Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 80 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Afghanistan, 1974–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Afghanistan is 80 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 95.1% on the previous year and up 2,566.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Afghanistan peaked at 1,000 t in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1990.
That places Afghanistan 183rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024, 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, gaps filled in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 100 t | — |
| 1975 | 325 t | +225.0% |
| 1976 | 550 t | +69.2% |
| 1977 | 775 t | +40.9% |
| 1978 | 1,000 t | +29.0% |
| 1990 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0 t | — |
| 1992 | 0 t | — |
| 1993 | 0 t | — |
| 1994 | 0 t | — |
| 1995 | 0 t | — |
| 1996 | 0 t | — |
| 1997 | 0 t | — |
| 1998 | 0 t | — |
| 1999 | 0 t | — |
| 2000 | 0 t | — |
| 2001 | 1 t | — |
| 2002 | 6 t | +500.0% |
| 2003 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 10 t | — |
| 2005 | 105 t | +950.0% |
| 2006 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0 t | — |
| 2008 | 0 t | — |
| 2009 | 0 t | — |
| 2010 | 0 t | — |
| 2011 | 0 t | — |
| 2012 | 201 t | — |
| 2013 | 90 t | -55.2% |
| 2014 | 3 t | -96.7% |
| 2015 | 62 t | +1966.7% |
| 2016 | 103 t | +66.1% |
| 2017 | 39 t | -62.1% |
| 2018 | 19 t | -51.3% |
| 2019 | 46 t | +142.1% |
| 2020 | 149 t | +223.9% |
| 2021 | 87 t | -41.6% |
| 2022 | 3 t | -96.6% |
| 2023 | 41 t | +1266.7% |
| 2024 | 80 t | +95.1% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 80 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,321 t, 6% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 80 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5,915 t, 1% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Afghanistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +1966.7% | 3 t | 62 t |
| 2023 | +1266.7% | 3 t | 41 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 550 t | 100 t | 1,000 t | 5 |
| 1990s | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.2 t | 0 t | 105 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.3 t | 0 t | 201 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 72 t | 3 t | 149 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 180 Ethiopia PDR 100 t compare
- 181 Malta 85 t compare
- 181 French Polynesia 85 t compare
- 184 Comoros 77 t compare
- 184 Equatorial Guinea 77 t compare
- 186 Barbados 70 t compare
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2579 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0017 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.6968 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.547 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 46.72 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Afghanistan?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Afghanistan was 80 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,000 t in 1978.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Afghanistan ranks 183rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,566.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity with 83 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity with 83 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.