Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)
Northern America (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity was 9.72 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade) stood at 9.72 million t. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 9.72 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.36 million t, in 1992.
That places Northern America (excluding intra-trade) 8th out of 58 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.27 million t | — |
| 1991 | 2.75 million t | -15.7% |
| 1992 | 2.36 million t | -14.4% |
| 1993 | 2.36 million t | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 3.44 million t | +45.4% |
| 1995 | 3.85 million t | +12.2% |
| 1996 | 3.21 million t | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 3.66 million t | +14.2% |
| 1998 | 3.51 million t | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 3.57 million t | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 3.86 million t | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 3.28 million t | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 4.25 million t | +29.7% |
| 2003 | 3.94 million t | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 4.74 million t | +20.4% |
| 2005 | 4.63 million t | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 4.15 million t | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 5.01 million t | +20.7% |
| 2008 | 7.53 million t | +50.3% |
| 2009 | 2.52 million t | -66.5% |
| 2010 | 5.77 million t | +128.8% |
| 2011 | 6.57 million t | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 5.11 million t | -22.3% |
| 2013 | 6.14 million t | +20.2% |
| 2014 | 6.46 million t | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 7.18 million t | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 6.28 million t | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 7.65 million t | +21.7% |
| 2018 | 9.18 million t | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 8.36 million t | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 9.22 million t | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 8.76 million t | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 9.44 million t | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 9.44 million t | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.72 million t | +3.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Northern America (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +128.8% | 2.52 million t | 5.77 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.20 million t | 2.36 million t | 3.85 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.39 million t | 2.52 million t | 7.53 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.87 million t | 5.11 million t | 9.18 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.32 million t | 8.76 million t | 9.72 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America (excluding intra-trade)
- 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
- 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
More environment data for Northern America (excluding intra-trade)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.30 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 36.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.30 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 14.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.88 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 1.37 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 4.12 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -9.93 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade) was 9.72 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 Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.72 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity recorded in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.36 million t in 1992.
- How does Northern America (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity?
- Northern America (excluding intra-trade) ranks 8th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity rising or falling in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America (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