Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Spain
Spain: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 259,838 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Spain, 1968–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Spain stood at 259,838 t.
The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Spain peaked at 448,000 t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 59 t, in 1978.
Spain ranks 22nd of 216 countries on this measure, 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 17,000 t | — |
| 1969 | 8,850 t | -47.9% |
| 1970 | 700 t | -92.1% |
| 1971 | 953 t | +36.1% |
| 1972 | 1,206 t | +26.5% |
| 1973 | 1,459 t | +21.0% |
| 1974 | 37,000 t | +2436.0% |
| 1975 | 14,000 t | -62.2% |
| 1976 | 9,353 t | -33.2% |
| 1977 | 4,706 t | -49.7% |
| 1978 | 59 t | -98.7% |
| 1979 | 1,333 t | +2159.3% |
| 1980 | 2,876 t | +115.8% |
| 1981 | 4,028 t | +40.1% |
| 1982 | 4,018 t | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 4,298 t | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 4,605 t | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 6,292 t | +36.6% |
| 1986 | 23,625 t | +275.5% |
| 1987 | 46,592 t | +97.2% |
| 1988 | 88,082 t | +89.0% |
| 1989 | 120,850 t | +37.2% |
| 1990 | 139,278 t | +15.2% |
| 1991 | 175,700 t | +26.2% |
| 1992 | 180,354 t | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 133,705 t | -25.9% |
| 1994 | 195,000 t | +45.8% |
| 1995 | 269,200 t | +38.1% |
| 1996 | 335,000 t | +24.4% |
| 1997 | 343,000 t | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 448,000 t | +30.6% |
| 1999 | 394,000 t | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 374,300 t | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 352,900 t | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 368,936 t | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 355,929 t | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 363,247 t | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 328,727 t | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 306,077 t | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 338,184 t | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 302,458 t | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 136,242 t | -55.0% |
| 2010 | 321,504 t | +136.0% |
| 2011 | 312,844 t | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 352,564 t | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 359,849 t | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 330,256 t | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 350,520 t | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 340,127 t | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 359,098 t | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 371,882 t | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 368,120 t | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 335,649 t | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 404,514 t | +20.5% |
| 2022 | 260,170 t | -35.7% |
| 2023 | 232,001 t | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 259,838 t | +12.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +2436.0% | 1,459 t | 37,000 t |
| 1979 | +2159.3% | 59 t | 1,333 t |
| 1986 | +275.5% | 6,292 t | 23,625 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,925 t | 8,850 t | 17,000 t | 2 |
| 1970s | 7,077 t | 59 t | 37,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,527 t | 2,876 t | 120,850 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 261,324 t | 133,705 t | 448,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 322,700 t | 136,242 t | 374,300 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 346,676 t | 312,844 t | 371,882 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 298,434 t | 232,001 t | 404,514 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 19 Belgium-Luxembourg 359,000 t compare
- 20 South Africa 341,990 t compare
- 21 Paraguay 275,969 t compare
- 23 Italy 257,808 t compare
- 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 253,433 t compare
- 25 Japan 242,933 t compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
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- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 871,885 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 12.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 258,307 t (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Spain?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Spain was 259,838 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 448,000 t in 1998.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 59 t in 1978.
- How does Spain rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Spain ranks 22nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain 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.