Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Melanesia
Melanesia: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 21,133 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Melanesia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Melanesia stood at 21,133 t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.9% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Melanesia peaked at 21,133 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28 t, in 1963.
That places Melanesia 87th 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 Melanesia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 43 t | — |
| 1962 | 33 t | -23.3% |
| 1963 | 28 t | -15.2% |
| 1964 | 215 t | +667.9% |
| 1965 | 200 t | -7.0% |
| 1966 | 751 t | +275.5% |
| 1967 | 378 t | -49.7% |
| 1968 | 374 t | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 694 t | +85.6% |
| 1970 | 735 t | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 1,334 t | +81.5% |
| 1972 | 1,540 t | +15.4% |
| 1973 | 3,320 t | +115.6% |
| 1974 | 3,938 t | +18.6% |
| 1975 | 3,168 t | -19.6% |
| 1976 | 4,012 t | +26.6% |
| 1977 | 2,121 t | -47.1% |
| 1978 | 2,803 t | +32.2% |
| 1979 | 3,318 t | +18.4% |
| 1980 | 4,235 t | +27.6% |
| 1981 | 5,158 t | +21.8% |
| 1982 | 2,600 t | -49.6% |
| 1983 | 2,972 t | +14.3% |
| 1984 | 4,700 t | +58.1% |
| 1985 | 4,688 t | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 6,700 t | +42.9% |
| 1987 | 7,800 t | +16.4% |
| 1988 | 10,000 t | +28.2% |
| 1989 | 13,552 t | +35.5% |
| 1990 | 12,200 t | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 4,300 t | -64.8% |
| 1992 | 4,700 t | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 5,200 t | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 8,300 t | +59.6% |
| 1995 | 7,300 t | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 7,300 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7,300 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 9,100 t | +24.7% |
| 1999 | 9,100 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6,300 t | -30.8% |
| 2001 | 6,300 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4,242 t | -32.7% |
| 2003 | 2,670 t | -37.1% |
| 2004 | 2,495 t | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 2,341 t | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 4,380 t | +87.1% |
| 2007 | 4,484 t | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 6,446 t | +43.8% |
| 2009 | 13,854 t | +114.9% |
| 2010 | 15,262 t | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 15,115 t | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 17,723 t | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 15,319 t | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 17,193 t | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 11,838 t | -31.1% |
| 2016 | 13,508 t | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 10,649 t | -21.2% |
| 2018 | 12,529 t | +17.7% |
| 2019 | 10,823 t | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 8,777 t | -18.9% |
| 2021 | 10,904 t | +24.2% |
| 2022 | 15,996 t | +46.7% |
| 2023 | 16,528 t | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 21,133 t | +27.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Melanesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +667.9% | 28 t | 215 t |
| 1966 | +275.5% | 200 t | 751 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 301.78 t | 28 t | 751 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,629 t | 735 t | 4,012 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,240 t | 2,600 t | 13,552 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,480 t | 4,300 t | 12,200 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,351 t | 2,341 t | 13,854 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,996 t | 10,649 t | 17,723 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,668 t | 8,777 t | 21,133 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 84 Lao People's Democratic Republic 21,870 t compare
- 85 Zambia 21,709 t compare
- 86 Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) 21,475 t compare
- 88 Angola 18,454 t compare
- 89 Papua New Guinea 17,994 t compare
- 90 Dominican Republic 16,717 t compare
More environment data for Melanesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.8 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 6,033 t (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 118.85 USD (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 6,096 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Melanesia?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Melanesia was 21,133 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 21,133 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 t in 1963.
- How does Melanesia rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Melanesia ranks 87th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Melanesia 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.