Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production by country
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)....
Countries reporting
193
Highest
54.74 g/Int$
Malaysia
Lowest
0 g/Int$
Naoero
Median
3.49 g/Int$
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
13,403
What the numbers show
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production is currently reported for 193 countries. The highest value is 54.74 g/Int$ in Malaysia; the lowest is 0 g/Int$ in Naoero.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.49 g/Int$, and the mean is 5.99 g/Int$.
Over the past decade 87 countries rose and 93 fell. The largest increase was in Maldives (up 1,500.0%), and the largest decrease in Central African Republic (down 100.0%).
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia | 54.74 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 2 | Belarus, Republic of | 41.18 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 38.32 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 194.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Brazil | 32.92 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 5 | Paraguay | 29.05 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 6 | USSR | 26.09 g/Int$ | 1991 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 22.41 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 180.1% | rising |
| 8 | Kuwait | 19.86 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 242.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Indonesia | 19.2 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Colombia | 18.88 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 11 | Honduras | 17.51 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Norway | 17.42 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 13 | French Guiana | 16.31 g/Int$ | 2005 | up 414.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Canada | 16.18 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 15 | Ecuador | 16.09 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Lithuania | 15.33 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 17 | Latvia | 15.22 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 18 | Croatia | 14.59 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 19 | Qatar | 14.4 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Thailand | 14.29 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 21 | New Caledonia | 13.82 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 21 | China, Taiwan Province of | 13.82 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 23 | Finland | 13.55 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 34.6% | falling |
| 24 | South Africa | 13.34 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 109.7% | falling |
| 25 | Uruguay | 12.95 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Serbia and Montenegro | 12.37 g/Int$ | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Oman | 11.84 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 11.67 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Cook Islands | 1.71 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Ireland | 11.66 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 30 | Gabon | 11.43 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 337.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11.36 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Guatemala | 11.09 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 107.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Iceland | 10.92 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 34 | Poland | 10.9 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 35 | Yugoslav SFR | 10.42 g/Int$ | 1991 | down 43.2% | rising |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 10.07 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 120.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Zambia | 9.78 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 119.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Slovenia | 9.68 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 38 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 9.68 g/Int$ | 1999 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 38 | Niue | 0 g/Int$ | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Belize | 9.66 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Serbia | 9.63 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 42 | Panama | 9.61 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Mauritius | 9.22 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 44 | China, People's Republic of | 8.65 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 45 | China, mainland | 8.62 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Estonia | 8.49 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Hungary | 8.44 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Greece | 8.07 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 110.2% | rising |
| 49 | Japan | 7.81 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 50 | Cyprus | 7.78 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 51 | Eswatini | 7.68 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 99.5% | falling |
| 52 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 7.67 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Australia | 7.65 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 54 | Australia and New Zealand | 7.63 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 7.61 g/Int$ | 2022 | up 987.1% | volatile |
| 56 | New Zealand | 7.54 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 57 | France | 7.47 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 58 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 7.27 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 59 | Germany | 6.97 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Congo, Republic of | 6.95 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 568.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Spain | 6.73 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 61 | Slovakia | 6.73 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 63 | Maldives | 6.72 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 1,500.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Romania | 6.68 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 235.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Botswana | 6.63 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 185.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Fiji | 6.31 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 64.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | 6.24 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 6.01 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Republic of Korea | 5.99 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 70 | Israel | 5.96 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 71 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.68 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 72 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 5.67 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 68.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Sweden | 5.56 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Solomon Islands | 5.53 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Belgium | 5.52 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 76 | Denmark | 5.49 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 77 | St. Lucia | 5.4 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Mali | 5.37 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Benin | 5.26 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 442.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Suriname | 5.06 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Russian Federation | 5.03 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 59.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Austria | 4.86 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Ukraine | 4.76 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 84 | Papua New Guinea | 4.5 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 85 | India | 4.45 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 86 | Cambodia | 4.3 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 616.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Bahamas | 4.28 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Peru | 4.28 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 89 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.21 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 139.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Portugal | 4.18 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 35.1% | rising |
