Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity was 784,079 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Northern Europe, 1975–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Northern Europe recorded 784,079 t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in Northern Europe peaked at 907,251 t in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3,000 t, in 1975.
Northern Europe ranks 29th of 58 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 3,000 t | — |
| 1976 | 17,000 t | +466.7% |
| 1977 | 87,300 t | +413.5% |
| 1978 | 103,100 t | +18.1% |
| 1979 | 134,600 t | +30.6% |
| 1980 | 134,000 t | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 60,000 t | -55.2% |
| 1982 | 282,900 t | +371.5% |
| 1983 | 411,600 t | +45.5% |
| 1984 | 425,000 t | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 462,100 t | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 470,800 t | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 592,500 t | +25.8% |
| 1988 | 619,900 t | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 689,600 t | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 660,600 t | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 724,000 t | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 749,364 t | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 799,800 t | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 907,251 t | +13.4% |
| 1995 | 896,480 t | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 792,474 t | -11.6% |
| 1997 | 751,297 t | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 724,869 t | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 663,477 t | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 839,888 t | +26.6% |
| 2001 | 897,473 t | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 705,514 t | -21.4% |
| 2003 | 684,637 t | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 639,433 t | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 598,036 t | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 657,385 t | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 672,409 t | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 669,132 t | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 360,968 t | -46.1% |
| 2010 | 571,694 t | +58.4% |
| 2011 | 556,906 t | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 529,613 t | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 654,789 t | +23.6% |
| 2014 | 628,145 t | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 590,442 t | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 641,135 t | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 646,192 t | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 694,450 t | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 757,718 t | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 838,769 t | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 853,753 t | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 758,924 t | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 755,765 t | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 784,079 t | +3.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Northern Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +466.7% | 3,000 t | 17,000 t |
| 1977 | +413.5% | 17,000 t | 87,300 t |
| 1982 | +371.5% | 60,000 t | 282,900 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69,000 t | 3,000 t | 134,600 t | 5 |
| 1980s | 414,840 t | 60,000 t | 689,600 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 766,961 t | 660,600 t | 907,251 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 672,488 t | 360,968 t | 897,473 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 627,108 t | 529,613 t | 757,718 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 798,258 t | 755,765 t | 853,753 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
More environment data for Northern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.685 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.48 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -0.9433 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0.7673 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, annual 7.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate 11.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 13.76 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in Northern Europe?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in Northern Europe was 784,079 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 907,251 t in 1994.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,000 t in 1975.
- How does Northern Europe rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity?
- Northern Europe ranks 29th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Europe 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