Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Jordan
Jordan: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita was 0.3 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Jordan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.3 kg/cap for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Jordan peaked at 2.29 kg/cap in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.13 kg/cap, in 2018.
Jordan ranks 129th 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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.93 kg/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.41 kg/cap | -55.9% |
| 1963 | 0.77 kg/cap | +87.8% |
| 1964 | 1.97 kg/cap | +155.8% |
| 1965 | 2.27 kg/cap | +15.2% |
| 1966 | 2.29 kg/cap | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.79 kg/cap | -65.5% |
| 1968 | 0.86 kg/cap | +8.9% |
| 1969 | 0.36 kg/cap | -58.1% |
| 1970 | 0.33 kg/cap | -8.3% |
| 1971 | 0.18 kg/cap | -45.5% |
| 1972 | 0.51 kg/cap | +183.3% |
| 1973 | 0.52 kg/cap | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.23 kg/cap | -55.8% |
| 1975 | 0.42 kg/cap | +82.6% |
| 1976 | 0.41 kg/cap | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3 kg/cap | -26.8% |
| 1978 | 0.48 kg/cap | +60.0% |
| 1979 | 0.97 kg/cap | +102.1% |
| 1980 | 0.63 kg/cap | -35.1% |
| 1981 | 0.43 kg/cap | -31.7% |
| 1982 | 0.38 kg/cap | -11.6% |
| 1983 | 0.42 kg/cap | +10.5% |
| 1984 | 0.59 kg/cap | +40.5% |
| 1985 | 0.56 kg/cap | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.18 kg/cap | -67.9% |
| 1987 | 0.92 kg/cap | +411.1% |
| 1988 | 1.15 kg/cap | +25.0% |
| 1989 | 1.19 kg/cap | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.64 kg/cap | -46.2% |
| 1991 | 0.28 kg/cap | -56.2% |
| 1992 | 0.34 kg/cap | +21.4% |
| 1993 | 0.46 kg/cap | +35.3% |
| 1994 | 0.44 kg/cap | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.42 kg/cap | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.61 kg/cap | +45.2% |
| 1997 | 0.79 kg/cap | +29.5% |
| 1998 | 0.77 kg/cap | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.95 kg/cap | +23.4% |
| 2000 | 1.25 kg/cap | +31.6% |
| 2001 | 1.31 kg/cap | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 1.6 kg/cap | +22.1% |
| 2003 | 1.57 kg/cap | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.26 kg/cap | -83.4% |
| 2005 | 0.41 kg/cap | +57.7% |
| 2006 | 0.39 kg/cap | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.37 kg/cap | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.36 kg/cap | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.98 kg/cap | +172.2% |
| 2010 | 0.96 kg/cap | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.94 kg/cap | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.92 kg/cap | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.41 kg/cap | -55.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3 kg/cap | -26.8% |
| 2015 | 0.43 kg/cap | +43.3% |
| 2016 | 0.36 kg/cap | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 0.41 kg/cap | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 0.13 kg/cap | -68.3% |
| 2019 | 0.36 kg/cap | +176.9% |
| 2020 | 0.16 kg/cap | -55.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2 kg/cap | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 0.26 kg/cap | +30.0% |
| 2023 | 0.32 kg/cap | +23.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3 kg/cap | -6.3% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.3 kg/cap is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.34 kg/cap, 22% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.3 kg/cap is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.65 kg/cap, 46% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Jordan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +411.1% | 0.18 kg/cap | 0.92 kg/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.18 kg/cap | 0.36 kg/cap | 2.29 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.435 kg/cap | 0.18 kg/cap | 0.97 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.645 kg/cap | 0.18 kg/cap | 1.19 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.57 kg/cap | 0.28 kg/cap | 0.95 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.85 kg/cap | 0.26 kg/cap | 1.6 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.522 kg/cap | 0.13 kg/cap | 0.96 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.248 kg/cap | 0.16 kg/cap | 0.32 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More environment data for Jordan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -40.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.533 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.64 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.32 % 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 -0.0264 % 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 Jordan?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Jordan was 0.3 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.29 kg/cap in 1966.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 kg/cap in 2018.
- How does Jordan rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
- Jordan ranks 129th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan 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