Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 3.99 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in European Union (27), 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 3.99 million t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is up 29.5% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in European Union (27) peaked at 6.16 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.39 million t, in 1961.
That places European Union (27) 15th 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 European Union (27), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.39 million t | — |
| 1962 | 1.44 million t | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 1.57 million t | +9.0% |
| 1964 | 1.80 million t | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 1.89 million t | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 1.95 million t | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 2.40 million t | +22.8% |
| 1968 | 2.71 million t | +13.0% |
| 1969 | 3.05 million t | +12.5% |
| 1970 | 3.22 million t | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 3.42 million t | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 3.60 million t | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 4.12 million t | +14.5% |
| 1974 | 4.11 million t | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 4.20 million t | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 4.35 million t | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 4.77 million t | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 4.60 million t | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 4.30 million t | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 4.48 million t | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 4.79 million t | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 5.07 million t | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 5.15 million t | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 5.68 million t | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 5.84 million t | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 5.84 million t | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 6.10 million t | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 5.93 million t | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 5.80 million t | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 6.16 million t | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 4.98 million t | -19.2% |
| 1992 | 4.99 million t | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 4.64 million t | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 5.40 million t | +16.6% |
| 1995 | 5.23 million t | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 5.32 million t | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 5.57 million t | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 5.74 million t | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 5.50 million t | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 4.87 million t | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 4.57 million t | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 4.45 million t | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 5.09 million t | +14.5% |
| 2004 | 5.33 million t | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 5.01 million t | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 4.38 million t | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 4.88 million t | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 5.87 million t | +20.5% |
| 2009 | 1.68 million t | -71.3% |
| 2010 | 4.15 million t | +146.4% |
| 2011 | 4.52 million t | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 4.20 million t | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 4.60 million t | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 4.85 million t | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 4.64 million t | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 4.35 million t | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 4.95 million t | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 4.63 million t | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 4.48 million t | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 4.75 million t | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 4.95 million t | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 3.44 million t | -30.5% |
| 2023 | 3.08 million t | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 3.99 million t | +29.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in European Union (27) 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 | +146.4% | 1.68 million t | 4.15 million t |
| 2009 | -71.3% | 5.87 million t | 1.68 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.02 million t | 1.39 million t | 3.05 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.07 million t | 3.22 million t | 4.77 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.47 million t | 4.48 million t | 6.10 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.35 million t | 4.64 million t | 6.16 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.61 million t | 1.68 million t | 5.87 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.54 million t | 4.15 million t | 4.95 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.04 million t | 3.08 million t | 4.95 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 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
- 16 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 410,550 t compare
- 17 Colombia 409,922 t compare
- 18 Australia 402,909 t compare
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in European Union (27)?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in European Union (27) was 3.99 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.16 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 million t in 1961.
- How does European Union (27) rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- European Union (27) ranks 15th out of 60 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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
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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.