Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade)
Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity was 436,475 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) recorded 436,475 t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.1% on the previous year and up 93.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 652,160 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56,056 t, in 1991.
Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 34th of 58 groups on this measure, 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 Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71,892 t | — |
| 1991 | 56,056 t | -22.0% |
| 1992 | 66,127 t | +18.0% |
| 1993 | 99,228 t | +50.1% |
| 1994 | 86,096 t | -13.2% |
| 1995 | 205,202 t | +138.3% |
| 1996 | 338,414 t | +64.9% |
| 1997 | 419,693 t | +24.0% |
| 1998 | 315,584 t | -24.8% |
| 1999 | 553,749 t | +75.5% |
| 2000 | 404,326 t | -27.0% |
| 2001 | 252,398 t | -37.6% |
| 2002 | 386,038 t | +52.9% |
| 2003 | 293,373 t | -24.0% |
| 2004 | 240,381 t | -18.1% |
| 2005 | 162,742 t | -32.3% |
| 2006 | 305,121 t | +87.5% |
| 2007 | 221,736 t | -27.3% |
| 2008 | 276,351 t | +24.6% |
| 2009 | 350,929 t | +27.0% |
| 2010 | 238,079 t | -32.2% |
| 2011 | 174,031 t | -26.9% |
| 2012 | 228,361 t | +31.2% |
| 2013 | 242,855 t | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 225,685 t | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 241,449 t | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 237,043 t | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 265,146 t | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 312,206 t | +17.7% |
| 2019 | 516,363 t | +65.4% |
| 2020 | 578,367 t | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 436,894 t | -24.5% |
| 2022 | 327,748 t | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 652,160 t | +99.0% |
| 2024 | 436,475 t | -33.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 221,204 t | 56,056 t | 553,749 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 289,340 t | 162,742 t | 404,326 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 268,122 t | 174,031 t | 516,363 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 486,329 t | 327,748 t | 652,160 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade)
- 31 Lithuania 30,412 t compare
- 32 South Africa 29,587 t compare
- 33 Kazakhstan 27,455 t compare
- 34 Greece 27,355 t compare
- 35 France 26,187 t compare
- 36 Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) 21,226 t compare
- 37 India 18,687 t compare
More environment data for Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 9.06 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 9.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 9.06 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 303,845 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 5.93 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 23.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.01 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate 13.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -16.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) was 436,475 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 Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 652,160 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity recorded in Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,056 t in 1991.
- How does Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity?
- Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 34th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity rising or falling in Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia (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