Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity was 1.62 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 1.62 million t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 1,176.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 1.62 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1990.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 t | — |
| 1991 | 0 t | — |
| 1992 | 0 t | — |
| 1993 | 0 t | — |
| 1994 | 0 t | — |
| 1995 | 0 t | — |
| 1996 | 0 t | — |
| 1997 | 0 t | — |
| 1998 | 0 t | — |
| 1999 | 0 t | — |
| 2000 | 0 t | — |
| 2001 | 0 t | — |
| 2002 | 0 t | — |
| 2003 | 0 t | — |
| 2004 | 0 t | — |
| 2005 | 0 t | — |
| 2006 | 0 t | — |
| 2007 | 3 t | — |
| 2008 | 2 t | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 3 t | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 4 t | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 1,860 t | +46400.0% |
| 2012 | 21,128 t | +1035.9% |
| 2013 | 48,923 t | +131.6% |
| 2014 | 126,954 t | +159.5% |
| 2015 | 324,337 t | +155.5% |
| 2016 | 251,398 t | -22.5% |
| 2017 | 283,802 t | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 351,119 t | +23.7% |
| 2019 | 364,239 t | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 366,812 t | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 472,217 t | +28.7% |
| 2022 | 695,467 t | +47.3% |
| 2023 | 1.49 million t | +114.6% |
| 2024 | 1.62 million t | +8.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +46400.0% | 4 t | 1,860 t |
| 2012 | +1035.9% | 1,860 t | 21,128 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8 t | 0 t | 3 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 177,376 t | 4 t | 364,239 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 929,643 t | 366,812 t | 1.62 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 1 Canada 13.75 million t compare
- 2 Russian Federation 10.63 million t compare
- 3 USSR 2.86 million t
- 4 Israel 2.27 million t compare
- 4 Viet Nam 72,954 t compare
- 5 Belarus 2.18 million t compare
- 5 Türkiye 48,763 t compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 31,398 t compare
- 6 Germany 1.91 million t compare
More environment data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.825 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.318 °C (2025)
- Agricultural land — Area 2,201 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 72.61 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1,598 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,874 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 9.54 % (2024)
- Country area — Area 23,680 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 31.3 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 1.62 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1990.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 3rd out of 19 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,176.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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