Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate in Zambia
Zambia: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate was -32.17 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate in Zambia, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Zambia recorded -32.17 % change on previous year for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, annual growth rate in 2023.
The figure is down 896.1% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, annual growth rate in Zambia peaked at 433.06 % change on previous year in 2017 and was at its lowest, -58.39 % change on previous year, in 1990.
That places Zambia 178th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 4.29 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 36.99 % change on previous year | +763.0% |
| 1964 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | 10 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 13.64 % change on previous year | +36.4% |
| 1968 | -24 % change on previous year | -276.0% |
| 1969 | 47.53 % change on previous year | -298.0% |
| 1970 | 117.59 % change on previous year | +147.4% |
| 1971 | 24.46 % change on previous year | -79.2% |
| 1972 | -35.45 % change on previous year | -244.9% |
| 1973 | 61.22 % change on previous year | -272.7% |
| 1974 | 44.3 % change on previous year | -27.6% |
| 1975 | -42.98 % change on previous year | -197.0% |
| 1976 | -15.38 % change on previous year | -64.2% |
| 1977 | 5.45 % change on previous year | -135.5% |
| 1978 | 3.45 % change on previous year | -36.8% |
| 1979 | -33.33 % change on previous year | -1066.7% |
| 1980 | 23 % change on previous year | -169.0% |
| 1981 | 51.83 % change on previous year | +125.3% |
| 1982 | 15.86 % change on previous year | -69.4% |
| 1983 | -44.43 % change on previous year | -380.0% |
| 1984 | 51.77 % change on previous year | -216.5% |
| 1985 | 9.59 % change on previous year | -81.5% |
| 1986 | -16.65 % change on previous year | -273.6% |
| 1987 | 48.5 % change on previous year | -391.3% |
| 1988 | 20.69 % change on previous year | -57.3% |
| 1989 | 14.63 % change on previous year | -29.3% |
| 1990 | -58.39 % change on previous year | -499.0% |
| 1991 | 10.53 % change on previous year | -118.0% |
| 1992 | 88.89 % change on previous year | +744.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8403 % change on previous year | -99.1% |
| 1994 | -33.33 % change on previous year | -4066.7% |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 25 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1999 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2001 | 17 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 14.52 % change on previous year | -14.6% |
| 2003 | 40.72 % change on previous year | +180.4% |
| 2004 | -8.46 % change on previous year | -120.8% |
| 2005 | 16.63 % change on previous year | -296.5% |
| 2006 | -1.19 % change on previous year | -107.1% |
| 2007 | 4.84 % change on previous year | -507.8% |
| 2008 | 68.89 % change on previous year | +1322.8% |
| 2009 | -14.99 % change on previous year | -121.8% |
| 2010 | -47.3 % change on previous year | +215.6% |
| 2011 | 83.43 % change on previous year | -276.4% |
| 2012 | -14.34 % change on previous year | -117.2% |
| 2013 | -57.25 % change on previous year | +299.3% |
| 2014 | 36.11 % change on previous year | -163.1% |
| 2015 | -32.83 % change on previous year | -190.9% |
| 2016 | -14.07 % change on previous year | -57.1% |
| 2017 | 433.06 % change on previous year | -3178.8% |
| 2018 | -53.17 % change on previous year | -112.3% |
| 2019 | 104.77 % change on previous year | -297.0% |
| 2020 | 20.12 % change on previous year | -80.8% |
| 2021 | -39.83 % change on previous year | -298.0% |
| 2022 | 4.04 % change on previous year | -110.1% |
| 2023 | -32.17 % change on previous year | -896.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -4066.7% | 0.8403 % change on previous year | -33.33 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +3178.8% | -14.07 % change on previous year | 433.06 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.05 % change on previous year | -24 % change on previous year | 47.53 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 12.93 % change on previous year | -42.98 % change on previous year | 117.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.48 % change on previous year | -44.43 % change on previous year | 51.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.35 % change on previous year | -58.39 % change on previous year | 88.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.8 % change on previous year | -14.99 % change on previous year | 68.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.84 % change on previous year | -57.25 % change on previous year | 433.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -11.96 % change on previous year | -39.83 % change on previous year | 20.12 % change on previous year | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, annual growth rate in Zambia?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, annual growth rate in Zambia was -32.17 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, annual growth rate recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 433.06 % change on previous year in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, annual growth rate recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -58.39 % change on previous year in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, annual growth rate?
- Zambia ranks 178th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, annual growth rate rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.