Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Argentina
Argentina: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity was 0 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Argentina, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 0 t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in Argentina peaked at 5,278 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1990.
That places Argentina 130th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Argentina, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 t | — |
| 1991 | 200 t | — |
| 1992 | 100 t | -50.0% |
| 1993 | 136 t | +36.0% |
| 1994 | 307 t | +125.7% |
| 1995 | 212 t | -30.9% |
| 1996 | 1,039 t | +390.1% |
| 1997 | 410 t | -60.5% |
| 1998 | 476 t | +16.1% |
| 1999 | 374 t | -21.4% |
| 2000 | 109 t | -70.9% |
| 2001 | 52 t | -52.3% |
| 2002 | 8 t | -84.6% |
| 2003 | 164 t | +1950.0% |
| 2004 | 800 t | +387.8% |
| 2005 | 1,633 t | +104.1% |
| 2006 | 150 t | -90.8% |
| 2007 | 658 t | +338.7% |
| 2008 | 1,700 t | +158.4% |
| 2009 | 1,255 t | -26.2% |
| 2010 | 2,564 t | +104.3% |
| 2011 | 5,278 t | +105.9% |
| 2012 | 1,564 t | -70.4% |
| 2013 | 513 t | -67.2% |
| 2014 | 29 t | -94.3% |
| 2015 | 43 t | +48.3% |
| 2016 | 27 t | -37.2% |
| 2017 | 83 t | +207.4% |
| 2018 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 t | — |
| 2020 | 7 t | — |
| 2021 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 11 t | — |
| 2023 | 1 t | -90.9% |
| 2024 | 0 t | -100.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28 t. (52 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.5 t. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Argentina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +1950.0% | 8 t | 164 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 325.4 t | 0 t | 1,039 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 652.9 t | 8 t | 1,700 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,010 t | 0 t | 5,278 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8 t | 0 t | 11 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 127 Polynesia (excluding intra-trade) 0.28 t compare
- 128 Micronesia (excluding intra-trade) 0.17 t compare
- 129 Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) 0.15 t compare
- 130 Afghanistan 0 t compare
- 130 Antigua and Barbuda 0 t compare
- 130 Aruba 0 t compare
- 130 Azerbaijan 0 t compare
- 130 Bahamas 0 t compare
- 130 Bahrain 0 t compare
- 130 Barbados 0 t compare
- 130 Belize 0 t compare
- 130 Bermuda 0 t compare
- 130 Bhutan 0 t compare
- 130 Burundi 0 t compare
- 130 Cabo Verde 0 t
- 130 Cameroon 0 t compare
- 130 Central African Republic 0 t compare
- 130 Chad 0 t compare
- 130 Comoros 0 t
- 130 Cook Islands 0 t
- 130 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 t compare
- 130 Djibouti 0 t compare
- 130 Dominica 0 t
- 130 Equatorial Guinea 0 t compare
- 130 Eritrea 0 t compare
- 130 Ethiopia 0 t compare
- 130 Faroe Islands 0 t
- 130 Fiji 0 t compare
- 130 French Guiana 0 t
- 130 French Polynesia 0 t
- 130 Gabon 0 t compare
- 130 Gambia 0 t compare
- 130 Greenland 0 t
- 130 Grenada 0 t compare
- 130 Guadeloupe 0 t
- 130 Guinea 0 t compare
- 130 Guinea-Bissau 0 t
- 130 Haiti 0 t
- 130 Iceland 0 t compare
- 130 Iraq 0 t compare
- 130 Jamaica 0 t compare
- 130 Kiribati 0 t
- 130 Kyrgyzstan 0 t compare
- 130 Lesotho 0 t compare
- 130 Libya 0 t compare
- 130 Madagascar 0 t compare
- 130 Maldives 0 t
- 130 Malta 0 t compare
- 130 Marshall Islands 0 t compare
- 130 Martinique 0 t compare
- 130 Mauritania 0 t compare
- 130 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t
- 130 Mongolia 0 t compare
- 130 Myanmar 0 t compare
- 130 Naoero 0 t compare
- 130 Nepal 0 t
- 130 New Caledonia 0 t
- 130 Nicaragua 0 t compare
- 130 Niger 0 t compare
- 130 Nigeria 0 t compare
- 130 Pakistan 0 t compare
- 130 Palau 0 t
- 130 Palestine 0 t compare
- 130 Papua New Guinea 0 t compare
- 130 Republic of Moldova 0 t compare
- 130 Réunion 0 t
- 130 Rwanda 0 t compare
- 130 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 t
- 130 Saint Lucia 0 t compare
- 130 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 t compare
- 130 Samoa 0 t compare
- 130 Sao Tome and Principe 0 t
- 130 Seychelles 0 t
- 130 Sierra Leone 0 t compare
- 130 Solomon Islands 0 t
- 130 South Sudan 0 t
- 130 Sri Lanka 0 t compare
- 130 Sudan 0 t
- 130 Sudan (former) 0 t
- 130 Suriname 0 t
- 130 Syrian Arab Republic 0 t compare
- 130 Tajikistan 0 t
- 130 Tonga 0 t
- 130 Tuvalu 0 t
- 130 Vanuatu 0 t compare
- 130 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 t compare
- 130 Melanesia 0 t compare
- 130 Micronesia 0 t compare
- 130 Polynesia 0 t compare
More environment data for Argentina
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.63 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.78 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 27.29 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in Argentina?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in Argentina was 0 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 Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 5,278 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1990.
- How does Argentina rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity?
- Argentina ranks 130th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina 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