Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Australia

Australia: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production was 7.65 g/Int$ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
7.65 g/Int$
Change on year
up 40.6%
World rank
53rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
8.55 g/Int$
in 2021
All-time low
2.19 g/Int$
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Australia, 1961–2024

2468196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/Int$.

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Australia is 7.65 g/Int$, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 40.6% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Australia peaked at 8.55 g/Int$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.19 g/Int$, in 1962.

Australia ranks 53rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Australia, 1961 to 2024.
Year g/Int$ Change
1961 3.1 g/Int$
1962 2.19 g/Int$ -29.4%
1963 3.37 g/Int$ +53.9%
1964 3.19 g/Int$ -5.3%
1965 3.4 g/Int$ +6.6%
1966 3.44 g/Int$ +1.2%
1967 4.01 g/Int$ +16.6%
1968 3.68 g/Int$ -8.2%
1969 3.73 g/Int$ +1.4%
1970 4.28 g/Int$ +14.7%
1971 3.8 g/Int$ -11.2%
1972 4.38 g/Int$ +15.3%
1973 4.92 g/Int$ +12.3%
1974 5.95 g/Int$ +20.9%
1975 3.15 g/Int$ -47.1%
1976 4.11 g/Int$ +30.5%
1977 4.21 g/Int$ +2.4%
1978 4.18 g/Int$ -0.7%
1979 5.06 g/Int$ +21.1%
1980 5.57 g/Int$ +10.1%
1981 5.61 g/Int$ +0.7%
1982 5.62 g/Int$ +0.2%
1983 5.35 g/Int$ -4.8%
1984 5.59 g/Int$ +4.5%
1985 5.09 g/Int$ -8.9%
1986 5.17 g/Int$ +1.6%
1987 5.65 g/Int$ +9.3%
1988 5.88 g/Int$ +4.1%
1989 5.99 g/Int$ +1.9%
1990 5.01 g/Int$ -16.4%
1991 4.92 g/Int$ -1.8%
1992 4.87 g/Int$ -1.0%
1993 5.68 g/Int$ +16.6%
1994 7.65 g/Int$ +34.7%
1995 7.38 g/Int$ -3.5%
1996 6.19 g/Int$ -16.1%
1997 7.54 g/Int$ +21.8%
1998 6.49 g/Int$ -13.9%
1999 5.71 g/Int$ -12.0%
2000 5.8 g/Int$ +1.6%
2001 6.27 g/Int$ +8.1%
2002 6.43 g/Int$ +2.6%
2003 6 g/Int$ -6.7%
2004 7.22 g/Int$ +20.3%
2005 5.8 g/Int$ -19.7%
2006 6.67 g/Int$ +15.0%
2007 6.75 g/Int$ +1.2%
2008 6.02 g/Int$ -10.8%
2009 4.36 g/Int$ -27.6%
2010 4.45 g/Int$ +2.1%
2011 4.52 g/Int$ +1.6%
2012 4.74 g/Int$ +4.9%
2013 4.98 g/Int$ +5.1%
2014 5.54 g/Int$ +11.2%
2015 5.78 g/Int$ +4.3%
2016 5.58 g/Int$ -3.5%
2017 6.71 g/Int$ +20.3%
2018 7.38 g/Int$ +10.0%
2019 7.59 g/Int$ +2.8%
2020 7.98 g/Int$ +5.1%
2021 8.55 g/Int$ +7.1%
2022 4.69 g/Int$ -45.1%
2023 5.44 g/Int$ +16.0%
2024 7.65 g/Int$ +40.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.35 g/Int$ 2.19 g/Int$ 4.01 g/Int$ 9
1970s 4.4 g/Int$ 3.15 g/Int$ 5.95 g/Int$ 10
1980s 5.55 g/Int$ 5.09 g/Int$ 5.99 g/Int$ 10
1990s 6.14 g/Int$ 4.87 g/Int$ 7.65 g/Int$ 10
2000s 6.13 g/Int$ 4.36 g/Int$ 7.22 g/Int$ 10
2010s 5.73 g/Int$ 4.45 g/Int$ 7.59 g/Int$ 10
2020s 6.86 g/Int$ 4.69 g/Int$ 8.55 g/Int$ 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 50 Cyprus 7.78 g/Int$ compare
  2. 51 Eswatini 7.68 g/Int$ compare
  3. 52 Bahrain 7.67 g/Int$ compare
  4. 54 Australia and New Zealand 7.63 g/Int$ compare
  5. 55 Nicaragua 7.61 g/Int$ compare
  6. 56 New Zealand 7.54 g/Int$ compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Australia?
Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Australia was 7.65 g/Int$ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 8.55 g/Int$ in 2021.
What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.19 g/Int$ in 1962.
How does Australia rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
Australia ranks 53rd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per value of agricultural production rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia 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 value of agricultural production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production
Unit
g/Int$
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 13,403 data points, 1961–2024
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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