Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Algeria
Algeria: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 31,804 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Algeria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Algeria stood at 31,804 t.
The figure is down 18.1% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Algeria peaked at 57,424 t in 1981 and was at its lowest, 12,000 t, in 1967.
That places Algeria 75th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Algeria, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 16,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 16,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 17,000 t | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 15,000 t | -11.8% |
| 1966 | 14,000 t | -6.7% |
| 1967 | 12,000 t | -14.3% |
| 1968 | 19,000 t | +58.3% |
| 1969 | 20,000 t | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 26,000 t | +30.0% |
| 1971 | 25,000 t | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 40,305 t | +61.2% |
| 1973 | 27,000 t | -33.0% |
| 1974 | 35,400 t | +31.1% |
| 1975 | 34,300 t | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 26,500 t | -22.7% |
| 1977 | 31,200 t | +17.7% |
| 1978 | 26,700 t | -14.4% |
| 1979 | 27,750 t | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 38,800 t | +39.8% |
| 1981 | 57,424 t | +48.0% |
| 1982 | 17,962 t | -68.7% |
| 1983 | 19,882 t | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 47,877 t | +140.8% |
| 1985 | 50,620 t | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 56,650 t | +11.9% |
| 1987 | 57,200 t | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 24,900 t | -56.5% |
| 1989 | 26,000 t | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 32,500 t | +25.0% |
| 1991 | 24,450 t | -24.8% |
| 1992 | 18,500 t | -24.3% |
| 1993 | 25,600 t | +38.4% |
| 1994 | 36,000 t | +40.6% |
| 1995 | 18,500 t | -48.6% |
| 1996 | 17,000 t | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 25,000 t | +47.1% |
| 1998 | 34,100 t | +36.4% |
| 1999 | 29,300 t | -14.1% |
| 2000 | 31,800 t | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 29,800 t | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 22,485 t | -24.5% |
| 2003 | 24,376 t | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 25,519 t | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 19,547 t | -23.4% |
| 2006 | 24,615 t | +25.9% |
| 2007 | 24,522 t | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 19,912 t | -18.8% |
| 2009 | 19,606 t | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 28,765 t | +46.7% |
| 2011 | 31,730 t | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 34,428 t | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 34,464 t | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 42,314 t | +22.8% |
| 2015 | 49,322 t | +16.6% |
| 2016 | 28,541 t | -42.1% |
| 2017 | 31,554 t | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 45,402 t | +43.9% |
| 2019 | 35,900 t | -20.9% |
| 2020 | 38,188 t | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 23,618 t | -38.2% |
| 2022 | 20,614 t | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 38,821 t | +88.3% |
| 2024 | 31,804 t | -18.1% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 31,804 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,625 t, 6.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 31,804 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5,915 t, 5.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,111 t | 12,000 t | 20,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 30,016 t | 25,000 t | 40,305 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 39,732 t | 17,962 t | 57,424 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,095 t | 17,000 t | 36,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,218 t | 19,547 t | 31,800 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,242 t | 28,541 t | 49,322 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,609 t | 20,614 t | 38,821 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More environment data for Algeria
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.022 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.691 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -26.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.401 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.01 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 13.77 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 Algeria?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Algeria was 31,804 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 57,424 t in 1981.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,000 t in 1967.
- How does Algeria rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Algeria ranks 75th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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
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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.