Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade)
Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity was 1.79 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) is 1.79 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.3% on the previous year and up 939.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 1.79 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 112,289 t, in 1990.
That places Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) 24th out of 58 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 112,289 t | — |
| 1991 | 112,396 t | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 112,289 t | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 112,289 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 112,289 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 112,290 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 118,938 t | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 125,496 t | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 119,463 t | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 116,299 t | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 113,832 t | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 122,605 t | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 118,193 t | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 117,019 t | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 119,725 t | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 122,663 t | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 119,082 t | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 122,001 t | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 125,486 t | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 120,736 t | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 120,401 t | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 118,655 t | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 135,208 t | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 148,308 t | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 172,069 t | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 362,506 t | +110.7% |
| 2016 | 282,362 t | -22.1% |
| 2017 | 337,815 t | +19.6% |
| 2018 | 391,886 t | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 390,838 t | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 396,975 t | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 506,594 t | +27.6% |
| 2022 | 735,130 t | +45.1% |
| 2023 | 1.50 million t | +104.0% |
| 2024 | 1.79 million t | +19.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Least Developed Countries (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +110.7% | 172,069 t | 362,506 t |
| 2023 | +104.0% | 735,130 t | 1.50 million t |
| 2022 | +45.1% | 506,594 t | 735,130 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 115,404 t | 112,289 t | 125,496 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 120,134 t | 113,832 t | 125,486 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 246,005 t | 118,655 t | 391,886 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 985,456 t | 396,975 t | 1.79 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -27.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.10 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 51.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 2.97 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 275,134 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 4.44 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 275,134 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 2.97 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.10 million t (2024)
All data for Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) was 1.79 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 Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity recorded in Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 112,289 t in 1990.
- How does Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity?
- Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) ranks 24th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 939.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (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