Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in South Africa
South Africa: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 341,990 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in South Africa is 341,990 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 46.1% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in South Africa peaked at 380,735 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 33,428 t, in 1961.
South Africa ranks 20th 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33,428 t | — |
| 1962 | 38,969 t | +16.6% |
| 1963 | 45,000 t | +15.5% |
| 1964 | 70,800 t | +57.3% |
| 1965 | 88,600 t | +25.1% |
| 1966 | 88,300 t | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 88,000 t | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 100,000 t | +13.6% |
| 1969 | 102,900 t | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 111,300 t | +8.2% |
| 1971 | 147,900 t | +32.9% |
| 1972 | 122,300 t | -17.3% |
| 1973 | 130,900 t | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 179,493 t | +37.1% |
| 1975 | 158,686 t | -11.6% |
| 1976 | 128,974 t | -18.7% |
| 1977 | 136,781 t | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 143,700 t | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 130,000 t | -9.5% |
| 1980 | 149,118 t | +14.7% |
| 1981 | 167,434 t | +12.3% |
| 1982 | 141,700 t | -15.4% |
| 1983 | 139,900 t | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 150,600 t | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 130,100 t | -13.6% |
| 1986 | 128,000 t | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 152,000 t | +18.8% |
| 1988 | 128,100 t | -15.7% |
| 1989 | 134,500 t | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 116,700 t | -13.2% |
| 1991 | 125,600 t | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 134,200 t | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 122,000 t | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 113,500 t | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 127,500 t | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 162,000 t | +27.1% |
| 1997 | 159,000 t | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 184,400 t | +16.0% |
| 1999 | 189,800 t | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 180,700 t | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 172,800 t | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 216,137 t | +25.1% |
| 2003 | 179,301 t | -17.0% |
| 2004 | 196,090 t | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 153,570 t | -21.7% |
| 2006 | 186,207 t | +21.3% |
| 2007 | 185,587 t | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 199,577 t | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 103,043 t | -48.4% |
| 2010 | 194,842 t | +89.1% |
| 2011 | 199,596 t | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 202,625 t | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 207,053 t | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 291,730 t | +40.9% |
| 2015 | 260,229 t | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 250,319 t | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 380,735 t | +52.1% |
| 2018 | 282,596 t | -25.8% |
| 2019 | 271,088 t | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 289,673 t | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 312,206 t | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 262,143 t | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 234,077 t | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 341,990 t | +46.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72,889 t | 33,428 t | 102,900 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 139,003 t | 111,300 t | 179,493 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 142,145 t | 128,000 t | 167,434 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 143,470 t | 113,500 t | 189,800 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 177,301 t | 103,043 t | 216,137 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 254,081 t | 194,842 t | 380,735 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 288,018 t | 234,077 t | 341,990 t | 5 |
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- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in South Africa?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in South Africa was 341,990 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 380,735 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,428 t in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- South Africa ranks 20th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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.