Previously, potassium was generally made from the electrolysis of potassium chloride or potassium hydroxide, found extensively in places such as Canada, Russia, Belarus, Germany, Israel, United States, and Jordan, in a method similar to how sodium was produced in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
pɹˈiːviəsli, pətˈæsiəm wʌz dʒˈɛnɚɹəli mˌeɪd fɹʌmðɪ ᵻlɛktɹˈɑːləsˌɪs ʌv pətˈæsiəm klˈoːɹaɪd ɔːɹ pətˈæsiəm haɪdɹˈɑːksaɪd, fˈaʊnd ɛkstˈɛnsɪvli ɪn plˈeɪsᵻz sˈʌtʃ ɐz kˈænədə, ɹˈʌʃə, bˌɛlɚɹˈuːs, dʒˈɜːməni, ˈɪzɹiːəl, juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, ænd dʒˈoːɹdən, ɪn ɐ mˈɛθəd sˈɪmɪlɚ tə hˌaʊ sˈoʊdiəm wʌz pɹədˈuːst ɪnðə lˈeɪt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd z ænd ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd z.