Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in India
India: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity was 18,687 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in India, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
India recorded 18,687 t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.2% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in India peaked at 37,488 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24 t, in 1995.
That places India 37th 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 India, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25 t | — |
| 1991 | 90 t | +260.0% |
| 1992 | 60 t | -33.3% |
| 1993 | 57 t | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 48 t | -15.8% |
| 1995 | 24 t | -50.0% |
| 1996 | 53 t | +120.8% |
| 1997 | 48 t | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 59 t | +22.9% |
| 1999 | 258 t | +337.3% |
| 2000 | 9,841 t | +3714.3% |
| 2001 | 31,361 t | +218.7% |
| 2002 | 702 t | -97.8% |
| 2003 | 1,486 t | +111.7% |
| 2004 | 5,068 t | +241.0% |
| 2005 | 4,350 t | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 5,606 t | +28.9% |
| 2007 | 6,620 t | +18.1% |
| 2008 | 31,605 t | +377.4% |
| 2009 | 25,579 t | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 10,822 t | -57.7% |
| 2011 | 33,079 t | +205.7% |
| 2012 | 15,865 t | -52.0% |
| 2013 | 19,778 t | +24.7% |
| 2014 | 21,348 t | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 37,488 t | +75.6% |
| 2016 | 27,626 t | -26.3% |
| 2017 | 28,307 t | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 35,192 t | +24.3% |
| 2019 | 24,726 t | -29.7% |
| 2020 | 29,116 t | +17.8% |
| 2021 | 9,590 t | -67.1% |
| 2022 | 5,680 t | -40.8% |
| 2023 | 13,719 t | +141.5% |
| 2024 | 18,687 t | +36.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +3714.3% | 258 t | 9,841 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.2 t | 24 t | 258 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,222 t | 702 t | 31,605 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,423 t | 10,822 t | 37,488 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,358 t | 5,680 t | 29,116 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More environment data for India
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % 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 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in India?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in India was 18,687 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 37,488 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 t in 1995.
- How does India rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity?
- India ranks 37th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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