Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita was 5.35 kg/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in European Union (27), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 5.35 kg/cap for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in European Union (27) peaked at 20.12 kg/cap in 1973 and was at its lowest, 3.89 kg/cap, in 2009.
European Union (27) ranks 9th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.61 kg/cap | — |
| 1962 | 12.1 kg/cap | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 12.48 kg/cap | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 12.78 kg/cap | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 13.22 kg/cap | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 13.24 kg/cap | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 14.77 kg/cap | +11.6% |
| 1968 | 15.07 kg/cap | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 15.93 kg/cap | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 17.19 kg/cap | +7.9% |
| 1971 | 18.49 kg/cap | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 18.68 kg/cap | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 20.12 kg/cap | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 18.35 kg/cap | -8.8% |
| 1975 | 18.54 kg/cap | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 18.92 kg/cap | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 18.74 kg/cap | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 19.28 kg/cap | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 19.75 kg/cap | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 18.48 kg/cap | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 18.72 kg/cap | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 18.17 kg/cap | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 18.62 kg/cap | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 18.62 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 18.25 kg/cap | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 18.6 kg/cap | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 17.91 kg/cap | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 18.22 kg/cap | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 17.06 kg/cap | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 14.09 kg/cap | -17.4% |
| 1991 | 11.59 kg/cap | -17.7% |
| 1992 | 9.98 kg/cap | -13.9% |
| 1993 | 9.69 kg/cap | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 10.09 kg/cap | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 10.25 kg/cap | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 10.35 kg/cap | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 10.37 kg/cap | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 9.92 kg/cap | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 9.41 kg/cap | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 8.53 kg/cap | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 8.02 kg/cap | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 7.98 kg/cap | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 8.14 kg/cap | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 8.01 kg/cap | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 7.43 kg/cap | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 7.31 kg/cap | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 7.86 kg/cap | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 5.06 kg/cap | -35.6% |
| 2009 | 3.89 kg/cap | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 5.88 kg/cap | +51.2% |
| 2011 | 5.44 kg/cap | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 5.56 kg/cap | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 6.01 kg/cap | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 5.98 kg/cap | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 5.98 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.08 kg/cap | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 6.48 kg/cap | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 6.59 kg/cap | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 6.28 kg/cap | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 6.57 kg/cap | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 6.39 kg/cap | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 4.77 kg/cap | -25.4% |
| 2023 | 5 kg/cap | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 5.35 kg/cap | +7.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in European Union (27) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +51.2% | 3.89 kg/cap | 5.88 kg/cap |
| 2008 | -35.6% | 7.86 kg/cap | 5.06 kg/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.47 kg/cap | 11.61 kg/cap | 15.93 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.81 kg/cap | 17.19 kg/cap | 20.12 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.27 kg/cap | 17.06 kg/cap | 18.72 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.57 kg/cap | 9.41 kg/cap | 14.09 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.22 kg/cap | 3.89 kg/cap | 8.53 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.03 kg/cap | 5.44 kg/cap | 6.59 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.62 kg/cap | 4.77 kg/cap | 6.57 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 6 New Zealand 25.36 kg/cap compare
- 6 Melanesia 1.65 kg/cap compare
- 7 Canada 21.01 kg/cap compare
- 8 Costa Rica 20.34 kg/cap compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.64 kg/cap compare
- 9 Lithuania 17.77 kg/cap compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 0.49 kg/cap compare
- 10 USSR 17.4 kg/cap compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.45 kg/cap compare
- 11 Ireland 16.76 kg/cap compare
- 12 Australia and New Zealand 16.72 kg/cap compare
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 398,812 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 6.99 g/Int$ (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in European Union (27)?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in European Union (27) was 5.35 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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.12 kg/cap in 1973.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.89 kg/cap in 2009.
- How does European Union (27) rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
- European Union (27) ranks 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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