Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Italy
Italy: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 257,808 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Italy stood at 257,808 t.
That represents a change of up 16.7% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Italy peaked at 531,646 t in 1988 and was at its lowest, 88,214 t, in 1962.
That places Italy 23rd out of 216 countries 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 91,802 t | — |
| 1962 | 88,214 t | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 99,021 t | +12.3% |
| 1964 | 113,435 t | +14.6% |
| 1965 | 117,163 t | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 128,398 t | +9.6% |
| 1967 | 164,781 t | +28.3% |
| 1968 | 119,258 t | -27.6% |
| 1969 | 162,411 t | +36.2% |
| 1970 | 178,259 t | +9.8% |
| 1971 | 181,561 t | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 209,796 t | +15.6% |
| 1973 | 197,744 t | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 201,280 t | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 221,591 t | +10.1% |
| 1976 | 250,670 t | +13.1% |
| 1977 | 410,490 t | +63.8% |
| 1978 | 379,138 t | -7.6% |
| 1979 | 448,471 t | +18.3% |
| 1980 | 394,799 t | -12.0% |
| 1981 | 329,267 t | -16.6% |
| 1982 | 387,042 t | +17.5% |
| 1983 | 399,290 t | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 409,231 t | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 425,382 t | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 497,987 t | +17.1% |
| 1987 | 500,029 t | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 531,646 t | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 445,197 t | -16.3% |
| 1990 | 526,470 t | +18.3% |
| 1991 | 513,000 t | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 436,000 t | -15.0% |
| 1993 | 394,000 t | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 470,000 t | +19.3% |
| 1995 | 462,000 t | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 389,000 t | -15.8% |
| 1997 | 445,000 t | +14.4% |
| 1998 | 402,000 t | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 397,000 t | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 431,100 t | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 380,371 t | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 408,423 t | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 399,070 t | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 374,834 t | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 329,443 t | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 305,227 t | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 370,247 t | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 315,564 t | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 140,628 t | -55.4% |
| 2010 | 280,134 t | +99.2% |
| 2011 | 215,840 t | -23.0% |
| 2012 | 247,631 t | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 251,856 t | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 263,280 t | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 274,777 t | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 280,909 t | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 283,671 t | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 288,863 t | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 264,956 t | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 280,984 t | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 291,967 t | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 184,687 t | -36.7% |
| 2023 | 220,873 t | +19.6% |
| 2024 | 257,808 t | +16.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Italy 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 | +99.2% | 140,628 t | 280,134 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 120,498 t | 88,214 t | 164,781 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 267,900 t | 178,259 t | 448,471 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 431,987 t | 329,267 t | 531,646 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 443,447 t | 389,000 t | 526,470 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 345,491 t | 140,628 t | 431,100 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 265,192 t | 215,840 t | 288,863 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 247,264 t | 184,687 t | 291,967 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 20 South Africa 341,990 t compare
- 21 Paraguay 275,969 t compare
- 22 Spain 259,838 t compare
- 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 253,433 t compare
- 25 Japan 242,933 t compare
- 26 China, Taiwan Province of 242,818 t compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 171,558 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 541,402 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -4.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 216,393 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 7.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Italy?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Italy was 257,808 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 531,646 t in 1988.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 88,214 t in 1962.
- How does Italy rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Italy ranks 23rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.