Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita was 0.13 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.13 kg/cap for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 30.0% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.63 kg/cap in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.07 kg/cap, in 2003.
That places Madagascar 164th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.11 kg/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.12 kg/cap | +9.1% |
| 1963 | 0.26 kg/cap | +116.7% |
| 1964 | 0.29 kg/cap | +11.5% |
| 1965 | 0.27 kg/cap | -6.9% |
| 1966 | 0.29 kg/cap | +7.4% |
| 1967 | 0.31 kg/cap | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 0.26 kg/cap | -16.1% |
| 1969 | 0.46 kg/cap | +76.9% |
| 1970 | 0.58 kg/cap | +26.1% |
| 1971 | 0.6 kg/cap | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.62 kg/cap | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.38 kg/cap | -38.7% |
| 1974 | 0.41 kg/cap | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 0.12 kg/cap | -70.7% |
| 1976 | 0.52 kg/cap | +333.3% |
| 1977 | 0.33 kg/cap | -36.5% |
| 1978 | 0.55 kg/cap | +66.7% |
| 1979 | 0.34 kg/cap | -38.2% |
| 1980 | 0.31 kg/cap | -8.8% |
| 1981 | 0.23 kg/cap | -25.8% |
| 1982 | 0.63 kg/cap | +173.9% |
| 1983 | 0.31 kg/cap | -50.8% |
| 1984 | 0.36 kg/cap | +16.1% |
| 1985 | 0.26 kg/cap | -27.8% |
| 1986 | 0.24 kg/cap | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 0.11 kg/cap | -54.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3 kg/cap | +172.7% |
| 1989 | 0.23 kg/cap | -23.3% |
| 1990 | 0.33 kg/cap | +43.5% |
| 1991 | 0.27 kg/cap | -18.2% |
| 1992 | 0.17 kg/cap | -37.0% |
| 1993 | 0.27 kg/cap | +58.8% |
| 1994 | 0.19 kg/cap | -29.6% |
| 1995 | 0.15 kg/cap | -21.1% |
| 1996 | 0.22 kg/cap | +46.7% |
| 1997 | 0.19 kg/cap | -13.6% |
| 1998 | 0.15 kg/cap | -21.1% |
| 1999 | 0.08 kg/cap | -46.7% |
| 2000 | 0.14 kg/cap | +75.0% |
| 2001 | 0.18 kg/cap | +28.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1 kg/cap | -44.4% |
| 2003 | 0.07 kg/cap | -30.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1 kg/cap | +42.9% |
| 2005 | 0.24 kg/cap | +140.0% |
| 2006 | 0.09 kg/cap | -62.5% |
| 2007 | 0.13 kg/cap | +44.4% |
| 2008 | 0.14 kg/cap | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.08 kg/cap | -42.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1 kg/cap | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.09 kg/cap | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.08 kg/cap | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.16 kg/cap | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.14 kg/cap | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.17 kg/cap | +21.4% |
| 2017 | 0.14 kg/cap | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 0.16 kg/cap | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2 kg/cap | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.16 kg/cap | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.09 kg/cap | -43.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1 kg/cap | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 0.13 kg/cap | +30.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.13 kg/cap is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.07 kg/cap, 1.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.13 kg/cap is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.26 kg/cap, 50% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +333.3% | 0.12 kg/cap | 0.52 kg/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2633 kg/cap | 0.11 kg/cap | 0.46 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.445 kg/cap | 0.12 kg/cap | 0.62 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.298 kg/cap | 0.11 kg/cap | 0.63 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.202 kg/cap | 0.08 kg/cap | 0.33 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.127 kg/cap | 0.07 kg/cap | 0.24 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.134 kg/cap | 0.08 kg/cap | 0.2 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.136 kg/cap | 0.09 kg/cap | 0.2 kg/cap | 5 |
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More environment data for Madagascar
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0019 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.14 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 64.1 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2369 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Madagascar?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Madagascar was 0.13 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.63 kg/cap in 1982.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 kg/cap in 2003.
- How does Madagascar rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 164th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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