Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Serbia
Serbia: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita was 8.96 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Serbia, 2006–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Serbia stood at 8.96 kg/cap.
The figure is up 18.4% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Serbia peaked at 10.58 kg/cap in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.18 kg/cap, in 2009.
That places Serbia 20th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Serbia, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8.21 kg/cap | — |
| 2007 | 10.46 kg/cap | +27.4% |
| 2008 | 8.71 kg/cap | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 2.18 kg/cap | -75.0% |
| 2010 | 7.07 kg/cap | +224.3% |
| 2011 | 5.46 kg/cap | -22.8% |
| 2012 | 7.69 kg/cap | +40.8% |
| 2013 | 6.19 kg/cap | -19.5% |
| 2014 | 7.37 kg/cap | +19.1% |
| 2015 | 4.57 kg/cap | -38.0% |
| 2016 | 7 kg/cap | +53.2% |
| 2017 | 7.17 kg/cap | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 7.16 kg/cap | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 8.05 kg/cap | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 10.58 kg/cap | +31.4% |
| 2021 | 8.11 kg/cap | -23.3% |
| 2022 | 4.1 kg/cap | -49.4% |
| 2023 | 7.57 kg/cap | +84.6% |
| 2024 | 8.96 kg/cap | +18.4% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 8.96 kg/cap is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.34 kg/cap, 6.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 8.96 kg/cap is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.02 kg/cap, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.39 kg/cap | 2.18 kg/cap | 10.46 kg/cap | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.77 kg/cap | 4.57 kg/cap | 8.05 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.86 kg/cap | 4.1 kg/cap | 10.58 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 17 Colombia 9.27 kg/cap compare
- 17 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.04 kg/cap compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kg/cap compare
- 18 Thailand 9.25 kg/cap compare
- 18 Micronesia 0 kg/cap compare
- 19 Croatia 9.02 kg/cap compare
- 21 Ecuador 8.66 kg/cap compare
- 22 Greece 8.63 kg/cap compare
- 23 Belgium-Luxembourg 8.26 kg/cap
More environment data for Serbia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.72 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.594 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per capita 0.001 metric tons per person (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Serbia?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Serbia was 8.96 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.58 kg/cap in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.18 kg/cap in 2009.
- How does Serbia rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
- Serbia ranks 20th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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