Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in United Republic of Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita was 0.49 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in United Republic of Tanzania, 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 United Republic of Tanzania is 0.49 kg/cap, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 96.0% on the previous year and up 172.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 0.49 kg/cap in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.01 kg/cap, in 2001.
United Republic of Tanzania ranks 132nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in United Republic of Tanzania, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.05 kg/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.07 kg/cap | +40.0% |
| 1964 | 0.14 kg/cap | +100.0% |
| 1965 | 0.17 kg/cap | +21.4% |
| 1966 | 0.21 kg/cap | +23.5% |
| 1967 | 0.26 kg/cap | +23.8% |
| 1968 | 0.24 kg/cap | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 0.19 kg/cap | -20.8% |
| 1970 | 0.22 kg/cap | +15.8% |
| 1971 | 0.23 kg/cap | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.22 kg/cap | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2 kg/cap | -9.1% |
| 1974 | 0.36 kg/cap | +80.0% |
| 1975 | 0.22 kg/cap | -38.9% |
| 1976 | 0.38 kg/cap | +72.7% |
| 1977 | 0.27 kg/cap | -28.9% |
| 1978 | 0.33 kg/cap | +22.2% |
| 1979 | 0.13 kg/cap | -60.6% |
| 1980 | 0.17 kg/cap | +30.8% |
| 1981 | 0.16 kg/cap | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.15 kg/cap | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.11 kg/cap | -26.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1 kg/cap | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 0.17 kg/cap | +70.0% |
| 1986 | 0.17 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.14 kg/cap | -17.6% |
| 1988 | 0.14 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.15 kg/cap | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.11 kg/cap | -26.7% |
| 1991 | 0.18 kg/cap | +63.6% |
| 1992 | 0.17 kg/cap | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.11 kg/cap | -35.3% |
| 1994 | 0.12 kg/cap | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 0.16 kg/cap | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 0.13 kg/cap | -18.8% |
| 1997 | 0.21 kg/cap | +61.5% |
| 1998 | 0.17 kg/cap | -19.0% |
| 1999 | 0.07 kg/cap | -58.8% |
| 2000 | 0.07 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.01 kg/cap | -85.7% |
| 2002 | 0.12 kg/cap | +1100.0% |
| 2003 | 0.14 kg/cap | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 0.16 kg/cap | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 0.14 kg/cap | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.04 kg/cap | -71.4% |
| 2007 | 0.01 kg/cap | -75.0% |
| 2008 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.11 kg/cap | +1000.0% |
| 2010 | 0.18 kg/cap | +63.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2 kg/cap | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.17 kg/cap | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 0.32 kg/cap | +88.2% |
| 2014 | 0.18 kg/cap | -43.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2 kg/cap | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.15 kg/cap | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2 kg/cap | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.26 kg/cap | +30.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2 kg/cap | -23.1% |
| 2020 | 0.29 kg/cap | +45.0% |
| 2021 | 0.35 kg/cap | +20.7% |
| 2022 | 0.38 kg/cap | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.25 kg/cap | -34.2% |
| 2024 | 0.49 kg/cap | +96.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in United Republic of Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1100.0% | 0.01 kg/cap | 0.12 kg/cap |
| 2009 | +1000.0% | 0.01 kg/cap | 0.11 kg/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1533 kg/cap | 0.05 kg/cap | 0.26 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.256 kg/cap | 0.13 kg/cap | 0.38 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.146 kg/cap | 0.1 kg/cap | 0.17 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.143 kg/cap | 0.07 kg/cap | 0.21 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.081 kg/cap | 0.01 kg/cap | 0.16 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.206 kg/cap | 0.15 kg/cap | 0.32 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.352 kg/cap | 0.25 kg/cap | 0.49 kg/cap | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in United Republic of Tanzania was 0.49 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 United Republic of Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.49 kg/cap in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 kg/cap in 2001.
- How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
- United Republic of Tanzania ranks 132nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 172.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Republic of Tanzania 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