Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 1.55 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) stood at 1.55 million t.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 2.15 million t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 113,111 t, in 1961.
That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 24th 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 113,111 t | — |
| 1962 | 119,053 t | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 158,798 t | +33.4% |
| 1964 | 166,223 t | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 190,788 t | +14.8% |
| 1966 | 222,721 t | +16.7% |
| 1967 | 224,135 t | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 357,529 t | +59.5% |
| 1969 | 347,191 t | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 378,706 t | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 310,956 t | -17.9% |
| 1972 | 339,453 t | +9.2% |
| 1973 | 353,924 t | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 429,080 t | +21.2% |
| 1975 | 398,585 t | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 418,009 t | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 471,014 t | +12.7% |
| 1978 | 511,026 t | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 480,143 t | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 547,720 t | +14.1% |
| 1981 | 622,763 t | +13.7% |
| 1982 | 503,905 t | -19.1% |
| 1983 | 542,712 t | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 656,014 t | +20.9% |
| 1985 | 783,248 t | +19.4% |
| 1986 | 793,979 t | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 807,256 t | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 884,182 t | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 847,582 t | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 829,241 t | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 530,496 t | -36.0% |
| 1992 | 514,407 t | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 502,861 t | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 611,467 t | +21.6% |
| 1995 | 618,843 t | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 715,582 t | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 715,898 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 691,139 t | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 697,412 t | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 625,603 t | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 813,746 t | +30.1% |
| 2002 | 706,263 t | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 758,724 t | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 957,166 t | +26.2% |
| 2005 | 1.12 million t | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 1.01 million t | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 1.15 million t | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 1.12 million t | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 596,759 t | -46.5% |
| 2010 | 875,215 t | +46.7% |
| 2011 | 1.13 million t | +29.2% |
| 2012 | 1.25 million t | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 1.07 million t | -14.5% |
| 2014 | 1.28 million t | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 1.47 million t | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 1.52 million t | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 2.15 million t | +42.0% |
| 2018 | 1.79 million t | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 1.73 million t | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.73 million t | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.44 million t | -16.5% |
| 2022 | 1.41 million t | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.71 million t | +20.8% |
| 2024 | 1.55 million t | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 211,061 t | 113,111 t | 357,529 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 409,090 t | 310,956 t | 511,026 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 698,936 t | 503,905 t | 884,182 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 642,735 t | 502,861 t | 829,241 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 885,328 t | 596,759 t | 1.15 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 million t | 875,215 t | 2.15 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 million t | 1.41 million t | 1.73 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 10.59 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 32.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.05 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 317,994 1000 ha (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 1.55 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.15 million t in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 113,111 t in 1961.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 24th out of 60 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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.
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- 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.