Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)
Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity was 19,777 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) recorded 19,777 t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 54,388 t in 2009 and was at its lowest, 409.14 t, in 1995.
Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 50th of 58 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 469.93 t | — |
| 1991 | 563.01 t | +19.8% |
| 1992 | 443.17 t | -21.3% |
| 1993 | 442.61 t | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 421.95 t | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 409.14 t | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 427.11 t | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 432.57 t | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 457.32 t | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 1,470 t | +221.4% |
| 2000 | 12,203 t | +730.2% |
| 2001 | 22,583 t | +85.1% |
| 2002 | 1,434 t | -93.6% |
| 2003 | 2,083 t | +45.2% |
| 2004 | 4,404 t | +111.5% |
| 2005 | 6,996 t | +58.8% |
| 2006 | 6,263 t | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 8,698 t | +38.9% |
| 2008 | 28,431 t | +226.9% |
| 2009 | 54,388 t | +91.3% |
| 2010 | 17,933 t | -67.0% |
| 2011 | 20,161 t | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 30,683 t | +52.2% |
| 2013 | 21,560 t | -29.7% |
| 2014 | 33,629 t | +56.0% |
| 2015 | 30,260 t | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 31,800 t | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 33,319 t | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 48,052 t | +44.2% |
| 2019 | 39,845 t | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 26,398 t | -33.7% |
| 2021 | 21,509 t | -18.5% |
| 2022 | 18,240 t | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 21,114 t | +15.8% |
| 2024 | 19,777 t | -6.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity in Southern Asia (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +730.2% | 1,470 t | 12,203 t |
| 2008 | +226.9% | 8,698 t | 28,431 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 553.67 t | 409.14 t | 1,470 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,748 t | 1,434 t | 54,388 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,724 t | 17,933 t | 48,052 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,408 t | 18,240 t | 26,398 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.65 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 3.65 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 5.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 1.19 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -11.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 6.43 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -8.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) was 19,777 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 Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 54,388 t in 2009.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity recorded in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 409.14 t in 1995.
- How does Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity?
- Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 50th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — export quantity rising or falling in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Asia (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