Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity was 3.43 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in European Union (27), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in European Union (27) stood at 3.43 million t.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in European Union (27) peaked at 6.68 million t in 1987 and was at its lowest, 2.49 million t, in 2009.
European Union (27) ranks 10th of 58 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.85 million t | — |
| 1962 | 2.91 million t | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 3.21 million t | +10.1% |
| 1964 | 3.16 million t | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 3.30 million t | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 3.50 million t | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 3.79 million t | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 4.08 million t | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 3.90 million t | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 4.09 million t | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 3.77 million t | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 4.27 million t | +13.3% |
| 1973 | 4.33 million t | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 4.32 million t | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 3.89 million t | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 4.60 million t | +18.2% |
| 1977 | 5.01 million t | +8.8% |
| 1978 | 5.47 million t | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 5.36 million t | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 5.31 million t | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 5.27 million t | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 5.89 million t | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 6.45 million t | +9.5% |
| 1984 | 6.36 million t | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 6.14 million t | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 6.38 million t | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 6.68 million t | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 6.61 million t | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 6.09 million t | -7.8% |
| 1990 | 6.28 million t | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 5.29 million t | -15.8% |
| 1992 | 4.99 million t | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 4.62 million t | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 5.06 million t | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 4.77 million t | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 4.34 million t | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 4.70 million t | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 4.57 million t | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 4.44 million t | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 4.39 million t | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 4.34 million t | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 4.30 million t | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 4.32 million t | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 4.54 million t | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 4.45 million t | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 4.44 million t | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 4.55 million t | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 4.69 million t | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 2.49 million t | -46.8% |
| 2010 | 3.73 million t | +49.5% |
| 2011 | 3.99 million t | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 4.08 million t | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 4.38 million t | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 4.40 million t | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 4.37 million t | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 3.25 million t | -25.8% |
| 2017 | 4.42 million t | +36.0% |
| 2018 | 3.92 million t | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 3.83 million t | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 3.92 million t | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 4.37 million t | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 3.73 million t | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 3.32 million t | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 3.43 million t | +3.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in European Union (27) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +49.5% | 2.49 million t | 3.73 million t |
| 2009 | -46.8% | 4.69 million t | 2.49 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.41 million t | 2.85 million t | 4.08 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.51 million t | 3.77 million t | 5.47 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.12 million t | 5.27 million t | 6.68 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.91 million t | 4.34 million t | 6.28 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.25 million t | 2.49 million t | 4.69 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.04 million t | 3.25 million t | 4.42 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.75 million t | 3.32 million t | 4.37 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 7 Turkmenistan 552,761 t compare
- 8 Chile 494,968 t compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,244 t compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,265 t compare
- 9 Norway 428,998 t compare
- 10 Belgium 387,473 t compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 958 t compare
- 11 Spain 356,415 t compare
- 12 China 330,549 t compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 t compare
- 12 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t
- 12 Republic of Moldova 0 t compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 0 t compare
- 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 t compare
- 12 Melanesia 0 t compare
- 12 Micronesia 0 t compare
- 12 Polynesia 0 t compare
- 13 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 309,196 t compare
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in European Union (27)?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in European Union (27) was 3.43 million 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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.68 million t in 1987.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.49 million t in 2009.
- How does European Union (27) rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity?
- European Union (27) ranks 10th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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