Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Ireland
Ireland: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production was 11.66 g/Int$ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/Int$.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 11.66 g/Int$ for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per value of agricultural production in 2024.
The figure is up 16.3% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Ireland peaked at 51.19 g/Int$ in 1972 and was at its lowest, 10.03 g/Int$, in 2023.
That places Ireland 29th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Ireland, year by year
| Year | g/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26 g/Int$ | — |
| 1962 | 28 g/Int$ | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 28.79 g/Int$ | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 31.14 g/Int$ | +8.2% |
| 1965 | 27.24 g/Int$ | -12.5% |
| 1966 | 36.13 g/Int$ | +32.6% |
| 1967 | 34.98 g/Int$ | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 37.49 g/Int$ | +7.2% |
| 1969 | 39.5 g/Int$ | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 42.77 g/Int$ | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 37.41 g/Int$ | -12.5% |
| 1972 | 51.19 g/Int$ | +36.8% |
| 1973 | 48.5 g/Int$ | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 26.51 g/Int$ | -45.3% |
| 1975 | 31.48 g/Int$ | +18.7% |
| 1976 | 39.23 g/Int$ | +24.6% |
| 1977 | 41.88 g/Int$ | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 44 g/Int$ | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 37.02 g/Int$ | -15.9% |
| 1980 | 33.95 g/Int$ | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 37.39 g/Int$ | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 36.3 g/Int$ | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 37.48 g/Int$ | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 34.72 g/Int$ | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 29.87 g/Int$ | -14.0% |
| 1986 | 32.94 g/Int$ | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 30.32 g/Int$ | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 31.94 g/Int$ | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 32.28 g/Int$ | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 29.55 g/Int$ | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 27.91 g/Int$ | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 27.33 g/Int$ | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 27.87 g/Int$ | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 29.72 g/Int$ | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 29.67 g/Int$ | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 24.75 g/Int$ | -16.6% |
| 1997 | 23.25 g/Int$ | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 23 g/Int$ | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 21.33 g/Int$ | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 20.47 g/Int$ | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 18.95 g/Int$ | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 20.97 g/Int$ | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 21.85 g/Int$ | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 18.42 g/Int$ | -15.7% |
| 2005 | 17.81 g/Int$ | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 16.4 g/Int$ | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 13.21 g/Int$ | -19.5% |
| 2008 | 10.23 g/Int$ | -22.6% |
| 2009 | 14.95 g/Int$ | +46.1% |
| 2010 | 13.98 g/Int$ | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 15.13 g/Int$ | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 18.33 g/Int$ | +21.2% |
| 2013 | 17.67 g/Int$ | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 13.73 g/Int$ | -22.3% |
| 2015 | 13.19 g/Int$ | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 13.05 g/Int$ | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 13.82 g/Int$ | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 15.43 g/Int$ | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 14.12 g/Int$ | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 14.37 g/Int$ | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 14.63 g/Int$ | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 10.91 g/Int$ | -25.4% |
| 2023 | 10.03 g/Int$ | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 11.66 g/Int$ | +16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.14 g/Int$ | 26 g/Int$ | 39.5 g/Int$ | 9 |
| 1970s | 40 g/Int$ | 26.51 g/Int$ | 51.19 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.72 g/Int$ | 29.87 g/Int$ | 37.48 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.44 g/Int$ | 21.33 g/Int$ | 29.72 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.33 g/Int$ | 10.23 g/Int$ | 21.85 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.84 g/Int$ | 13.05 g/Int$ | 18.33 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.32 g/Int$ | 10.03 g/Int$ | 14.63 g/Int$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 26 Serbia and Montenegro 12.37 g/Int$ compare
- 27 Oman 11.84 g/Int$ compare
- 28 Bangladesh 11.67 g/Int$ compare
- 30 Gabon 11.43 g/Int$ compare
- 31 Trinidad and Tobago 11.36 g/Int$ compare
- 32 Guatemala 11.09 g/Int$ compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
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- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0153 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -11.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Ireland?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Ireland was 11.66 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 51.19 g/Int$ in 1972.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.03 g/Int$ in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
- Ireland ranks 29th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per value of agricultural production rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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