Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Northern America
Northern America: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita was 13.25 kg/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Northern America, 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 Northern America stood at 13.25 kg/cap.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Northern America peaked at 23.87 kg/cap in 1979 and was at its lowest, 8.99 kg/cap, in 2008.
Northern America ranks 3rd of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.55 kg/cap | — |
| 1962 | 11.19 kg/cap | +6.1% |
| 1963 | 11.99 kg/cap | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 12.52 kg/cap | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 13.57 kg/cap | +8.4% |
| 1966 | 15.17 kg/cap | +11.8% |
| 1967 | 16.06 kg/cap | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 16.36 kg/cap | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 16.71 kg/cap | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 17.23 kg/cap | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 17.56 kg/cap | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 18.25 kg/cap | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 19.59 kg/cap | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 18.65 kg/cap | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 19.36 kg/cap | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 21.65 kg/cap | +11.8% |
| 1977 | 21.86 kg/cap | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 22.99 kg/cap | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 23.87 kg/cap | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 23.86 kg/cap | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 22.17 kg/cap | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 19.3 kg/cap | -12.9% |
| 1983 | 20.11 kg/cap | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 20.83 kg/cap | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 19.28 kg/cap | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 17.97 kg/cap | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 17.83 kg/cap | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 17.41 kg/cap | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 17.79 kg/cap | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 17.59 kg/cap | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 17.16 kg/cap | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 17.19 kg/cap | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 17.32 kg/cap | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 17.01 kg/cap | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 16.98 kg/cap | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 17.23 kg/cap | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 17.16 kg/cap | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 16.23 kg/cap | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 15.65 kg/cap | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 15.35 kg/cap | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 15.27 kg/cap | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 15.14 kg/cap | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 16.65 kg/cap | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 15.46 kg/cap | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 14.05 kg/cap | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 14.44 kg/cap | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 13.37 kg/cap | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 8.99 kg/cap | -32.8% |
| 2009 | 12.56 kg/cap | +39.7% |
| 2010 | 12.87 kg/cap | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 12.86 kg/cap | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 13.5 kg/cap | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 14.33 kg/cap | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 13.11 kg/cap | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 13.38 kg/cap | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 13.38 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.49 kg/cap | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 13.09 kg/cap | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 13.03 kg/cap | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 14.43 kg/cap | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 14.05 kg/cap | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 13.13 kg/cap | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 13.31 kg/cap | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 13.25 kg/cap | -0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Northern America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +39.7% | 8.99 kg/cap | 12.56 kg/cap |
| 2008 | -32.8% | 13.37 kg/cap | 8.99 kg/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.79 kg/cap | 10.55 kg/cap | 16.71 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.1 kg/cap | 17.23 kg/cap | 23.87 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.66 kg/cap | 17.41 kg/cap | 23.86 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.95 kg/cap | 15.65 kg/cap | 17.59 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.13 kg/cap | 8.99 kg/cap | 16.65 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3 kg/cap | 12.86 kg/cap | 14.33 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.63 kg/cap | 13.13 kg/cap | 14.43 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 1 Belarus 54.86 kg/cap compare
- 1 Viet Nam 4.15 kg/cap compare
- 2 Brazil 41.94 kg/cap compare
- 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
- 6 Melanesia 1.65 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 26.46 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Northern America?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Northern America was 13.25 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 23.87 kg/cap in 1979.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.99 kg/cap in 2008.
- How does Northern America rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
- Northern America ranks 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America 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