Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) vs Spain: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)
2.18 million t
in 2024
Spain
259,838 t
in 2024
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) rank
20th
Spain rank
21st

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity over time

  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)
  • Spain
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196819962024

How they compare

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) currently reports 2.18 million t against 259,838 t in Spain, a difference of 1.92 million t.

That makes Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)'s figure about 8.4 times Spain's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) has been ahead every year.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) ranks 20th and Spain ranks 21st of 62 groups.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 571,107 t 261,324 t 309,783 t Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)
2000s 1.19 million t 322,700 t 869,363 t Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)
2010s 1.62 million t 346,676 t 1.27 million t Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)
2020s 2.01 million t 298,434 t 1.71 million t Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) or Spain?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade), at 2.18 million t against 259,838 t in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity between Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) and Spain?
1.92 million t, with Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) and Spain?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) and Spain rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) ranks 20th and Spain ranks 21st of 62 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 13,805 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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