Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Jamaica
Jamaica: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 888 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 888 t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 40.5% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Jamaica peaked at 15,000 t in 1970 and was at its lowest, 888 t, in 2024.
Jamaica ranks 159th of 216 countries on this measure, 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,517 t | — |
| 1962 | 4,311 t | -21.9% |
| 1963 | 5,710 t | +32.5% |
| 1964 | 8,720 t | +52.7% |
| 1965 | 6,424 t | -26.3% |
| 1966 | 7,824 t | +21.8% |
| 1967 | 7,039 t | -10.0% |
| 1968 | 13,000 t | +84.7% |
| 1969 | 14,000 t | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 15,000 t | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 10,000 t | -33.3% |
| 1972 | 8,000 t | -20.0% |
| 1973 | 8,500 t | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 9,400 t | +10.6% |
| 1975 | 7,800 t | -17.0% |
| 1976 | 5,700 t | -26.9% |
| 1977 | 6,000 t | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 7,400 t | +23.3% |
| 1979 | 5,029 t | -32.0% |
| 1980 | 5,642 t | +12.2% |
| 1981 | 5,890 t | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 5,514 t | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 4,031 t | -26.9% |
| 1984 | 9,000 t | +123.3% |
| 1985 | 3,900 t | -56.7% |
| 1986 | 8,700 t | +123.1% |
| 1987 | 7,800 t | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 8,399 t | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 11,000 t | +31.0% |
| 1990 | 8,100 t | -26.4% |
| 1991 | 12,700 t | +56.8% |
| 1992 | 13,000 t | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 12,000 t | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 9,600 t | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 13,418 t | +39.8% |
| 1996 | 10,400 t | -22.5% |
| 1997 | 8,425 t | -19.0% |
| 1998 | 9,302 t | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 8,787 t | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 7,300 t | -16.9% |
| 2001 | 7,510 t | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1,993 t | -73.5% |
| 2003 | 2,981 t | +49.6% |
| 2004 | 3,854 t | +29.3% |
| 2005 | 1,507 t | -60.9% |
| 2006 | 2,097 t | +39.2% |
| 2007 | 1,541 t | -26.5% |
| 2008 | 1,809 t | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 1,499 t | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 982 t | -34.5% |
| 2011 | 2,210 t | +125.1% |
| 2012 | 1,046 t | -52.7% |
| 2013 | 2,167 t | +107.2% |
| 2014 | 1,254 t | -42.1% |
| 2015 | 963 t | -23.2% |
| 2016 | 1,239 t | +28.7% |
| 2017 | 2,562 t | +106.8% |
| 2018 | 1,699 t | -33.7% |
| 2019 | 1,602 t | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 1,364 t | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 1,087 t | -20.3% |
| 2022 | 1,259 t | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 1,493 t | +18.6% |
| 2024 | 888 t | -40.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,061 t | 4,311 t | 14,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,283 t | 5,029 t | 15,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,988 t | 3,900 t | 11,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,573 t | 8,100 t | 13,418 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,209 t | 1,499 t | 7,510 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,572 t | 963 t | 2,562 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,218 t | 888 t | 1,493 t | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Jamaica?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Jamaica was 888 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 15,000 t in 1970.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 888 t in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Jamaica ranks 159th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.