Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 485,585 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Republic of Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 485,585 t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.7% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Republic of Korea peaked at 485,999 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17,111 t, in 1961.
Republic of Korea ranks 15th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17,111 t | — |
| 1962 | 25,000 t | +46.1% |
| 1963 | 35,428 t | +41.7% |
| 1964 | 39,168 t | +10.6% |
| 1965 | 78,372 t | +100.1% |
| 1966 | 72,485 t | -7.5% |
| 1967 | 104,280 t | +43.9% |
| 1968 | 39,162 t | -62.4% |
| 1969 | 85,398 t | +118.1% |
| 1970 | 40,900 t | -52.1% |
| 1971 | 78,300 t | +91.4% |
| 1972 | 113,418 t | +44.9% |
| 1973 | 164,100 t | +44.7% |
| 1974 | 187,800 t | +14.4% |
| 1975 | 164,852 t | -12.2% |
| 1976 | 134,282 t | -18.5% |
| 1977 | 217,617 t | +62.1% |
| 1978 | 196,927 t | -9.5% |
| 1979 | 210,946 t | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 170,000 t | -19.4% |
| 1981 | 197,500 t | +16.2% |
| 1982 | 195,100 t | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 224,500 t | +15.1% |
| 1984 | 259,600 t | +15.6% |
| 1985 | 275,100 t | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 288,500 t | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 398,100 t | +38.0% |
| 1988 | 413,900 t | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 349,300 t | -15.6% |
| 1990 | 349,298 t | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 318,200 t | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 404,154 t | +27.0% |
| 1993 | 338,300 t | -16.3% |
| 1994 | 333,000 t | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 356,000 t | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 344,000 t | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 400,000 t | +16.3% |
| 1998 | 314,000 t | -21.5% |
| 1999 | 392,800 t | +25.1% |
| 2000 | 382,400 t | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 322,200 t | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 354,824 t | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 375,662 t | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 390,101 t | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 445,273 t | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 305,453 t | -31.4% |
| 2007 | 351,760 t | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 406,177 t | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 216,326 t | -46.7% |
| 2010 | 332,331 t | +53.6% |
| 2011 | 363,130 t | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 307,711 t | -15.3% |
| 2013 | 305,710 t | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 371,517 t | +21.5% |
| 2015 | 334,236 t | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 339,642 t | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 382,352 t | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 393,162 t | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 408,822 t | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 432,792 t | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 485,999 t | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 412,234 t | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 352,557 t | -14.5% |
| 2024 | 485,585 t | +37.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55,156 t | 17,111 t | 104,280 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 150,914 t | 40,900 t | 217,617 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 277,160 t | 170,000 t | 413,900 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 354,975 t | 314,000 t | 404,154 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 355,018 t | 216,326 t | 445,273 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 353,861 t | 305,710 t | 408,822 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 433,833 t | 352,557 t | 485,999 t | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Republic of Korea?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Republic of Korea was 485,585 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 485,999 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,111 t in 1961.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Republic of Korea ranks 15th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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.