Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 70,715 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Middle Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Middle Africa stood at 70,715 t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 21.2% on the previous year and up 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Middle Africa peaked at 70,715 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,266 t, in 1961.
That places Middle Africa 55th out of 60 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,266 t | — |
| 1962 | 2,438 t | +7.6% |
| 1963 | 4,550 t | +86.6% |
| 1964 | 5,900 t | +29.7% |
| 1965 | 7,000 t | +18.6% |
| 1966 | 7,686 t | +9.8% |
| 1967 | 6,053 t | -21.2% |
| 1968 | 9,068 t | +49.8% |
| 1969 | 9,941 t | +9.6% |
| 1970 | 8,359 t | -15.9% |
| 1971 | 12,609 t | +50.8% |
| 1972 | 10,859 t | -13.9% |
| 1973 | 14,690 t | +35.3% |
| 1974 | 13,543 t | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 6,800 t | -49.8% |
| 1976 | 12,260 t | +80.3% |
| 1977 | 26,791 t | +118.5% |
| 1978 | 25,100 t | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 16,225 t | -35.4% |
| 1980 | 16,082 t | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 18,359 t | +14.2% |
| 1982 | 17,757 t | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 19,433 t | +9.4% |
| 1984 | 21,448 t | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 38,870 t | +81.2% |
| 1986 | 22,557 t | -42.0% |
| 1987 | 18,846 t | -16.5% |
| 1988 | 15,928 t | -15.5% |
| 1989 | 17,588 t | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 17,430 t | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 17,100 t | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 16,160 t | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 13,562 t | -16.1% |
| 1994 | 38,168 t | +181.4% |
| 1995 | 22,000 t | -42.4% |
| 1996 | 21,025 t | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 17,262 t | -17.9% |
| 1998 | 25,240 t | +46.2% |
| 1999 | 20,460 t | -18.9% |
| 2000 | 23,570 t | +15.2% |
| 2001 | 23,740 t | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 32,390 t | +36.4% |
| 2003 | 28,393 t | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 32,635 t | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 37,374 t | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 40,898 t | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 31,812 t | -22.2% |
| 2008 | 25,119 t | -21.0% |
| 2009 | 25,518 t | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 33,232 t | +30.2% |
| 2011 | 39,936 t | +20.2% |
| 2012 | 42,364 t | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 42,428 t | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 41,751 t | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 50,901 t | +21.9% |
| 2016 | 62,332 t | +22.5% |
| 2017 | 51,778 t | -16.9% |
| 2018 | 45,403 t | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 40,996 t | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 50,138 t | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 48,751 t | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 38,965 t | -20.1% |
| 2023 | 58,355 t | +49.8% |
| 2024 | 70,715 t | +21.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Middle Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +181.4% | 13,562 t | 38,168 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,100 t | 2,266 t | 9,941 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 14,724 t | 6,800 t | 26,791 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,687 t | 15,928 t | 38,870 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,841 t | 13,562 t | 38,168 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,145 t | 23,570 t | 40,898 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,112 t | 33,232 t | 62,332 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 53,385 t | 38,965 t | 70,715 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 3,754 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 122.87 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 354,880 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Middle Africa?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Middle Africa was 70,715 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 70,715 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,266 t in 1961.
- How does Middle Africa rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Middle Africa ranks 55th out of 60 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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.