Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita was 0.45 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.45 kg/cap
Change on year
down 8.2%
Rank
27th
of 29 groups
All-time high
0.65 kg/cap
in 1978
All-time low
0.11 kg/cap
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

0.20.40.6196119922024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 0.45 kg/cap, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 0.65 kg/cap in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.11 kg/cap, in 1961.

That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 27th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/cap Change
1961 0.11 kg/cap
1962 0.11 kg/cap +0.0%
1963 0.15 kg/cap +36.4%
1964 0.16 kg/cap +6.7%
1965 0.19 kg/cap +18.8%
1966 0.23 kg/cap +21.1%
1967 0.24 kg/cap +4.3%
1968 0.44 kg/cap +83.3%
1969 0.35 kg/cap -20.5%
1970 0.31 kg/cap -11.4%
1971 0.36 kg/cap +16.1%
1972 0.42 kg/cap +16.7%
1973 0.46 kg/cap +9.5%
1974 0.48 kg/cap +4.3%
1975 0.42 kg/cap -12.5%
1976 0.43 kg/cap +2.4%
1977 0.43 kg/cap +0.0%
1978 0.65 kg/cap +51.2%
1979 0.5 kg/cap -23.1%
1980 0.46 kg/cap -8.0%
1981 0.61 kg/cap +32.6%
1982 0.41 kg/cap -32.8%
1983 0.41 kg/cap +0.0%
1984 0.4 kg/cap -2.4%
1985 0.53 kg/cap +32.5%
1986 0.3 kg/cap -43.4%
1987 0.29 kg/cap -3.3%
1988 0.33 kg/cap +13.8%
1989 0.24 kg/cap -27.3%
1990 0.26 kg/cap +8.3%
1991 0.23 kg/cap -11.5%
1992 0.34 kg/cap +47.8%
1993 0.33 kg/cap -2.9%
1994 0.35 kg/cap +6.1%
1995 0.34 kg/cap -2.9%
1996 0.42 kg/cap +23.5%
1997 0.41 kg/cap -2.4%
1998 0.37 kg/cap -9.8%
1999 0.36 kg/cap -2.7%
2000 0.33 kg/cap -8.3%
2001 0.37 kg/cap +12.1%
2002 0.28 kg/cap -24.3%
2003 0.3 kg/cap +7.1%
2004 0.31 kg/cap +3.3%
2005 0.3 kg/cap -3.2%
2006 0.32 kg/cap +6.7%
2007 0.33 kg/cap +3.1%
2008 0.28 kg/cap -15.2%
2009 0.29 kg/cap +3.6%
2010 0.32 kg/cap +10.3%
2011 0.29 kg/cap -9.4%
2012 0.4 kg/cap +37.9%
2013 0.36 kg/cap -10.0%
2014 0.37 kg/cap +2.8%
2015 0.37 kg/cap +0.0%
2016 0.41 kg/cap +10.8%
2017 0.45 kg/cap +9.8%
2018 0.43 kg/cap -4.4%
2019 0.55 kg/cap +27.9%
2020 0.43 kg/cap -21.8%
2021 0.43 kg/cap +0.0%
2022 0.46 kg/cap +7.0%
2023 0.49 kg/cap +6.5%
2024 0.45 kg/cap -8.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.22 kg/cap 0.11 kg/cap 0.44 kg/cap 9
1970s 0.446 kg/cap 0.31 kg/cap 0.65 kg/cap 10
1980s 0.398 kg/cap 0.24 kg/cap 0.61 kg/cap 10
1990s 0.341 kg/cap 0.23 kg/cap 0.42 kg/cap 10
2000s 0.311 kg/cap 0.28 kg/cap 0.37 kg/cap 10
2010s 0.395 kg/cap 0.29 kg/cap 0.55 kg/cap 10
2020s 0.452 kg/cap 0.43 kg/cap 0.49 kg/cap 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 24 Denmark 8.2 kg/cap compare
  2. 25 Spain 7.5 kg/cap compare
  3. 26 Finland 7.28 kg/cap compare
  4. 27 Hungary 7.26 kg/cap compare
  5. 28 Yugoslav SFR 7.07 kg/cap compare
  6. 29 Indonesia 6.93 kg/cap compare
  7. 30 Norway 6.68 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 0.45 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 0.65 kg/cap in 1978.
What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.11 kg/cap in 1961.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 27th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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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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