Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 528,087 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 528,087 t.
That represents a change of down 46.3% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 1.23 million t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9,002 t, in 1961.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 41st out of 60 groups 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,002 t | — |
| 1962 | 9,996 t | +11.0% |
| 1963 | 14,128 t | +41.3% |
| 1964 | 17,951 t | +27.1% |
| 1965 | 21,628 t | +20.5% |
| 1966 | 26,777 t | +23.8% |
| 1967 | 43,869 t | +63.8% |
| 1968 | 29,620 t | -32.5% |
| 1969 | 32,637 t | +10.2% |
| 1970 | 43,610 t | +33.6% |
| 1971 | 46,069 t | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 51,521 t | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 67,342 t | +30.7% |
| 1974 | 58,044 t | -13.8% |
| 1975 | 62,888 t | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 63,203 t | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 95,196 t | +50.6% |
| 1978 | 111,018 t | +16.6% |
| 1979 | 85,688 t | -22.8% |
| 1980 | 75,061 t | -12.4% |
| 1981 | 85,891 t | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 80,716 t | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 97,982 t | +21.4% |
| 1984 | 121,039 t | +23.5% |
| 1985 | 124,828 t | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 87,505 t | -29.9% |
| 1987 | 120,505 t | +37.7% |
| 1988 | 151,541 t | +25.8% |
| 1989 | 116,747 t | -23.0% |
| 1990 | 148,417 t | +27.1% |
| 1991 | 171,205 t | +15.4% |
| 1992 | 135,982 t | -20.6% |
| 1993 | 130,127 t | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 220,342 t | +69.3% |
| 1995 | 164,070 t | -25.5% |
| 1996 | 209,285 t | +27.6% |
| 1997 | 216,007 t | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 260,482 t | +20.6% |
| 1999 | 253,492 t | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 184,845 t | -27.1% |
| 2001 | 276,325 t | +49.5% |
| 2002 | 245,980 t | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 295,632 t | +20.2% |
| 2004 | 425,351 t | +43.9% |
| 2005 | 505,205 t | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 425,388 t | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 430,109 t | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 485,793 t | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 256,079 t | -47.3% |
| 2010 | 361,923 t | +41.3% |
| 2011 | 555,721 t | +53.5% |
| 2012 | 688,148 t | +23.8% |
| 2013 | 444,244 t | -35.4% |
| 2014 | 552,046 t | +24.3% |
| 2015 | 694,738 t | +25.8% |
| 2016 | 832,447 t | +19.8% |
| 2017 | 1.23 million t | +47.7% |
| 2018 | 845,764 t | -31.2% |
| 2019 | 890,220 t | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 838,716 t | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 516,568 t | -38.4% |
| 2022 | 800,121 t | +54.9% |
| 2023 | 983,880 t | +23.0% |
| 2024 | 528,087 t | -46.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22,845 t | 9,002 t | 43,869 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 68,458 t | 43,610 t | 111,018 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 106,182 t | 75,061 t | 151,541 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 190,941 t | 130,127 t | 260,482 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 353,071 t | 184,845 t | 505,205 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 709,442 t | 361,923 t | 1.23 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 733,474 t | 516,568 t | 983,880 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 38 New Zealand 132,319 t compare
- 39 Ireland 122,294 t compare
- 40 Czechoslovakia 113,600 t compare
- 41 Costa Rica 109,315 t compare
- 42 Lithuania 103,559 t compare
- 43 Serbia 102,661 t compare
- 44 Guatemala 102,417 t compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 528,087 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 million t in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,002 t in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 41st out of 60 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.