Italy vs Northern America (excluding intra-trade): Potassium nitrate — Import quantity
Potassium nitrate — Import quantity over time
- Italy
- Northern America (excluding intra-trade)
How they compare
Northern America (excluding intra-trade) currently reports 139,463 t against 53,857 t in Italy, a difference of 85,606 t.
That makes Northern America (excluding intra-trade)'s figure about 2.6 times Italy's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Northern America (excluding intra-trade) has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 4th and Northern America (excluding intra-trade) ranks 6th of 168 countries.
Northern America (excluding intra-trade) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Northern America (excluding intra-trade) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53,444 t | 123,474 t | 70,031 t | Northern America (excluding intra-trade) |
| 2010s | 47,192 t | 111,416 t | 64,224 t | Northern America (excluding intra-trade) |
| 2020s | 41,271 t | 124,851 t | 83,579 t | Northern America (excluding intra-trade) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potassium nitrate — import quantity, Italy or Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
- Northern America (excluding intra-trade), at 139,463 t against 53,857 t in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potassium nitrate — import quantity between Italy and Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
- 85,606 t, with Northern America (excluding intra-trade) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Northern America (excluding intra-trade) rank globally for potassium nitrate — import quantity?
- Italy ranks 4th and Northern America (excluding intra-trade) ranks 6th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Potassium nitrate — Import quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf