Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Americas
Americas: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 19.01 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Americas is 19.01 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and up 73.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Americas peaked at 19.01 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 550,033 t, in 1961.
Americas ranks 2nd of 60 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Americas, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 550,033 t | — |
| 1962 | 723,087 t | +31.5% |
| 1963 | 949,489 t | +31.3% |
| 1964 | 1.11 million t | +17.4% |
| 1965 | 1.55 million t | +39.4% |
| 1966 | 1.84 million t | +18.4% |
| 1967 | 2.40 million t | +30.6% |
| 1968 | 2.36 million t | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 2.99 million t | +26.7% |
| 1970 | 2.97 million t | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 3.52 million t | +18.6% |
| 1972 | 3.73 million t | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 4.76 million t | +27.4% |
| 1974 | 4.50 million t | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 4.54 million t | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 5.72 million t | +25.8% |
| 1977 | 5.93 million t | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 6.17 million t | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 6.54 million t | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 6.89 million t | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 5.77 million t | -16.3% |
| 1982 | 5.39 million t | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 5.95 million t | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 6.63 million t | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 6.16 million t | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 6.07 million t | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 6.64 million t | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 6.00 million t | -9.7% |
| 1989 | 5.85 million t | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 6.22 million t | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 6.54 million t | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 6.39 million t | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 6.85 million t | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 7.10 million t | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 7.48 million t | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 7.71 million t | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 7.75 million t | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 8.32 million t | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 8.36 million t | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 9.20 million t | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 7.65 million t | -16.9% |
| 2002 | 8.65 million t | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 9.53 million t | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 11.69 million t | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 10.08 million t | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 9.86 million t | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 11.90 million t | +20.8% |
| 2008 | 12.82 million t | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 5.64 million t | -56.0% |
| 2010 | 11.18 million t | +98.2% |
| 2011 | 12.66 million t | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 10.87 million t | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 12.22 million t | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 10.94 million t | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 12.45 million t | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 11.37 million t | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 15.08 million t | +32.6% |
| 2018 | 16.05 million t | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 14.95 million t | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 15.92 million t | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 17.89 million t | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 15.58 million t | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 17.10 million t | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 19.01 million t | +11.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Americas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +98.2% | 5.64 million t | 11.18 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.61 million t | 550,033 t | 2.99 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.84 million t | 2.97 million t | 6.54 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.14 million t | 5.39 million t | 6.89 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.27 million t | 6.22 million t | 8.36 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.70 million t | 5.64 million t | 12.82 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.78 million t | 10.87 million t | 16.05 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.10 million t | 15.58 million t | 19.01 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Export value 2.84 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 548.84 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 533.65 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -3.24 % (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 51.25 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Americas?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Americas was 19.01 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 19.01 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 550,033 t in 1961.
- How does Americas rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Americas ranks 2nd out of 60 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas 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.