Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in New Zealand
New Zealand: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 132,319 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 132,319 t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is up 20.9% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in New Zealand peaked at 182,418 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 53,470 t, in 1962.
That places New Zealand 38th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 82,361 t | — |
| 1962 | 53,470 t | -35.1% |
| 1963 | 68,174 t | +27.5% |
| 1964 | 91,754 t | +34.6% |
| 1965 | 108,205 t | +17.9% |
| 1966 | 95,260 t | -12.0% |
| 1967 | 71,655 t | -24.8% |
| 1968 | 85,281 t | +19.0% |
| 1969 | 98,808 t | +15.9% |
| 1970 | 119,425 t | +20.9% |
| 1971 | 116,357 t | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 153,930 t | +32.3% |
| 1973 | 180,257 t | +17.1% |
| 1974 | 141,399 t | -21.6% |
| 1975 | 119,797 t | -15.3% |
| 1976 | 136,452 t | +13.9% |
| 1977 | 140,389 t | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 143,215 t | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 107,700 t | -24.8% |
| 1980 | 126,900 t | +17.8% |
| 1981 | 107,300 t | -15.4% |
| 1982 | 98,228 t | -8.5% |
| 1983 | 91,102 t | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 135,000 t | +48.2% |
| 1985 | 116,200 t | -13.9% |
| 1986 | 57,300 t | -50.7% |
| 1987 | 72,200 t | +26.0% |
| 1988 | 97,100 t | +34.5% |
| 1989 | 102,100 t | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 83,100 t | -18.6% |
| 1991 | 105,100 t | +26.5% |
| 1992 | 125,300 t | +19.2% |
| 1993 | 135,800 t | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 135,300 t | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 139,400 t | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 142,000 t | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 158,200 t | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 149,800 t | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 131,200 t | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 136,980 t | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 141,404 t | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 165,083 t | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 158,210 t | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 159,120 t | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 156,213 t | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 111,159 t | -28.8% |
| 2007 | 113,831 t | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 134,359 t | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 68,445 t | -49.1% |
| 2010 | 107,462 t | +57.0% |
| 2011 | 116,101 t | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 101,595 t | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 102,032 t | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 176,472 t | +73.0% |
| 2015 | 124,445 t | -29.5% |
| 2016 | 139,585 t | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 168,106 t | +20.4% |
| 2018 | 162,781 t | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 159,176 t | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 138,791 t | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 182,418 t | +31.4% |
| 2022 | 111,811 t | -38.7% |
| 2023 | 109,472 t | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 132,319 t | +20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83,885 t | 53,470 t | 108,205 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 135,892 t | 107,700 t | 180,257 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 100,343 t | 57,300 t | 135,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 130,520 t | 83,100 t | 158,200 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 134,480 t | 68,445 t | 165,083 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 135,776 t | 101,595 t | 176,472 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 134,962 t | 109,472 t | 182,418 t | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in New Zealand?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in New Zealand was 132,319 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 182,418 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,470 t in 1962.
- How does New Zealand rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- New Zealand ranks 38th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.