Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita was 16.76 kg/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 16.76 kg/cap for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Ireland peaked at 66.5 kg/cap in 1978 and was at its lowest, 14.07 kg/cap, in 2008.
That places Ireland 11th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.01 kg/cap | 28.14 kg/cap | 47.98 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 53.9 kg/cap | 35.47 kg/cap | 66.5 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.78 kg/cap | 49.16 kg/cap | 56.12 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.71 kg/cap | 39.44 kg/cap | 52.3 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.16 kg/cap | 14.07 kg/cap | 35.5 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.01 kg/cap | 19.29 kg/cap | 24.68 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8 kg/cap | 15.77 kg/cap | 24.45 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More environment data for Ireland
- Inland waters — Area 139 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 58.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 90.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4,054 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.02 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 9.65 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 433 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.08 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 6.3 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Ireland?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Ireland was 16.76 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5 kg/cap in 1978.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.07 kg/cap in 2008.
- How does Ireland rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
- Ireland ranks 11th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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