Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade)
Africa (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity was 250,521 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade) is 250,521 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 45.6% on the previous year and up 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 299,986 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 51,823 t, in 1990.
That places Africa (excluding intra-trade) 39th out of 58 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51,823 t | — |
| 1991 | 51,823 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 51,823 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 51,826 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 51,838 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 52,300 t | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 54,144 t | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 54,595 t | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 59,644 t | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 57,190 t | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 60,205 t | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 64,884 t | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 135,213 t | +108.4% |
| 2003 | 162,592 t | +20.2% |
| 2004 | 146,488 t | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 146,641 t | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 162,348 t | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 170,588 t | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 144,684 t | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 142,993 t | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 143,048 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 146,738 t | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 139,284 t | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 144,906 t | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 151,197 t | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 163,247 t | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 164,641 t | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 164,799 t | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 157,531 t | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 186,080 t | +18.1% |
| 2020 | 212,376 t | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 299,986 t | +41.3% |
| 2022 | 175,373 t | -41.5% |
| 2023 | 172,017 t | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 250,521 t | +45.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +108.4% | 64,884 t | 135,213 t |
| 2024 | +45.6% | 172,017 t | 250,521 t |
| 2022 | -41.5% | 299,986 t | 175,373 t |
| 2021 | +41.3% | 212,376 t | 299,986 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53,701 t | 51,823 t | 59,644 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 133,664 t | 60,205 t | 170,588 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 156,147 t | 139,284 t | 186,080 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 222,055 t | 172,017 t | 299,986 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Africa (excluding intra-trade)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.78 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 41.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.78 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 737,848 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 7.12 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 3.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 3.77 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade) was 250,521 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity recorded in Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 299,986 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity recorded in Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,823 t in 1990.
- How does Africa (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity?
- Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 39th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity rising or falling in Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa (excluding intra-trade) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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