Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Canada
Canada: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 40,437 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Canada recorded 40,437 t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in 2024.
That represents a change of down 23.7% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Canada peaked at 121,261 t in 1961 and was at its lowest, 4,004 t, in 2001.
That places Canada 66th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Canada, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 121,261 t | — |
| 1962 | 93,395 t | -23.0% |
| 1963 | 64,123 t | -31.3% |
| 1964 | 55,346 t | -13.7% |
| 1965 | 55,244 t | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 34,555 t | -37.5% |
| 1967 | 29,855 t | -13.6% |
| 1968 | 22,317 t | -25.2% |
| 1969 | 24,518 t | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 36,600 t | +49.3% |
| 1971 | 47,232 t | +29.0% |
| 1972 | 62,604 t | +32.5% |
| 1973 | 85,683 t | +36.9% |
| 1974 | 38,800 t | -54.7% |
| 1975 | 42,800 t | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 24,289 t | -43.2% |
| 1977 | 20,500 t | -15.6% |
| 1978 | 30,000 t | +46.3% |
| 1979 | 26,900 t | -10.3% |
| 1980 | 16,300 t | -39.4% |
| 1981 | 18,831 t | +15.5% |
| 1982 | 18,000 t | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 17,000 t | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 19,000 t | +11.8% |
| 1985 | 17,800 t | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 14,600 t | -18.0% |
| 1987 | 15,497 t | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 19,882 t | +28.3% |
| 1989 | 21,749 t | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 23,463 t | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 23,724 t | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 32,588 t | +37.4% |
| 1993 | 25,399 t | -22.1% |
| 1994 | 23,195 t | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 26,649 t | +14.9% |
| 1996 | 24,200 t | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 25,200 t | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 15,800 t | -37.3% |
| 1999 | 14,071 t | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 10,000 t | -28.9% |
| 2001 | 4,004 t | -60.0% |
| 2002 | 30,880 t | +671.2% |
| 2003 | 32,733 t | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 27,684 t | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 33,365 t | +20.5% |
| 2006 | 27,152 t | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 29,853 t | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 29,048 t | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 26,542 t | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 38,984 t | +46.9% |
| 2011 | 33,655 t | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 37,153 t | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 42,253 t | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 39,362 t | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 37,515 t | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 20,317 t | -45.8% |
| 2017 | 57,853 t | +184.8% |
| 2018 | 62,688 t | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 71,679 t | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 89,474 t | +24.8% |
| 2021 | 63,439 t | -29.1% |
| 2022 | 64,006 t | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 53,010 t | -17.2% |
| 2024 | 40,437 t | -23.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +671.2% | 4,004 t | 30,880 t |
| 2017 | +184.8% | 20,317 t | 57,853 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55,624 t | 22,317 t | 121,261 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 41,541 t | 20,500 t | 85,683 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,866 t | 14,600 t | 21,749 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,429 t | 14,071 t | 32,588 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,126 t | 4,004 t | 33,365 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,146 t | 20,317 t | 71,679 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 62,073 t | 40,437 t | 89,474 t | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Canada?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Canada was 40,437 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 121,261 t in 1961.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,004 t in 2001.
- How does Canada rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Canada ranks 66th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada 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.