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 121st out of 198 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
- 118 Polynesia (excluding intra-trade) 0.28 t compare
- 119 Micronesia (excluding intra-trade) 0.17 t compare
- 120 Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) 0.15 t compare
- 121 Afghanistan 0 t compare
- 121 Antigua and Barbuda 0 t compare
- 121 Aruba 0 t compare
- 121 Azerbaijan 0 t compare
- 121 Bahamas 0 t compare
- 121 Bahrain 0 t compare
- 121 Barbados 0 t compare
- 121 Belize 0 t compare
- 121 Bermuda 0 t compare
- 121 Bhutan 0 t compare
- 121 Burundi 0 t compare
- 121 Cameroon 0 t compare
- 121 Central African Republic 0 t compare
- 121 Chad 0 t compare
- 121 Comoros 0 t
- 121 Cook Islands 0 t
- 121 Djibouti 0 t compare
- 121 Dominica 0 t
- 121 Equatorial Guinea 0 t compare
- 121 Eritrea 0 t compare
- 121 Ethiopia 0 t compare
- 121 Faroe Islands 0 t
- 121 Fiji 0 t compare
- 121 French Guiana 0 t
- 121 French Polynesia 0 t
- 121 Gabon 0 t compare
- 121 Gambia 0 t compare
- 121 Greenland 0 t
- 121 Grenada 0 t compare
- 121 Guadeloupe 0 t
- 121 Guinea 0 t compare
- 121 Guinea-Bissau 0 t
- 121 Haiti 0 t
- 121 Iceland 0 t compare
- 121 Iraq 0 t compare
- 121 Jamaica 0 t compare
- 121 Kiribati 0 t
- 121 Kyrgyzstan 0 t compare
- 121 Lesotho 0 t compare
- 121 Libya 0 t compare
- 121 Madagascar 0 t compare
- 121 Maldives 0 t
- 121 Malta 0 t compare
- 121 Marshall Islands 0 t compare
- 121 Martinique 0 t compare
- 121 Mauritania 0 t compare
- 121 Mongolia 0 t compare
- 121 Myanmar 0 t compare
- 121 Naoero 0 t compare
- 121 Nepal 0 t
- 121 New Caledonia 0 t
- 121 Nicaragua 0 t compare
- 121 Niger 0 t compare
- 121 Nigeria 0 t compare
- 121 Pakistan 0 t compare
- 121 Palau 0 t
- 121 Palestine 0 t compare
- 121 Papua New Guinea 0 t compare
- 121 Réunion 0 t
- 121 Rwanda 0 t compare
- 121 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 t
- 121 Saint Lucia 0 t compare
- 121 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 t compare
- 121 Samoa 0 t compare
- 121 Sao Tome and Principe 0 t
- 121 Seychelles 0 t
- 121 Sierra Leone 0 t compare
- 121 Solomon Islands 0 t
- 121 South Sudan 0 t
- 121 Sri Lanka 0 t compare
- 121 Sudan 0 t
- 121 Sudan (former) 0 t
- 121 Suriname 0 t
- 121 Tajikistan 0 t
- 121 Tonga 0 t
- 121 Tuvalu 0 t
- 121 Vanuatu 0 t compare
More environment data for Argentina
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8814 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.8286 % 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 121st out of 198 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