Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Europe
Europe: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 5.12 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Europe is 5.12 million t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.4% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Europe peaked at 7.75 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.20 million t, in 1961.
That places Europe 12th out of 60 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.20 million t | — |
| 1962 | 2.27 million t | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 2.54 million t | +11.5% |
| 1964 | 2.91 million t | +14.8% |
| 1965 | 3.01 million t | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 3.13 million t | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 3.63 million t | +15.9% |
| 1968 | 4.04 million t | +11.3% |
| 1969 | 4.30 million t | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 4.65 million t | +8.2% |
| 1971 | 4.88 million t | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 5.12 million t | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 5.68 million t | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 5.64 million t | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 5.63 million t | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 5.83 million t | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 6.29 million t | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 6.17 million t | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 5.84 million t | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 5.94 million t | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 6.23 million t | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 6.68 million t | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 6.80 million t | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 7.24 million t | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 7.49 million t | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 7.35 million t | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 7.64 million t | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 7.48 million t | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 7.29 million t | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 7.75 million t | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 6.10 million t | -21.3% |
| 1992 | 6.91 million t | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 5.75 million t | -16.8% |
| 1994 | 6.44 million t | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 6.24 million t | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 6.19 million t | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 6.33 million t | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 6.38 million t | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 6.20 million t | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 5.56 million t | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 5.33 million t | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 5.34 million t | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 5.89 million t | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 6.16 million t | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 5.85 million t | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 5.25 million t | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 5.88 million t | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 6.74 million t | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 2.22 million t | -67.0% |
| 2010 | 5.11 million t | +129.9% |
| 2011 | 5.40 million t | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 5.14 million t | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 5.48 million t | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 5.83 million t | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 5.60 million t | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 5.38 million t | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 6.55 million t | +21.8% |
| 2018 | 5.77 million t | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 5.76 million t | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 6.02 million t | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 6.05 million t | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 4.27 million t | -29.3% |
| 2023 | 4.09 million t | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 5.12 million t | +25.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Europe 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 | +129.9% | 2.22 million t | 5.11 million t |
| 2009 | -67.0% | 6.74 million t | 2.22 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.11 million t | 2.20 million t | 4.30 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.57 million t | 4.65 million t | 6.29 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.01 million t | 5.94 million t | 7.64 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.43 million t | 5.75 million t | 7.75 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.42 million t | 2.22 million t | 6.74 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.60 million t | 5.11 million t | 6.55 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.11 million t | 4.09 million t | 6.05 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 9 Belgium 674,407 t compare
- 10 Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) 575,932 t compare
- 11 Norway 546,015 t compare
- 12 Australia and New Zealand 535,228 t compare
- 13 Viet Nam 491,555 t compare
- 14 France 487,756 t compare
- 15 Republic of Korea 485,585 t compare
More environment data for Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 16.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 11.92 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Europe?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Europe was 5.12 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 7.75 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.20 million t in 1961.
- How does Europe rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Europe ranks 12th out of 60 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe 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.