Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Paraguay
Paraguay: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita was 39.82 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Paraguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 39.82 kg/cap for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Paraguay peaked at 39.82 kg/cap in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.03 kg/cap, in 1961.
That places Paraguay 3rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.03 kg/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.03 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.05 kg/cap | +66.7% |
| 1964 | 0.07 kg/cap | +40.0% |
| 1965 | 0.06 kg/cap | -14.3% |
| 1966 | 0.07 kg/cap | +16.7% |
| 1967 | 0.09 kg/cap | +28.6% |
| 1968 | 0.13 kg/cap | +44.4% |
| 1969 | 0.17 kg/cap | +30.8% |
| 1970 | 1.36 kg/cap | +700.0% |
| 1971 | 0.61 kg/cap | -55.1% |
| 1972 | 0.68 kg/cap | +11.5% |
| 1973 | 0.7 kg/cap | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.11 kg/cap | -84.3% |
| 1975 | 0.11 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.07 kg/cap | -36.4% |
| 1977 | 0.04 kg/cap | -42.9% |
| 1978 | 0.31 kg/cap | +675.0% |
| 1979 | 0.57 kg/cap | +83.9% |
| 1980 | 0.51 kg/cap | -10.5% |
| 1981 | 0.67 kg/cap | +31.4% |
| 1982 | 0.57 kg/cap | -14.9% |
| 1983 | 0.57 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.18 kg/cap | -68.4% |
| 1985 | 0.87 kg/cap | +383.3% |
| 1986 | 1 kg/cap | +14.9% |
| 1987 | 1.32 kg/cap | +32.0% |
| 1988 | 0.57 kg/cap | -56.8% |
| 1989 | 0.86 kg/cap | +50.9% |
| 1990 | 0.77 kg/cap | -10.5% |
| 1991 | 0.67 kg/cap | -13.0% |
| 1992 | 0.59 kg/cap | -11.9% |
| 1993 | 1.38 kg/cap | +133.9% |
| 1994 | 1.79 kg/cap | +29.7% |
| 1995 | 1.75 kg/cap | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 2.99 kg/cap | +70.9% |
| 1997 | 4.59 kg/cap | +53.5% |
| 1998 | 4.49 kg/cap | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 4.2 kg/cap | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 4.12 kg/cap | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 4.05 kg/cap | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 9.47 kg/cap | +133.8% |
| 2003 | 15.2 kg/cap | +60.5% |
| 2004 | 18.52 kg/cap | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 15.01 kg/cap | -19.0% |
| 2006 | 17.14 kg/cap | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 22.74 kg/cap | +32.7% |
| 2008 | 18.86 kg/cap | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 13.61 kg/cap | -27.8% |
| 2010 | 20.54 kg/cap | +50.9% |
| 2011 | 24.34 kg/cap | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 19.81 kg/cap | -18.6% |
| 2013 | 23.52 kg/cap | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 28.8 kg/cap | +22.4% |
| 2015 | 24.17 kg/cap | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 29.83 kg/cap | +23.4% |
| 2017 | 30.85 kg/cap | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 33.25 kg/cap | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 30.65 kg/cap | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 32.38 kg/cap | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 37.82 kg/cap | +16.8% |
| 2022 | 23.08 kg/cap | -39.0% |
| 2023 | 38.35 kg/cap | +66.2% |
| 2024 | 39.82 kg/cap | +3.8% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 39.82 kg/cap is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.34 kg/cap, 29.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 39.82 kg/cap is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.4 kg/cap, 28.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Paraguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +700.0% | 0.17 kg/cap | 1.36 kg/cap |
| 1978 | +675.0% | 0.04 kg/cap | 0.31 kg/cap |
| 1985 | +383.3% | 0.18 kg/cap | 0.87 kg/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0778 kg/cap | 0.03 kg/cap | 0.17 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.456 kg/cap | 0.04 kg/cap | 1.36 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.712 kg/cap | 0.18 kg/cap | 1.32 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.32 kg/cap | 0.59 kg/cap | 4.59 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.87 kg/cap | 4.05 kg/cap | 22.74 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.58 kg/cap | 19.81 kg/cap | 33.25 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.29 kg/cap | 23.08 kg/cap | 39.82 kg/cap | 5 |
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- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.71 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.45 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.698 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 30.26 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Paraguay?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Paraguay was 39.82 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 39.82 kg/cap in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 kg/cap in 1961.
- How does Paraguay rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 3rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay 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