Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita was 0.83 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS) is 0.83 kg/cap, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 7.44 kg/cap in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.7 kg/cap, in 2009.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.01 kg/cap | — |
| 1962 | 2.35 kg/cap | +16.9% |
| 1963 | 2.63 kg/cap | +11.9% |
| 1964 | 3 kg/cap | +14.1% |
| 1965 | 3.08 kg/cap | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 3.5 kg/cap | +13.6% |
| 1967 | 3.09 kg/cap | -11.7% |
| 1968 | 6.42 kg/cap | +107.8% |
| 1969 | 6.81 kg/cap | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 5.73 kg/cap | -15.9% |
| 1971 | 4.46 kg/cap | -22.2% |
| 1972 | 3.89 kg/cap | -12.8% |
| 1973 | 4.47 kg/cap | +14.9% |
| 1974 | 4.88 kg/cap | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 4.66 kg/cap | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 4.46 kg/cap | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 4.77 kg/cap | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 5.51 kg/cap | +15.5% |
| 1979 | 4.58 kg/cap | -16.9% |
| 1980 | 5.92 kg/cap | +29.3% |
| 1981 | 6.44 kg/cap | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 5.86 kg/cap | -9.0% |
| 1983 | 5.7 kg/cap | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 6.14 kg/cap | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 6.11 kg/cap | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 6.93 kg/cap | +13.4% |
| 1987 | 7.44 kg/cap | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 6.14 kg/cap | -17.5% |
| 1989 | 6.23 kg/cap | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 6.17 kg/cap | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 2.73 kg/cap | -55.8% |
| 1992 | 2.23 kg/cap | -18.3% |
| 1993 | 2.08 kg/cap | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 2.31 kg/cap | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 3.43 kg/cap | +48.5% |
| 1996 | 3.41 kg/cap | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 2.77 kg/cap | -18.8% |
| 1998 | 2.44 kg/cap | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 2.52 kg/cap | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 2.01 kg/cap | -20.2% |
| 2001 | 2.6 kg/cap | +29.4% |
| 2002 | 1.52 kg/cap | -41.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8 kg/cap | -47.4% |
| 2004 | 0.74 kg/cap | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 1.1 kg/cap | +48.6% |
| 2006 | 1.19 kg/cap | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 1.28 kg/cap | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 1.48 kg/cap | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7 kg/cap | -52.7% |
| 2010 | 1.34 kg/cap | +91.4% |
| 2011 | 1.16 kg/cap | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 2.63 kg/cap | +126.7% |
| 2013 | 1.46 kg/cap | -44.5% |
| 2014 | 1.99 kg/cap | +36.3% |
| 2015 | 1.64 kg/cap | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 1.65 kg/cap | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.63 kg/cap | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.98 kg/cap | +21.5% |
| 2019 | 1.33 kg/cap | -32.8% |
| 2020 | 1.12 kg/cap | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 1.2 kg/cap | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.79 kg/cap | -34.2% |
| 2023 | 0.86 kg/cap | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 0.83 kg/cap | -3.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +126.7% | 1.16 kg/cap | 2.63 kg/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.65 kg/cap | 2.01 kg/cap | 6.81 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.74 kg/cap | 3.89 kg/cap | 5.73 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.29 kg/cap | 5.7 kg/cap | 7.44 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.01 kg/cap | 2.08 kg/cap | 6.17 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 kg/cap | 0.7 kg/cap | 2.6 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 kg/cap | 1.16 kg/cap | 2.63 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.96 kg/cap | 0.79 kg/cap | 1.2 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
- 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
- 7 Canada 21.01 kg/cap compare
- 8 Costa Rica 20.34 kg/cap compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.64 kg/cap compare
- 9 Lithuania 17.77 kg/cap compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 0.49 kg/cap compare
- 10 USSR 17.4 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.168 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Agricultural land — Area 16,466 1000 ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 38,354 1000 USD (1989)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 223,110 1000 USD (1989)
- Country area — Area 135,020 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 121,110 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 16,068 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 0.83 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 Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.44 kg/cap in 1987.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 kg/cap in 2009.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 7th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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