Italy vs Western Europe (excluding intra-trade): Potassium nitrate — Import quantity

Italy
53,857 t
in 2024
Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)
200,687 t
in 2024
Italy rank
4th
Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) rank
5th

Potassium nitrate — Import quantity over time

  • Italy
  • Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)
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How they compare

Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) currently reports 200,687 t against 53,857 t in Italy, a difference of 146,830 t.

That makes Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)'s figure about 3.7 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 4th and Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) ranks 5th of 167 countries.

Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) Difference Ahead
2000s 53,444 t 109,777 t 56,333 t Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)
2010s 47,192 t 193,894 t 146,702 t Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)
2020s 41,271 t 191,796 t 150,525 t Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potassium nitrate — import quantity, Italy or Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
Western Europe (excluding intra-trade), at 200,687 t against 53,857 t in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in potassium nitrate — import quantity between Italy and Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
146,830 t, with Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Italy and Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) rank globally for potassium nitrate — import quantity?
Italy ranks 4th and Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) ranks 5th of 167 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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Indicator
Potassium nitrate — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
211 places, 4,198 data points, 2002–2024
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