Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Australia
Australia: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 402,909 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Australia is 402,909 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 52.6% on the previous year and up 77.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Australia peaked at 405,763 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 37,816 t, in 1962.
That places Australia 18th 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, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 47,886 t | — |
| 1962 | 37,816 t | -21.0% |
| 1963 | 60,237 t | +59.3% |
| 1964 | 73,405 t | +21.9% |
| 1965 | 61,560 t | -16.1% |
| 1966 | 76,210 t | +23.8% |
| 1967 | 85,000 t | +11.5% |
| 1968 | 90,000 t | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 95,000 t | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 79,200 t | -16.6% |
| 1971 | 83,600 t | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 100,000 t | +19.6% |
| 1973 | 105,619 t | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 126,553 t | +19.8% |
| 1975 | 65,982 t | -47.9% |
| 1976 | 96,781 t | +46.7% |
| 1977 | 95,308 t | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 103,126 t | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 134,480 t | +30.4% |
| 1980 | 125,207 t | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 142,722 t | +14.0% |
| 1982 | 101,999 t | -28.5% |
| 1983 | 133,843 t | +31.2% |
| 1984 | 158,638 t | +18.5% |
| 1985 | 118,088 t | -25.6% |
| 1986 | 138,112 t | +17.0% |
| 1987 | 169,433 t | +22.7% |
| 1988 | 182,701 t | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 179,377 t | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 152,500 t | -15.0% |
| 1991 | 150,595 t | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 160,187 t | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 182,197 t | +13.7% |
| 1994 | 231,180 t | +26.9% |
| 1995 | 226,300 t | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 206,943 t | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 267,365 t | +29.2% |
| 1998 | 221,000 t | -17.3% |
| 1999 | 223,013 t | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 220,790 t | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 256,218 t | +16.0% |
| 2002 | 248,974 t | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 224,362 t | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 337,497 t | +50.4% |
| 2005 | 293,492 t | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 231,479 t | -21.1% |
| 2007 | 217,842 t | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 353,647 t | +62.3% |
| 2009 | 58,709 t | -83.4% |
| 2010 | 217,830 t | +271.0% |
| 2011 | 189,531 t | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 178,314 t | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 193,519 t | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 226,968 t | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 263,947 t | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 217,780 t | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 265,509 t | +21.9% |
| 2018 | 267,566 t | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 346,181 t | +29.4% |
| 2020 | 338,752 t | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 405,763 t | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 240,952 t | -40.6% |
| 2023 | 264,077 t | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 402,909 t | +52.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Australia 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 | +271.0% | 58,709 t | 217,830 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69,679 t | 37,816 t | 95,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 99,065 t | 65,982 t | 134,480 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 145,012 t | 101,999 t | 182,701 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 202,128 t | 150,595 t | 267,365 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 244,301 t | 58,709 t | 353,647 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 236,714 t | 178,314 t | 346,181 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 330,491 t | 240,952 t | 405,763 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 15 Republic of Korea 485,585 t compare
- 16 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 410,550 t compare
- 17 Colombia 409,922 t compare
- 19 Belgium-Luxembourg 359,000 t compare
- 20 South Africa 341,990 t compare
- 21 Paraguay 275,969 t compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 82,032 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 2.75 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 27.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 990,855 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 95.59 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Australia?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Australia was 402,909 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 405,763 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,816 t in 1962.
- How does Australia rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Australia ranks 18th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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.