Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Western Africa
Western Africa: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita was 0.53 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 0.53 kg/cap for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Western Africa peaked at 0.92 kg/cap in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.09 kg/cap, in 1962.
Western Africa ranks 26th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1 kg/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.09 kg/cap | -10.0% |
| 1963 | 0.11 kg/cap | +22.2% |
| 1964 | 0.13 kg/cap | +18.2% |
| 1965 | 0.14 kg/cap | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 0.16 kg/cap | +14.3% |
| 1967 | 0.17 kg/cap | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 0.13 kg/cap | -23.5% |
| 1969 | 0.13 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.18 kg/cap | +38.5% |
| 1971 | 0.22 kg/cap | +22.2% |
| 1972 | 0.28 kg/cap | +27.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3 kg/cap | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 0.37 kg/cap | +23.3% |
| 1975 | 0.47 kg/cap | +27.0% |
| 1976 | 0.44 kg/cap | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 0.53 kg/cap | +20.5% |
| 1978 | 0.41 kg/cap | -22.6% |
| 1979 | 0.44 kg/cap | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 0.47 kg/cap | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 0.64 kg/cap | +36.2% |
| 1982 | 0.57 kg/cap | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 0.59 kg/cap | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.65 kg/cap | +10.2% |
| 1985 | 0.49 kg/cap | -24.6% |
| 1986 | 0.55 kg/cap | +12.2% |
| 1987 | 0.52 kg/cap | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.59 kg/cap | +13.5% |
| 1989 | 0.66 kg/cap | +11.9% |
| 1990 | 0.67 kg/cap | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7 kg/cap | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.67 kg/cap | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7 kg/cap | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5 kg/cap | -28.6% |
| 1995 | 0.38 kg/cap | -24.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4 kg/cap | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.49 kg/cap | +22.5% |
| 1998 | 0.41 kg/cap | -16.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4 kg/cap | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.44 kg/cap | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.38 kg/cap | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 0.37 kg/cap | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.45 kg/cap | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 0.52 kg/cap | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 0.36 kg/cap | -30.8% |
| 2006 | 0.64 kg/cap | +77.8% |
| 2007 | 0.52 kg/cap | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 0.53 kg/cap | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.44 kg/cap | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6 kg/cap | +36.4% |
| 2011 | 0.42 kg/cap | -30.0% |
| 2012 | 0.51 kg/cap | +21.4% |
| 2013 | 0.44 kg/cap | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 0.45 kg/cap | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.53 kg/cap | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 0.63 kg/cap | +18.9% |
| 2017 | 0.88 kg/cap | +39.7% |
| 2018 | 0.74 kg/cap | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 0.87 kg/cap | +17.6% |
| 2020 | 0.92 kg/cap | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.68 kg/cap | -26.1% |
| 2022 | 0.62 kg/cap | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.49 kg/cap | -21.0% |
| 2024 | 0.53 kg/cap | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1289 kg/cap | 0.09 kg/cap | 0.17 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.364 kg/cap | 0.18 kg/cap | 0.53 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.573 kg/cap | 0.47 kg/cap | 0.66 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.532 kg/cap | 0.38 kg/cap | 0.7 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.465 kg/cap | 0.36 kg/cap | 0.64 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.607 kg/cap | 0.42 kg/cap | 0.88 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.648 kg/cap | 0.49 kg/cap | 0.92 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More environment data for Western Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 355,916 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 51,000 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 18,051 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 79,324 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Western Africa?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Western Africa was 0.53 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.92 kg/cap in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 kg/cap in 1962.
- How does Western Africa rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
- Western Africa ranks 26th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa 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