Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Greece

Greece: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita was 8.63 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
8.63 kg/cap
Change on year
up 32.0%
World rank
22nd
of 212 countries
All-time high
8.63 kg/cap
in 2024
All-time low
1.16 kg/cap
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Greece, 1961–2024

2468196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.

Analysis

Greece recorded 8.63 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 32.0% on the previous year and up 123.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Greece peaked at 8.63 kg/cap in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.16 kg/cap, in 1961.

That places Greece 22nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.74 kg/cap 1.16 kg/cap 2.01 kg/cap 9
1970s 3.15 kg/cap 2 kg/cap 4.64 kg/cap 10
1980s 5.22 kg/cap 3.72 kg/cap 6.73 kg/cap 10
1990s 5.95 kg/cap 5.13 kg/cap 7.48 kg/cap 10
2000s 4.79 kg/cap 3.34 kg/cap 5.38 kg/cap 10
2010s 4.15 kg/cap 3.78 kg/cap 4.84 kg/cap 10
2020s 5.99 kg/cap 3.95 kg/cap 8.63 kg/cap 5

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 19 Croatia 9.02 kg/cap compare
  2. 20 Serbia 8.96 kg/cap compare
  3. 21 Ecuador 8.66 kg/cap compare
  4. 23 Belgium-Luxembourg 8.26 kg/cap compare
  5. 24 Denmark 8.2 kg/cap compare
  6. 25 Spain 7.5 kg/cap compare

See the full ranking of 245 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Greece?
Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Greece was 8.63 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 Greece?
The highest recorded value was 8.63 kg/cap in 2024.
What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 1.16 kg/cap in 1961.
How does Greece rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
Greece ranks 22nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 123.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece 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

Indicator
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
245 places, 13,737 data points, 1961–2024
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