Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Kenya
Kenya: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 57,885 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Kenya stood at 57,885 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.0% on the previous year and up 95.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Kenya peaked at 75,180 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 846 t, in 1965.
That places Kenya 58th 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,100 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,100 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,166 t | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 862 t | -26.1% |
| 1965 | 846 t | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 2,325 t | +174.8% |
| 1967 | 2,800 t | +20.4% |
| 1968 | 5,000 t | +78.6% |
| 1969 | 2,400 t | -52.0% |
| 1970 | 3,100 t | +29.2% |
| 1971 | 3,100 t | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6,305 t | +103.4% |
| 1973 | 2,592 t | -58.9% |
| 1974 | 4,000 t | +54.3% |
| 1975 | 3,220 t | -19.5% |
| 1976 | 4,175 t | +29.7% |
| 1977 | 5,042 t | +20.8% |
| 1978 | 9,089 t | +80.3% |
| 1979 | 8,000 t | -12.0% |
| 1980 | 9,000 t | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 5,800 t | -35.6% |
| 1982 | 4,000 t | -31.0% |
| 1983 | 1,900 t | -52.5% |
| 1984 | 8,300 t | +336.8% |
| 1985 | 9,700 t | +16.9% |
| 1986 | 9,300 t | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 12,300 t | +32.3% |
| 1988 | 11,600 t | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 8,200 t | -29.3% |
| 1990 | 7,900 t | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 6,200 t | -21.5% |
| 1992 | 8,300 t | +33.9% |
| 1993 | 5,800 t | -30.1% |
| 1994 | 8,000 t | +37.9% |
| 1995 | 5,400 t | -32.5% |
| 1996 | 22,000 t | +307.4% |
| 1997 | 14,000 t | -36.4% |
| 1998 | 17,000 t | +21.4% |
| 1999 | 9,000 t | -47.1% |
| 2000 | 5,405 t | -39.9% |
| 2001 | 5,405 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22,947 t | +324.6% |
| 2003 | 20,445 t | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 20,463 t | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 22,961 t | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 20,882 t | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 21,059 t | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 12,754 t | -39.4% |
| 2009 | 16,516 t | +29.5% |
| 2010 | 23,579 t | +42.8% |
| 2011 | 24,094 t | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 24,608 t | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 25,122 t | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 29,583 t | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 34,043 t | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 28,014 t | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 46,055 t | +64.4% |
| 2018 | 30,634 t | -33.5% |
| 2019 | 43,890 t | +43.3% |
| 2020 | 32,350 t | -26.3% |
| 2021 | 41,581 t | +28.5% |
| 2022 | 38,724 t | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 75,180 t | +94.1% |
| 2024 | 57,885 t | -23.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +336.8% | 1,900 t | 8,300 t |
| 2002 | +324.6% | 5,405 t | 22,947 t |
| 1996 | +307.4% | 5,400 t | 22,000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,955 t | 846 t | 5,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,862 t | 2,592 t | 9,089 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,010 t | 1,900 t | 12,300 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,360 t | 5,400 t | 22,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,884 t | 5,405 t | 22,961 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,962 t | 23,579 t | 46,055 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,144 t | 32,350 t | 75,180 t | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Kenya?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Kenya was 57,885 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 75,180 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 846 t in 1965.
- How does Kenya rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Kenya ranks 58th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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.