% |
| 1977 | 0.05 kg/cap | +400.0% |
| 1978 | 0.09 kg/cap | +80.0% |
| 1979 | 0.02 kg/cap | -77.8% |
| 1980 | 0.02 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.09 kg/cap | +350.0% |
| 1982 | 0.06 kg/cap | -33.3% |
| 1983 | 0.21 kg/cap | +250.0% |
| 1984 | 0.11 kg/cap | -47.6% |
| 1985 | 0.04 kg/cap | -63.6% |
| 1986 | 0.06 kg/cap | +50.0% |
| 1987 | 0.04 kg/cap | -33.3% |
| 1988 | 0.13 kg/cap | +225.0% |
| 1989 | 0.05 kg/cap | -61.5% |
| 1990 | 0.02 kg/cap | -60.0% |
| 1991 | 0.02 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.06 kg/cap | +200.0% |
| 1993 | 0.02 kg/cap | -66.7% |
| 1994 | 0.02 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0 kg/cap | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1997 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1998 | 0.16 kg/cap | — |
| 1999 | 0.12 kg/cap | -25.0% |
| 2000 | 0.15 kg/cap | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 0.15 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0 kg/cap | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2004 | 0.01 kg/cap | — |
| 2005 | 0 kg/cap | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.11 kg/cap | — |
| 2007 | 0.03 kg/cap | -72.7% |
| 2008 | 0.07 kg/cap | +133.3% |
| 2009 | 0.01 kg/cap | -85.7% |
| 2010 | 0.02 kg/cap | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.03 kg/cap | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 0.07 kg/cap | +133.3% |
| 2013 | 0.04 kg/cap | -42.9% |
| 2014 | 0.26 kg/cap | +550.0% |
| 2015 | 0.14 kg/cap | -46.2% |
| 2016 | 0.38 kg/cap | +171.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4 kg/cap | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.45 kg/cap | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3 kg/cap | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.29 kg/cap | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.28 kg/cap | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.28 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.27 kg/cap | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.26 kg/cap | -3.7% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.26 kg/cap is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.07 kg/cap, 3.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.26 kg/cap is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.26 kg/cap, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Burundi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +550.0% | 0.04 kg/cap | 0.26 kg/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.039 kg/cap | 0.01 kg/cap | 0.09 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.081 kg/cap | 0.02 kg/cap | 0.21 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.042 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0.16 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.053 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0.15 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.209 kg/cap | 0.02 kg/cap | 0.45 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.276 kg/cap | 0.26 kg/cap | 0.29 kg/cap | 5 |
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More environment data for Burundi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -27.74 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2013)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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 4.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Burundi?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Burundi was 0.26 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.45 kg/cap in 2018.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/cap in 1961.
- How does Burundi rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
- Burundi ranks 135th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi 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