Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 50,054 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 50,054 t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in 2024.
That represents a change of up 135.5% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Sri Lanka peaked at 106,423 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16,800 t, in 1976.
That places Sri Lanka 63rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27,648 t | — |
| 1962 | 27,020 t | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 33,396 t | +23.6% |
| 1964 | 26,352 t | -21.1% |
| 1965 | 34,422 t | +30.6% |
| 1966 | 38,433 t | +11.7% |
| 1967 | 35,173 t | -8.5% |
| 1968 | 46,159 t | +31.2% |
| 1969 | 25,000 t | -45.8% |
| 1970 | 45,600 t | +82.4% |
| 1971 | 19,800 t | -56.6% |
| 1972 | 52,030 t | +162.8% |
| 1973 | 27,500 t | -47.1% |
| 1974 | 31,370 t | +14.1% |
| 1975 | 17,180 t | -45.2% |
| 1976 | 16,800 t | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 32,800 t | +95.2% |
| 1978 | 39,900 t | +21.6% |
| 1979 | 39,720 t | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 46,456 t | +17.0% |
| 1981 | 49,300 t | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 36,341 t | -26.3% |
| 1983 | 49,794 t | +37.0% |
| 1984 | 53,081 t | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 75,271 t | +41.8% |
| 1986 | 53,086 t | -29.5% |
| 1987 | 38,400 t | -27.7% |
| 1988 | 74,600 t | +94.3% |
| 1989 | 44,511 t | -40.3% |
| 1990 | 82,964 t | +86.4% |
| 1991 | 22,906 t | -72.4% |
| 1992 | 47,399 t | +106.9% |
| 1993 | 63,004 t | +32.9% |
| 1994 | 61,711 t | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 49,942 t | -19.1% |
| 1996 | 61,690 t | +23.5% |
| 1997 | 57,000 t | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 61,615 t | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 61,618 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 59,100 t | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 44,940 t | -24.0% |
| 2002 | 34,383 t | -23.5% |
| 2003 | 37,869 t | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 51,642 t | +36.4% |
| 2005 | 39,606 t | -23.3% |
| 2006 | 85,921 t | +116.9% |
| 2007 | 54,577 t | -36.5% |
| 2008 | 80,243 t | +47.0% |
| 2009 | 27,449 t | -65.8% |
| 2010 | 69,457 t | +153.0% |
| 2011 | 80,522 t | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 40,755 t | -49.4% |
| 2013 | 54,552 t | +33.9% |
| 2014 | 49,298 t | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 106,423 t | +115.9% |
| 2016 | 18,831 t | -82.3% |
| 2017 | 25,798 t | +37.0% |
| 2018 | 48,462 t | +87.9% |
| 2019 | 71,126 t | +46.8% |
| 2020 | 87,582 t | +23.1% |
| 2021 | 58,067 t | -33.7% |
| 2022 | 27,847 t | -52.0% |
| 2023 | 21,255 t | -23.7% |
| 2024 | 50,054 t | +135.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32,623 t | 25,000 t | 46,159 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 32,270 t | 16,800 t | 52,030 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 52,084 t | 36,341 t | 75,271 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 56,985 t | 22,906 t | 82,964 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 51,573 t | 27,449 t | 85,921 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 56,522 t | 18,831 t | 106,423 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,961 t | 21,255 t | 87,582 t | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Sri Lanka?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Sri Lanka was 50,054 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 106,423 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,800 t in 1976.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Sri Lanka ranks 63rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.