Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Eswatini
Eswatini: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production was 7.68 g/Int$ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/Int$.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 7.68 g/Int$ for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per value of agricultural production in 2024.
That represents a change of up 19.6% on the previous year and up 99.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Eswatini peaked at 16.59 g/Int$ in 1978 and was at its lowest, 2.74 g/Int$, in 1996.
Eswatini ranks 51st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | g/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.61 g/Int$ | — |
| 1962 | 7.44 g/Int$ | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 4.16 g/Int$ | -44.1% |
| 1964 | 4.47 g/Int$ | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 6.63 g/Int$ | +48.3% |
| 1966 | 5.77 g/Int$ | -13.0% |
| 1967 | 5.18 g/Int$ | -10.2% |
| 1968 | 3.85 g/Int$ | -25.7% |
| 1969 | 5.18 g/Int$ | +34.5% |
| 1970 | 6.71 g/Int$ | +29.5% |
| 1971 | 7.45 g/Int$ | +11.0% |
| 1972 | 8.99 g/Int$ | +20.7% |
| 1973 | 16.28 g/Int$ | +81.1% |
| 1974 | 10.92 g/Int$ | -32.9% |
| 1975 | 9.19 g/Int$ | -15.8% |
| 1976 | 7.71 g/Int$ | -16.1% |
| 1977 | 7.79 g/Int$ | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 16.59 g/Int$ | +113.0% |
| 1979 | 11.55 g/Int$ | -30.4% |
| 1980 | 16.08 g/Int$ | +39.2% |
| 1981 | 12.89 g/Int$ | -19.8% |
| 1982 | 11.28 g/Int$ | -12.5% |
| 1983 | 6.89 g/Int$ | -38.9% |
| 1984 | 5.63 g/Int$ | -18.3% |
| 1985 | 4.6 g/Int$ | -18.3% |
| 1986 | 8.33 g/Int$ | +81.1% |
| 1987 | 8.08 g/Int$ | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 8.04 g/Int$ | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 8 g/Int$ | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 7.42 g/Int$ | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 7.73 g/Int$ | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 8.46 g/Int$ | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 8.38 g/Int$ | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 2.77 g/Int$ | -66.9% |
| 1995 | 2.91 g/Int$ | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 2.74 g/Int$ | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 5.02 g/Int$ | +83.2% |
| 1998 | 5.38 g/Int$ | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 5.12 g/Int$ | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 5.39 g/Int$ | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 7.3 g/Int$ | +35.4% |
| 2002 | 4.57 g/Int$ | -37.4% |
| 2003 | 3.86 g/Int$ | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 4.4 g/Int$ | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 3.34 g/Int$ | -24.1% |
| 2006 | 4.6 g/Int$ | +37.7% |
| 2007 | 4.2 g/Int$ | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 3.24 g/Int$ | -22.9% |
| 2009 | 3.21 g/Int$ | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 3.03 g/Int$ | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 3.43 g/Int$ | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 3.46 g/Int$ | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 3.82 g/Int$ | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 3.85 g/Int$ | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 3.79 g/Int$ | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 3.63 g/Int$ | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 3.87 g/Int$ | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 7.08 g/Int$ | +82.9% |
| 2019 | 6.62 g/Int$ | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 6.98 g/Int$ | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 8.15 g/Int$ | +16.8% |
| 2022 | 6.33 g/Int$ | -22.3% |
| 2023 | 6.42 g/Int$ | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 7.68 g/Int$ | +19.6% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 7.68 g/Int$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.12 g/Int$, 3.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 7.68 g/Int$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.48 g/Int$, 5.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.59 g/Int$ | 3.85 g/Int$ | 7.61 g/Int$ | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.32 g/Int$ | 6.71 g/Int$ | 16.59 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.98 g/Int$ | 4.6 g/Int$ | 16.08 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.59 g/Int$ | 2.74 g/Int$ | 8.46 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.41 g/Int$ | 3.21 g/Int$ | 7.3 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.26 g/Int$ | 3.03 g/Int$ | 7.08 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.11 g/Int$ | 6.33 g/Int$ | 8.15 g/Int$ | 5 |
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More environment data for Eswatini
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.321 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2772 % 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 -2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Eswatini?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Eswatini was 7.68 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 16.59 g/Int$ in 1978.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.74 g/Int$ in 1996.
- How does Eswatini rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
- Eswatini ranks 51st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per value of agricultural production rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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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