Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita was 0.01 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.01 kg/cap for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 90.0% on the previous year and down 95.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Nigeria peaked at 1.07 kg/cap in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/cap, in 1962.
That places Nigeria 193rd out of 212 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0.02 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.121 kg/cap | 0.02 kg/cap | 0.21 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.591 kg/cap | 0.35 kg/cap | 0.95 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.604 kg/cap | 0.2 kg/cap | 1.07 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.245 kg/cap | 0.11 kg/cap | 0.48 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.347 kg/cap | 0.1 kg/cap | 0.68 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.304 kg/cap | 0.01 kg/cap | 0.63 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 190 Ethiopia 0.02 kg/cap compare
- 190 Greenland 0.02 kg/cap compare
- 190 Mozambique 0.02 kg/cap compare
- 193 Djibouti 0.01 kg/cap compare
- 195 Afghanistan 0 kg/cap compare
- 195 Aruba 0 kg/cap compare
- 195 Eritrea 0 kg/cap compare
- 195 Ethiopia PDR 0 kg/cap compare
- 195 Guadeloupe 0 kg/cap compare
- 195 Kiribati 0 kg/cap compare
- 195 Marshall Islands 0 kg/cap compare
- 195 Martinique 0 kg/cap compare
- 195 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kg/cap compare
- 195 Naoero 0 kg/cap compare
- 195 Niue 0 kg/cap compare
- 195 Palau 0 kg/cap compare
- 195 Samoa 0 kg/cap compare
- 195 Singapore 0 kg/cap compare
- 195 South Sudan 0 kg/cap compare
- 195 Tuvalu 0 kg/cap compare
- 195 Vanuatu 0 kg/cap compare
- 195 Micronesia 0 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Nigeria
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.74 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 331.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 27.64 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 35.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 25,172 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 11.18 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 7,852 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 52.96 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 37,184 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Nigeria?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Nigeria was 0.01 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 kg/cap in 1991.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/cap in 1962.
- How does Nigeria rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 193rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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