New Zealand vs Western Asia (excluding intra-trade): Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity

New Zealand
194,918 t
in 2024
Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)
267,786 t
in 2024
New Zealand rank
27th
Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) rank
24th

Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity over time

  • New Zealand
  • Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)
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How they compare

Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) currently reports 267,786 t against 194,918 t in New Zealand, a difference of 72,868 t.

That makes Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)'s figure about 1.4 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 27th and Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 24th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) Difference Ahead
2000s 204,035 t 97,357 t 106,678 t New Zealand
2010s 198,869 t 169,327 t 29,542 t New Zealand
2020s 196,772 t 265,348 t 68,576 t Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity, New Zealand or Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
Western Asia (excluding intra-trade), at 267,786 t against 194,918 t in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity between New Zealand and Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
72,868 t, with Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) rank globally for potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity?
New Zealand ranks 27th and Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 24th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
222 places, 4,456 data points, 2002–2024
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