Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita was 25.36 kg/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 25.36 kg/cap for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 19.9% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in New Zealand peaked at 60.51 kg/cap in 1973 and was at its lowest, 21.15 kg/cap, in 2023.
That places New Zealand 6th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.88 kg/cap | 21.52 kg/cap | 41.03 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 44.96 kg/cap | 34.28 kg/cap | 60.51 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.54 kg/cap | 21.88 kg/cap | 44.31 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.32 kg/cap | 24.46 kg/cap | 38 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.4 kg/cap | 23.79 kg/cap | 40.13 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.72 kg/cap | 22.16 kg/cap | 31.63 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.25 kg/cap | 21.15 kg/cap | 35.66 kg/cap | 5 |
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More environment data for New Zealand
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 341,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1.38 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 15,836 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 21,938 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 175,467 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 276,479 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 279,819 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 303,161 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in New Zealand?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in New Zealand was 25.36 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 60.51 kg/cap in 1973.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.15 kg/cap in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 6th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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