Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Portugal
Portugal: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 58,905 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Portugal is 58,905 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Portugal peaked at 76,159 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9,797 t, in 1969.
That places Portugal 57th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Portugal, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,371 t | — |
| 1962 | 11,062 t | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 18,063 t | +63.3% |
| 1964 | 18,561 t | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 17,209 t | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 18,262 t | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 22,222 t | +21.7% |
| 1968 | 21,222 t | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 9,797 t | -53.8% |
| 1970 | 20,330 t | +107.5% |
| 1971 | 13,037 t | -35.9% |
| 1972 | 32,700 t | +150.8% |
| 1973 | 35,000 t | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 32,700 t | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 31,000 t | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 34,027 t | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 52,452 t | +54.1% |
| 1978 | 46,149 t | -12.0% |
| 1979 | 63,751 t | +38.1% |
| 1980 | 44,360 t | -30.4% |
| 1981 | 45,206 t | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 46,536 t | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 33,461 t | -28.1% |
| 1984 | 36,400 t | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 37,316 t | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 43,354 t | +16.2% |
| 1987 | 48,243 t | +11.3% |
| 1988 | 48,800 t | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 52,700 t | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 44,900 t | -14.8% |
| 1991 | 44,200 t | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 34,000 t | -23.1% |
| 1993 | 40,000 t | +17.6% |
| 1994 | 50,000 t | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 67,000 t | +34.0% |
| 1996 | 72,000 t | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 66,000 t | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 73,000 t | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 75,000 t | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 59,000 t | -21.3% |
| 2001 | 61,000 t | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 65,901 t | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 59,972 t | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 66,934 t | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 61,074 t | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 52,622 t | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 52,751 t | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 40,521 t | -23.2% |
| 2009 | 31,269 t | -22.8% |
| 2010 | 55,578 t | +77.7% |
| 2011 | 51,016 t | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 66,454 t | +30.3% |
| 2013 | 74,080 t | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 71,906 t | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 68,762 t | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 64,851 t | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 71,993 t | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 74,628 t | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 76,159 t | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 66,645 t | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 75,396 t | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 60,483 t | -19.8% |
| 2023 | 59,625 t | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 58,905 t | -1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +150.8% | 13,037 t | 32,700 t |
| 1970 | +107.5% | 9,797 t | 20,330 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,308 t | 9,797 t | 22,222 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 36,115 t | 13,037 t | 63,751 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 43,638 t | 33,461 t | 52,700 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 56,610 t | 34,000 t | 75,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 55,104 t | 31,269 t | 66,934 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 67,543 t | 51,016 t | 76,159 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,211 t | 58,905 t | 75,396 t | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Portugal?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Portugal was 58,905 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 76,159 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,797 t in 1969.
- How does Portugal rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Portugal ranks 57th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.