Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita was 0 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Samoa, 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 Samoa stood at 0 kg/cap. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.91 kg/cap in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/cap, in 1961.
That places Samoa 197th out of 215 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.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1963 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1964 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1965 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1966 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1967 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1968 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1969 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1970 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1971 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1972 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1973 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1974 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1975 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1976 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1977 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1978 | 0.07 kg/cap | — |
| 1979 | 0.13 kg/cap | +85.7% |
| 1980 | 0.27 kg/cap | +107.7% |
| 1981 | 0.91 kg/cap | +237.0% |
| 1982 | 0 kg/cap | -100.0% |
| 1983 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1984 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1985 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1986 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1987 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1988 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1989 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1990 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1992 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1993 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1994 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1995 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1996 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1997 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1998 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1999 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2000 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2001 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2002 | 0.02 kg/cap | — |
| 2003 | 0.03 kg/cap | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 0.06 kg/cap | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.06 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.04 kg/cap | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 0.06 kg/cap | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 0.08 kg/cap | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 0.06 kg/cap | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.03 kg/cap | -50.0% |
| 2011 | 0.03 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.01 kg/cap | -66.7% |
| 2013 | 0.03 kg/cap | +200.0% |
| 2014 | 0 kg/cap | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2016 | 0.14 kg/cap | — |
| 2017 | 0.04 kg/cap | -71.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1 kg/cap | +150.0% |
| 2019 | 0.08 kg/cap | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 0.04 kg/cap | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.07 kg/cap | +75.0% |
| 2022 | 0.07 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0 kg/cap | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 kg/cap | — |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0 kg/cap is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.34 kg/cap. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0 kg/cap is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.845 kg/cap. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.02 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0.13 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.118 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0.91 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.041 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0.08 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.046 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0.14 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.036 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0.07 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 195 Djibouti 0.01 kg/cap compare
- 195 Nigeria 0.01 kg/cap compare
- 197 Afghanistan 0 kg/cap compare
- 197 Aruba 0 kg/cap compare
- 197 Central African Republic 0 kg/cap compare
- 197 Eritrea 0 kg/cap
- 197 Ethiopia PDR 0 kg/cap compare
- 197 Guadeloupe 0 kg/cap compare
- 197 Kiribati 0 kg/cap compare
- 197 Marshall Islands 0 kg/cap
- 197 Martinique 0 kg/cap compare
- 197 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kg/cap compare
- 197 Naoero 0 kg/cap
- 197 Niue 0 kg/cap compare
- 197 Palau 0 kg/cap compare
- 197 Singapore 0 kg/cap compare
- 197 South Sudan 0 kg/cap compare
- 197 Tuvalu 0 kg/cap compare
- 197 Vanuatu 0 kg/cap compare
- 197 Micronesia 0 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Samoa
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0241 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3482 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.3183 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.23 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.919 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 2 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Samoa?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Samoa was 0 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.91 kg/cap in 1981.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/cap in 1961.
- How does Samoa rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
- Samoa ranks 197th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Samoa 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