Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita was 0.86 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) recorded 0.86 kg/cap for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 1.04 kg/cap in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.29 kg/cap, in 1961.
That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 22nd 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.29 kg/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.32 kg/cap | +10.3% |
| 1963 | 0.37 kg/cap | +15.6% |
| 1964 | 0.39 kg/cap | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 0.41 kg/cap | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.47 kg/cap | +14.6% |
| 1967 | 0.44 kg/cap | -6.4% |
| 1968 | 0.69 kg/cap | +56.8% |
| 1969 | 0.7 kg/cap | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.65 kg/cap | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 0.59 kg/cap | -9.2% |
| 1972 | 0.57 kg/cap | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.61 kg/cap | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 0.68 kg/cap | +11.5% |
| 1975 | 0.64 kg/cap | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.64 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7 kg/cap | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 0.76 kg/cap | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 0.71 kg/cap | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.78 kg/cap | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8 kg/cap | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.76 kg/cap | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.77 kg/cap | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.85 kg/cap | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 0.89 kg/cap | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.97 kg/cap | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 1.04 kg/cap | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 0.94 kg/cap | -9.6% |
| 1989 | 0.88 kg/cap | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 0.84 kg/cap | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6 kg/cap | -28.6% |
| 1992 | 0.53 kg/cap | -11.7% |
| 1993 | 0.52 kg/cap | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.54 kg/cap | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.62 kg/cap | +14.8% |
| 1996 | 0.66 kg/cap | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.64 kg/cap | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.59 kg/cap | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 0.62 kg/cap | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.51 kg/cap | -17.7% |
| 2001 | 0.62 kg/cap | +21.6% |
| 2002 | 0.58 kg/cap | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.59 kg/cap | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.56 kg/cap | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.65 kg/cap | +16.1% |
| 2006 | 0.56 kg/cap | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 0.63 kg/cap | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 0.65 kg/cap | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.48 kg/cap | -26.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6 kg/cap | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 0.67 kg/cap | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.74 kg/cap | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 0.75 kg/cap | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.78 kg/cap | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8 kg/cap | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.82 kg/cap | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.93 kg/cap | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 0.98 kg/cap | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.92 kg/cap | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.98 kg/cap | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.86 kg/cap | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 0.81 kg/cap | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.86 kg/cap | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 0.86 kg/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4533 kg/cap | 0.29 kg/cap | 0.7 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.655 kg/cap | 0.57 kg/cap | 0.76 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.868 kg/cap | 0.76 kg/cap | 1.04 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.616 kg/cap | 0.52 kg/cap | 0.84 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.583 kg/cap | 0.48 kg/cap | 0.65 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.799 kg/cap | 0.6 kg/cap | 0.98 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.874 kg/cap | 0.81 kg/cap | 0.98 kg/cap | 5 |
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More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 10.59 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.05 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 317,994 1000 ha (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 0.86 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 kg/cap in 1987.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.29 kg/cap in 1961.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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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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