Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 58 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Sao Tome and Principe, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 58 t.
That represents a change of down 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 158 t in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1990.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 189th out of 216 countries 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 Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 t | — |
| 1991 | 0 t | — |
| 1992 | 0 t | — |
| 1993 | 0 t | — |
| 1994 | 0 t | — |
| 1995 | 0 t | — |
| 1996 | 0 t | — |
| 1997 | 0 t | — |
| 1998 | 0 t | — |
| 1999 | 0 t | — |
| 2000 | 0 t | — |
| 2001 | 0 t | — |
| 2002 | 0 t | — |
| 2003 | 0 t | — |
| 2004 | 0 t | — |
| 2005 | 0 t | — |
| 2006 | 7 t | — |
| 2007 | 3 t | -57.1% |
| 2008 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 158 t | — |
| 2010 | 18 t | -88.6% |
| 2011 | 15 t | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 6 t | -60.0% |
| 2013 | 12 t | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 133 t | +1008.3% |
| 2015 | 70 t | -47.4% |
| 2016 | 20 t | -71.4% |
| 2017 | 18 t | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 6 t | -66.7% |
| 2019 | 28 t | +366.7% |
| 2020 | 9 t | -67.9% |
| 2021 | 133 t | +1377.8% |
| 2022 | 20 t | -85.0% |
| 2023 | 58 t | +190.0% |
| 2024 | 58 t | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Sao Tome and Principe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1377.8% | 9 t | 133 t |
| 2014 | +1008.3% | 12 t | 133 t |
| 2019 | +366.7% | 6 t | 28 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.8 t | 0 t | 158 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.6 t | 6 t | 133 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.6 t | 9 t | 133 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 186 Barbados 70 t compare
- 187 Guinea-Bissau 68 t compare
- 188 Maldives 66 t compare
- 190 Faroe Islands 53 t compare
- 191 Cabo Verde 31 t compare
- 192 Antigua and Barbuda 17 t compare
More environment data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -16.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.214 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 70 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -47.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 91 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Sao Tome and Principe was 58 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 158 t in 2009.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1990.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.