Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in South America (excluding intra-trade)
South America (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 10.01 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in South America (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in South America (excluding intra-trade) is 10.01 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in South America (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 10.01 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.94 million t, in 1992.
That places South America (excluding intra-trade) 5th out of 60 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 South America (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.12 million t | — |
| 1991 | 1.96 million t | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 1.94 million t | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 2.13 million t | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 2.36 million t | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 2.19 million t | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 2.49 million t | +13.5% |
| 1997 | 2.80 million t | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 2.45 million t | -12.5% |
| 1999 | 2.38 million t | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 3.29 million t | +37.8% |
| 2001 | 3.11 million t | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 3.51 million t | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 4.21 million t | +20.1% |
| 2004 | 5.28 million t | +25.4% |
| 2005 | 3.83 million t | -27.4% |
| 2006 | 4.11 million t | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 5.13 million t | +24.9% |
| 2008 | 5.12 million t | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.79 million t | -45.6% |
| 2010 | 4.61 million t | +65.4% |
| 2011 | 5.61 million t | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 5.11 million t | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 5.67 million t | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 6.35 million t | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 5.84 million t | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 6.37 million t | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 7.24 million t | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 8.01 million t | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 8.15 million t | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 8.80 million t | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 9.78 million t | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 8.96 million t | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 9.48 million t | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 10.01 million t | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.28 million t | 1.94 million t | 2.80 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.04 million t | 2.79 million t | 5.28 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.29 million t | 4.61 million t | 8.15 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.40 million t | 8.80 million t | 10.01 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for South America (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 5.69 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 197,936 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 6.12 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 10.01 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 6.12 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 9.56 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 84,084 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 197,936 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in South America (excluding intra-trade)?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in South America (excluding intra-trade) was 10.01 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in South America (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.01 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in South America (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.94 million t in 1992.
- How does South America (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- South America (excluding intra-trade) ranks 5th out of 60 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in South America (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America (excluding intra-trade) 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.