Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 535,228 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Australia and New Zealand stood at 535,228 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.3% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 588,181 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 91,286 t, in 1962.
That places Australia and New Zealand 12th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 130,247 t | — |
| 1962 | 91,286 t | -29.9% |
| 1963 | 128,411 t | +40.7% |
| 1964 | 165,159 t | +28.6% |
| 1965 | 169,765 t | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 171,470 t | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 156,655 t | -8.6% |
| 1968 | 175,281 t | +11.9% |
| 1969 | 193,808 t | +10.6% |
| 1970 | 198,625 t | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 199,957 t | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 253,930 t | +27.0% |
| 1973 | 285,876 t | +12.6% |
| 1974 | 267,952 t | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 185,779 t | -30.7% |
| 1976 | 233,233 t | +25.5% |
| 1977 | 235,697 t | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 246,341 t | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 242,180 t | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 252,107 t | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 250,022 t | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 200,227 t | -19.9% |
| 1983 | 224,945 t | +12.3% |
| 1984 | 293,638 t | +30.5% |
| 1985 | 234,288 t | -20.2% |
| 1986 | 195,412 t | -16.6% |
| 1987 | 241,633 t | +23.7% |
| 1988 | 279,801 t | +15.8% |
| 1989 | 281,477 t | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 235,600 t | -16.3% |
| 1991 | 255,695 t | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 285,487 t | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 317,997 t | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 366,480 t | +15.2% |
| 1995 | 365,700 t | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 348,943 t | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 425,565 t | +22.0% |
| 1998 | 370,800 t | -12.9% |
| 1999 | 354,213 t | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 357,770 t | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 397,622 t | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 414,057 t | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 382,572 t | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 496,617 t | +29.8% |
| 2005 | 449,705 t | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 342,638 t | -23.8% |
| 2007 | 331,673 t | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 488,006 t | +47.1% |
| 2009 | 127,154 t | -73.9% |
| 2010 | 325,292 t | +155.8% |
| 2011 | 305,632 t | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 279,909 t | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 295,551 t | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 403,440 t | +36.5% |
| 2015 | 388,392 t | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 357,365 t | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 433,615 t | +21.3% |
| 2018 | 430,347 t | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 505,357 t | +17.4% |
| 2020 | 477,543 t | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 588,181 t | +23.2% |
| 2022 | 352,763 t | -40.0% |
| 2023 | 373,549 t | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 535,228 t | +43.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Australia and New Zealand 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 | +155.8% | 127,154 t | 325,292 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 153,565 t | 91,286 t | 193,808 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 234,957 t | 185,779 t | 285,876 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 245,355 t | 195,412 t | 293,638 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 332,648 t | 235,600 t | 425,565 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 378,781 t | 127,154 t | 496,617 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 372,490 t | 279,909 t | 505,357 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 465,453 t | 352,763 t | 588,181 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Australia and New Zealand?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Australia and New Zealand was 535,228 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 588,181 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 91,286 t in 1962.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 12th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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.