| 91 | Guyana | 3.83 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Switzerland | 3.8 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 93 | North Macedonia | 3.69 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Italy | 3.68 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 26.9% | falling |
| 95 | Morocco | 3.67 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 36.2% | flat |
| 96 | Czechia | 3.5 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 97 | Lesotho | 3.49 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 675.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Montenegro | 3.45 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 99 | Egypt | 3.39 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 76.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Cameroon | 3.31 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 101 | Czechoslovakia | 3.24 g/Int$ | 1992 | down 94.0% | falling |
| 102 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 3.22 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 98.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Burkina Faso | 3.2 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Lebanon | 3.15 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Ghana | 3.07 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Togo | 3 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Philippines | 2.99 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 36.9% | rising |
| 108 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.91 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Georgia | 2.77 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Kenya | 2.76 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Turkmenistan | 2.73 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Malawi | 2.67 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 113 | El Salvador | 2.61 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Dominican Republic | 2.6 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Faroe Islands | 2.55 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 157.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Dominica | 2.54 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Luxembourg | 2.4 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Mexico | 2.34 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 119 | Rwanda | 2.16 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 98.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.15 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 795.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Angola | 2.12 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 122 | French Polynesia | 1.99 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Senegal | 1.68 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Burundi | 1.62 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Algeria | 1.6 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Bhutan | 1.57 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Chad | 1.56 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 1.53 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 129 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 1.48 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 130 | Jordan | 1.44 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 130 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1.44 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 132 | Barbados | 1.42 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 238.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Myanmar | 1.35 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 214.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Haiti | 1.23 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Malta | 1.18 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Tunisia | 1.18 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 66.2% | falling |
| 137 | Cuba | 1.12 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Liberia | 1.12 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Iraq | 1.09 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Albania | 1.03 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 164.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Jamaica | 1.01 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Puerto Rico | 1 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 70.8% | rising |
| 143 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.97 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Armenia | 0.96 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Libya | 0.93 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.92 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 147 | Grenada | 0.9 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Argentina | 0.89 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 74.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Gambia | 0.87 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Madagascar | 0.85 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 151 | Mauritania | 0.81 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Palestine, State of | 0.81 g/Int$ | 2022 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 151 | Martinique | 0.81 g/Int$ | 2005 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Comoros | 0.63 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Namibia | 0.63 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Nepal | 0.62 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Zimbabwe | 0.62 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Pakistan | 0.52 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Sierra Leone | 0.5 g/Int$ | 2022 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Yemen, Republic of | 0.49 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Seychelles | 0.47 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Guinea | 0.46 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 557.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Uganda | 0.45 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Chile | 0.41 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Singapore | 0.35 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Tonga | 0.33 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Sudan (former) | 0.26 g/Int$ | 2011 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Niger | 0.25 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Réunion | 0.23 g/Int$ | 2005 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 0.17 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 0.14 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 172 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.13 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 0.12 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.12 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Mozambique, Republic of | 0.12 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Sudan | 0.12 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Mongolia | 0.11 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Djibouti | 0.1 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Nigeria | 0.04 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Afghanistan | 0.01 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 180 | Vanuatu | 0.01 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 182 | Central African Republic | 0 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Eritrea | 0 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Kiribati | 0 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Marshall Islands | 0 g/Int$ | 2018 | — | flat |
| 182 | South Sudan | 0 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Tuvalu | 0 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Samoa | 0 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Guadeloupe | 0 g/Int$ | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Ethiopia PDR | 0 g/Int$ | 1992 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Naoero | 0 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South America 22.86 g/Int$
- Americas 16.06 g/Int$
- Northern America 11.92 g/Int$
- South-Eastern Asia 14.29 g/Int$
- United States of America 11.33 g/Int$
- Southern Africa 12.74 g/Int$
- World 8.86 g/Int$
- Northern Europe 8.81 g/Int$
- Eastern Asia 8.54 g/Int$
- Eastern Europe 7.97 g/Int$
- European Union (27) 6.99 g/Int$
- Western Europe 6.41 g/Int$
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