Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita was 9.25 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Thailand, 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 Thailand stood at 9.25 kg/cap.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.8% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Thailand peaked at 15.12 kg/cap in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.08 kg/cap, in 1961.
Thailand ranks 18th of 197 countries on this measure, 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.08 kg/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.1 kg/cap | +25.0% |
| 1963 | 0.15 kg/cap | +50.0% |
| 1964 | 0.16 kg/cap | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 0.15 kg/cap | -6.3% |
| 1966 | 0.25 kg/cap | +66.7% |
| 1967 | 0.38 kg/cap | +52.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3 kg/cap | -21.1% |
| 1969 | 0.31 kg/cap | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.42 kg/cap | +35.5% |
| 1971 | 0.62 kg/cap | +47.6% |
| 1972 | 1.11 kg/cap | +79.0% |
| 1973 | 0.99 kg/cap | -10.8% |
| 1974 | 1.27 kg/cap | +28.3% |
| 1975 | 0.95 kg/cap | -25.2% |
| 1976 | 0.49 kg/cap | -48.4% |
| 1977 | 0.51 kg/cap | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.69 kg/cap | +35.3% |
| 1979 | 0.95 kg/cap | +37.7% |
| 1980 | 0.88 kg/cap | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 0.98 kg/cap | +11.4% |
| 1982 | 0.98 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.85 kg/cap | +88.8% |
| 1984 | 1.5 kg/cap | -18.9% |
| 1985 | 1.16 kg/cap | -22.7% |
| 1986 | 1.54 kg/cap | +32.8% |
| 1987 | 2.04 kg/cap | +32.5% |
| 1988 | 2.45 kg/cap | +20.1% |
| 1989 | 2.45 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.72 kg/cap | +11.0% |
| 1991 | 2.95 kg/cap | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 3.39 kg/cap | +14.9% |
| 1993 | 4.46 kg/cap | +31.6% |
| 1994 | 4.22 kg/cap | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 5.52 kg/cap | +30.8% |
| 1996 | 4.56 kg/cap | -17.4% |
| 1997 | 4.51 kg/cap | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 4.5 kg/cap | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 4.46 kg/cap | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 4.02 kg/cap | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 4.47 kg/cap | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 4.26 kg/cap | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 6.97 kg/cap | +63.6% |
| 2004 | 5.91 kg/cap | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 5.44 kg/cap | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 4.8 kg/cap | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 5.84 kg/cap | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 6.3 kg/cap | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 2.51 kg/cap | -60.2% |
| 2010 | 6.83 kg/cap | +172.1% |
| 2011 | 8.15 kg/cap | +19.3% |
| 2012 | 6.43 kg/cap | -21.1% |
| 2013 | 8.43 kg/cap | +31.1% |
| 2014 | 8.47 kg/cap | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 8.07 kg/cap | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 8.03 kg/cap | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 9.1 kg/cap | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 8.69 kg/cap | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 5.25 kg/cap | -39.6% |
| 2020 | 7.93 kg/cap | +51.0% |
| 2021 | 9.41 kg/cap | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 14.48 kg/cap | +53.9% |
| 2023 | 15.12 kg/cap | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 9.25 kg/cap | -38.8% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 9.25 kg/cap is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.34 kg/cap, 6.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 9.25 kg/cap is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.845 kg/cap, 10.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +172.1% | 2.51 kg/cap | 6.83 kg/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2089 kg/cap | 0.08 kg/cap | 0.38 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8 kg/cap | 0.42 kg/cap | 1.27 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.58 kg/cap | 0.88 kg/cap | 2.45 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.13 kg/cap | 2.72 kg/cap | 5.52 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.05 kg/cap | 2.51 kg/cap | 6.97 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.75 kg/cap | 5.25 kg/cap | 9.1 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.24 kg/cap | 7.93 kg/cap | 15.12 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 15 Serbia and Montenegro 11.23 kg/cap compare
- 15 Polynesia 0.12 kg/cap compare
- 16 Côte d'Ivoire 2.47 kg/cap compare
- 16 Poland 9.75 kg/cap compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 0.1 kg/cap compare
- 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 Micronesia 0 kg/cap compare
- 19 Croatia 9.02 kg/cap compare
- 20 Serbia 8.96 kg/cap compare
- 21 Ecuador 8.66 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Thailand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1009 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Thailand?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Thailand was 9.25 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 15.12 kg/cap in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 kg/cap in 1961.
- How does Thailand rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
- Thailand ranks 18th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand 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