Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Melanesia
Melanesia: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita was 1.65 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Melanesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Melanesia stood at 1.65 kg/cap.
That represents a change of up 18.7% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Melanesia peaked at 2.61 kg/cap in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.01 kg/cap, in 1962.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.02 kg/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.01 kg/cap | -50.0% |
| 1963 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.07 kg/cap | +600.0% |
| 1965 | 0.07 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.24 kg/cap | +242.9% |
| 1967 | 0.12 kg/cap | -50.0% |
| 1968 | 0.12 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.21 kg/cap | +75.0% |
| 1970 | 0.22 kg/cap | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 0.38 kg/cap | +72.7% |
| 1972 | 0.43 kg/cap | +13.2% |
| 1973 | 0.91 kg/cap | +111.6% |
| 1974 | 1.05 kg/cap | +15.4% |
| 1975 | 0.83 kg/cap | -21.0% |
| 1976 | 1.02 kg/cap | +22.9% |
| 1977 | 0.53 kg/cap | -48.0% |
| 1978 | 0.68 kg/cap | +28.3% |
| 1979 | 0.79 kg/cap | +16.2% |
| 1980 | 0.99 kg/cap | +25.3% |
| 1981 | 1.18 kg/cap | +19.2% |
| 1982 | 0.58 kg/cap | -50.8% |
| 1983 | 0.65 kg/cap | +12.1% |
| 1984 | 1.01 kg/cap | +55.4% |
| 1985 | 0.98 kg/cap | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 1.37 kg/cap | +39.8% |
| 1987 | 1.56 kg/cap | +13.9% |
| 1988 | 1.96 kg/cap | +25.6% |
| 1989 | 2.61 kg/cap | +33.2% |
| 1990 | 2.29 kg/cap | -12.3% |
| 1991 | 0.79 kg/cap | -65.5% |
| 1992 | 0.83 kg/cap | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.89 kg/cap | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 1.38 kg/cap | +55.1% |
| 1995 | 1.18 kg/cap | -14.5% |
| 1996 | 1.14 kg/cap | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.11 kg/cap | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 1.34 kg/cap | +20.7% |
| 1999 | 1.3 kg/cap | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.87 kg/cap | -33.1% |
| 2001 | 0.85 kg/cap | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2 kg/cap | -76.5% |
| 2003 | 0.16 kg/cap | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 0.33 kg/cap | +106.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3 kg/cap | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.24 kg/cap | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.48 kg/cap | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 0.67 kg/cap | +39.6% |
| 2009 | 1.37 kg/cap | +104.5% |
| 2010 | 1.64 kg/cap | +19.7% |
| 2011 | 1.6 kg/cap | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.81 kg/cap | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 1.61 kg/cap | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 1.75 kg/cap | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 1.18 kg/cap | -32.6% |
| 2016 | 1.32 kg/cap | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 1.01 kg/cap | -23.5% |
| 2018 | 1.17 kg/cap | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 0.98 kg/cap | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 0.78 kg/cap | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 0.97 kg/cap | +24.4% |
| 2022 | 1.42 kg/cap | +46.4% |
| 2023 | 1.39 kg/cap | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 1.65 kg/cap | +18.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Melanesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +600.0% | 0.01 kg/cap | 0.07 kg/cap |
| 1966 | +242.9% | 0.07 kg/cap | 0.24 kg/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0967 kg/cap | 0.01 kg/cap | 0.24 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.684 kg/cap | 0.22 kg/cap | 1.05 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.29 kg/cap | 0.58 kg/cap | 2.61 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 kg/cap | 0.79 kg/cap | 2.29 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.547 kg/cap | 0.16 kg/cap | 1.37 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 kg/cap | 0.98 kg/cap | 1.81 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 kg/cap | 0.78 kg/cap | 1.65 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 3 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.81 kg/cap compare
- 3 Paraguay 39.82 kg/cap compare
- 4 Malaysia 27.81 kg/cap compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 2.23 kg/cap compare
- 5 Türkiye 1.79 kg/cap compare
- 5 Uruguay 25.68 kg/cap compare
- 6 New Zealand 25.36 kg/cap compare
- 7 Canada 21.01 kg/cap compare
- 8 Costa Rica 20.34 kg/cap compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.64 kg/cap compare
- 9 Lithuania 17.77 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Melanesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 52,995 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 118.85 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Melanesia?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Melanesia was 1.65 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 Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 kg/cap in 1989.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 kg/cap in 1962.
- How does Melanesia rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
- Melanesia ranks 6th out of 19 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Melanesia 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