Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in World
World: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production was 8.86 g/Int$ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in World, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/Int$.
Analysis
World recorded 8.86 g/Int$ for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per value of agricultural production in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per value of agricultural production in World peaked at 14.47 g/Int$ in 1976 and was at its lowest, 7.08 g/Int$, in 2009.
World ranks 7th of 29 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in World, year by year
| Year | g/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8 g/Int$ | — |
| 1962 | 8.22 g/Int$ | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 8.69 g/Int$ | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 9.22 g/Int$ | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 9.93 g/Int$ | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 10.09 g/Int$ | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 10.73 g/Int$ | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 10.89 g/Int$ | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 11.33 g/Int$ | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 11.87 g/Int$ | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 12.25 g/Int$ | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 13.11 g/Int$ | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 13.62 g/Int$ | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 13.19 g/Int$ | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 13.83 g/Int$ | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 14.47 g/Int$ | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 14.4 g/Int$ | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 14.47 g/Int$ | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 14.22 g/Int$ | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 14.3 g/Int$ | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 13.71 g/Int$ | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 12.82 g/Int$ | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 13.82 g/Int$ | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 13.68 g/Int$ | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 13.34 g/Int$ | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 13.32 g/Int$ | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 13.71 g/Int$ | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 13.93 g/Int$ | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 12.74 g/Int$ | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 11.6 g/Int$ | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 11.17 g/Int$ | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 9.75 g/Int$ | -12.7% |
| 1993 | 8.97 g/Int$ | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 8.91 g/Int$ | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 8.95 g/Int$ | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 8.7 g/Int$ | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 9.31 g/Int$ | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 8.93 g/Int$ | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 8.63 g/Int$ | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 8.33 g/Int$ | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 8.53 g/Int$ | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 8.65 g/Int$ | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 8.89 g/Int$ | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 9.53 g/Int$ | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 9.26 g/Int$ | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 9.07 g/Int$ | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 10.19 g/Int$ | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 8.36 g/Int$ | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 7.08 g/Int$ | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 8.89 g/Int$ | +25.6% |
| 2011 | 9.28 g/Int$ | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 9.09 g/Int$ | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 9.11 g/Int$ | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 9.79 g/Int$ | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 9.14 g/Int$ | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 9.66 g/Int$ | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 9.67 g/Int$ | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 9.65 g/Int$ | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 9.12 g/Int$ | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 9.58 g/Int$ | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 9.69 g/Int$ | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 8.66 g/Int$ | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 8.85 g/Int$ | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 8.86 g/Int$ | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.68 g/Int$ | 8 g/Int$ | 11.33 g/Int$ | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.54 g/Int$ | 11.87 g/Int$ | 14.47 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.54 g/Int$ | 12.74 g/Int$ | 14.3 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.49 g/Int$ | 8.63 g/Int$ | 11.6 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.79 g/Int$ | 7.08 g/Int$ | 10.19 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.34 g/Int$ | 8.89 g/Int$ | 9.79 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.13 g/Int$ | 8.66 g/Int$ | 9.69 g/Int$ | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per value of agricultural production in World?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per value of agricultural production in World was 8.86 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 14.47 g/Int$ in 1976.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.08 g/Int$ in 2009.
- How does World rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
- World ranks 7th out of 29 regions with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per value of agricultural production rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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