Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in South America
South America: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 9.92 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
South America recorded 9.92 million t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in South America peaked at 9.92 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 110,395 t, in 1961.
That places South America 6th 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, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 110,395 t | — |
| 1962 | 114,793 t | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 161,065 t | +40.3% |
| 1964 | 150,018 t | -6.9% |
| 1965 | 165,299 t | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 174,541 t | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 216,617 t | +24.1% |
| 1968 | 269,929 t | +24.6% |
| 1969 | 276,656 t | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 384,432 t | +39.0% |
| 1971 | 440,750 t | +14.6% |
| 1972 | 559,515 t | +26.9% |
| 1973 | 678,898 t | +21.3% |
| 1974 | 693,094 t | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 640,445 t | -7.6% |
| 1976 | 879,407 t | +37.3% |
| 1977 | 1.15 million t | +31.0% |
| 1978 | 1.17 million t | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 1.29 million t | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 1.50 million t | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 994,808 t | -33.8% |
| 1982 | 1.00 million t | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 894,347 t | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 1.31 million t | +46.3% |
| 1985 | 1.34 million t | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.64 million t | +22.3% |
| 1987 | 1.89 million t | +15.1% |
| 1988 | 1.76 million t | -6.5% |
| 1989 | 1.52 million t | -13.8% |
| 1990 | 1.56 million t | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 1.57 million t | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.67 million t | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 1.91 million t | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 2.08 million t | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 1.96 million t | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 2.22 million t | +13.0% |
| 1997 | 2.55 million t | +15.0% |
| 1998 | 2.40 million t | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 2.35 million t | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 3.11 million t | +32.0% |
| 2001 | 3.02 million t | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 3.10 million t | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 3.76 million t | +21.3% |
| 2004 | 4.82 million t | +28.3% |
| 2005 | 3.64 million t | -24.6% |
| 2006 | 3.95 million t | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 4.83 million t | +22.3% |
| 2008 | 4.90 million t | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 2.57 million t | -47.5% |
| 2010 | 4.50 million t | +74.8% |
| 2011 | 5.58 million t | +24.1% |
| 2012 | 5.20 million t | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 5.86 million t | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 6.58 million t | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 5.83 million t | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 5.65 million t | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 7.09 million t | +25.5% |
| 2018 | 7.62 million t | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 7.49 million t | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 8.13 million t | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 9.15 million t | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 8.41 million t | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 9.39 million t | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 9.92 million t | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 182,146 t | 110,395 t | 276,656 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 789,158 t | 384,432 t | 1.29 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.38 million t | 894,347 t | 1.89 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.03 million t | 1.56 million t | 2.55 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.77 million t | 2.57 million t | 4.90 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.14 million t | 4.50 million t | 7.62 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.00 million t | 8.13 million t | 9.92 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
More environment data for South America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 477.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 379.32 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 98.40 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 589,290 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 4.28 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in South America?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in South America was 9.92 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 9.92 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 110,395 t in 1961.
- How does South America rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- South America ranks 6th out of 60 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America 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.