Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Caribbean (excluding intra-trade)
Caribbean (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity was 21,226 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Caribbean (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) recorded 21,226 t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 21,226 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,142 t, in 1999.
That places Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) 36th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Caribbean (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,770 t | — |
| 1991 | 3,770 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3,791 t | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 4,404 t | +16.2% |
| 1994 | 4,638 t | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 5,345 t | +15.2% |
| 1996 | 6,658 t | +24.6% |
| 1997 | 6,261 t | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 2,424 t | -61.3% |
| 1999 | 1,142 t | -52.9% |
| 2000 | 1,774 t | +55.4% |
| 2001 | 3,697 t | +108.4% |
| 2002 | 5,454 t | +47.5% |
| 2003 | 14,042 t | +157.5% |
| 2004 | 14,985 t | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 10,748 t | -28.3% |
| 2006 | 13,693 t | +27.4% |
| 2007 | 12,855 t | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 15,946 t | +24.1% |
| 2009 | 14,883 t | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 16,783 t | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 16,292 t | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 19,109 t | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 16,651 t | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 16,080 t | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 18,773 t | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 16,970 t | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 16,034 t | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 18,083 t | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 18,086 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19,013 t | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 19,288 t | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 19,292 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20,074 t | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 21,226 t | +5.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Caribbean (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +157.5% | 5,454 t | 14,042 t |
| 2001 | +108.4% | 1,774 t | 3,697 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,221 t | 1,142 t | 6,658 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,808 t | 1,774 t | 15,946 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,286 t | 16,034 t | 19,109 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,778 t | 19,013 t | 21,226 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Caribbean (excluding intra-trade)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 25,380 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 25,380 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 27,768 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 644,820 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 9.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 124,162 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -52.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate 9.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in Caribbean (excluding intra-trade)?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) was 21,226 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 Caribbean (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 21,226 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity recorded in Caribbean (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,142 t in 1999.
- How does Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity?
- Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) ranks 36th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity rising or falling in Caribbean (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean (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