Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate in South Africa
South Africa: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate was 46.1 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate in South Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 46.1 % change on previous year for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 530.6% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, annual growth rate in South Africa peaked at 89.09 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, -48.37 % change on previous year, in 2009.
That places South Africa 38th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 16.58 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 15.48 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 1964 | 57.33 % change on previous year | +270.5% |
| 1965 | 25.14 % change on previous year | -56.1% |
| 1966 | -0.3386 % change on previous year | -101.3% |
| 1967 | -0.3398 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 13.64 % change on previous year | -4113.6% |
| 1969 | 2.9 % change on previous year | -78.7% |
| 1970 | 8.16 % change on previous year | +181.5% |
| 1971 | 32.88 % change on previous year | +302.8% |
| 1972 | -17.31 % change on previous year | -152.6% |
| 1973 | 7.03 % change on previous year | -140.6% |
| 1974 | 37.12 % change on previous year | +427.9% |
| 1975 | -11.59 % change on previous year | -131.2% |
| 1976 | -18.72 % change on previous year | +61.5% |
| 1977 | 6.05 % change on previous year | -132.3% |
| 1978 | 5.06 % change on previous year | -16.4% |
| 1979 | -9.53 % change on previous year | -288.5% |
| 1980 | 14.71 % change on previous year | -254.3% |
| 1981 | 12.28 % change on previous year | -16.5% |
| 1982 | -15.37 % change on previous year | -225.1% |
| 1983 | -1.27 % change on previous year | -91.7% |
| 1984 | 7.65 % change on previous year | -702.1% |
| 1985 | -13.61 % change on previous year | -278.0% |
| 1986 | -1.61 % change on previous year | -88.1% |
| 1987 | 18.75 % change on previous year | -1261.6% |
| 1988 | -15.72 % change on previous year | -183.9% |
| 1989 | 5 % change on previous year | -131.8% |
| 1990 | -13.23 % change on previous year | -364.9% |
| 1991 | 7.63 % change on previous year | -157.6% |
| 1992 | 6.85 % change on previous year | -10.2% |
| 1993 | -9.09 % change on previous year | -232.8% |
| 1994 | -6.97 % change on previous year | -23.4% |
| 1995 | 12.33 % change on previous year | -277.0% |
| 1996 | 27.06 % change on previous year | +119.4% |
| 1997 | -1.85 % change on previous year | -106.8% |
| 1998 | 15.97 % change on previous year | -962.6% |
| 1999 | 2.93 % change on previous year | -81.7% |
| 2000 | -4.79 % change on previous year | -263.7% |
| 2001 | -4.37 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 25.08 % change on previous year | -673.6% |
| 2003 | -17.04 % change on previous year | -168.0% |
| 2004 | 9.36 % change on previous year | -154.9% |
| 2005 | -21.68 % change on previous year | -331.6% |
| 2006 | 21.25 % change on previous year | -198.0% |
| 2007 | -0.333 % change on previous year | -101.6% |
| 2008 | 7.54 % change on previous year | -2364.0% |
| 2009 | -48.37 % change on previous year | -741.7% |
| 2010 | 89.09 % change on previous year | -284.2% |
| 2011 | 2.44 % change on previous year | -97.3% |
| 2012 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -37.8% |
| 2013 | 2.19 % change on previous year | +44.0% |
| 2014 | 40.9 % change on previous year | +1771.4% |
| 2015 | -10.8 % change on previous year | -126.4% |
| 2016 | -3.81 % change on previous year | -64.7% |
| 2017 | 52.1 % change on previous year | -1468.1% |
| 2018 | -25.78 % change on previous year | -149.5% |
| 2019 | -4.07 % change on previous year | -84.2% |
| 2020 | 6.86 % change on previous year | -268.4% |
| 2021 | 7.78 % change on previous year | +13.5% |
| 2022 | -16.04 % change on previous year | -306.1% |
| 2023 | -10.71 % change on previous year | -33.2% |
| 2024 | 46.1 % change on previous year | -530.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate in South Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +4113.6% | -0.3398 % change on previous year | 13.64 % change on previous year |
| 2008 | +2364.0% | -0.333 % change on previous year | 7.54 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | +1771.4% | 2.19 % change on previous year | 40.9 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +1468.1% | -3.81 % change on previous year | 52.1 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.3 % change on previous year | -0.3398 % change on previous year | 57.33 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.92 % change on previous year | -18.72 % change on previous year | 37.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 % change on previous year | -15.72 % change on previous year | 18.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.16 % change on previous year | -13.23 % change on previous year | 27.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -3.34 % change on previous year | -48.37 % change on previous year | 25.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.38 % change on previous year | -25.78 % change on previous year | 89.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8 % change on previous year | -16.04 % change on previous year | 46.1 % change on previous year | 5 |
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- 35 Micronesia (excluding intra-trade) 48.76 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Iceland 47.07 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Lebanon 46.41 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Congo 45.62 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Australia and New Zealand 43.28 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Argentina 43.08 % change on previous year compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
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- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 640,129 t (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, annual growth rate in South Africa?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, annual growth rate in South Africa was 46.1 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, annual growth rate recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 89.09 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, annual growth rate recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -48.37 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does South Africa rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, annual growth rate?
- South Africa ranks 38th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, annual growth rate rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.