Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 253,433 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 253,433 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 529,600 t in 1970 and was at its lowest, 117,174 t, in 2009.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 24th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 444,900 t | — |
| 1962 | 436,100 t | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 452,400 t | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 439,400 t | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 443,900 t | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 451,200 t | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 516,500 t | +14.5% |
| 1968 | 499,800 t | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 502,200 t | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 529,600 t | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 491,900 t | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 487,500 t | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 487,800 t | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 476,000 t | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 410,000 t | -13.9% |
| 1976 | 454,000 t | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 463,000 t | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 395,000 t | -14.7% |
| 1979 | 423,000 t | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 363,000 t | -14.2% |
| 1981 | 309,000 t | -14.9% |
| 1982 | 364,000 t | +17.8% |
| 1983 | 406,700 t | +11.7% |
| 1984 | 360,600 t | -11.3% |
| 1985 | 390,700 t | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 358,000 t | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 387,000 t | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 395,000 t | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 397,100 t | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 395,000 t | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 360,000 t | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 325,000 t | -9.7% |
| 1993 | 315,000 t | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 350,000 t | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 352,000 t | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 347,000 t | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 274,000 t | -21.0% |
| 1998 | 223,000 t | -18.6% |
| 1999 | 249,000 t | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 230,000 t | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 269,000 t | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 328,767 t | +22.2% |
| 2003 | 285,029 t | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 238,961 t | -16.2% |
| 2005 | 218,715 t | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 226,155 t | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 220,166 t | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 204,060 t | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 117,174 t | -42.6% |
| 2010 | 272,270 t | +132.4% |
| 2011 | 178,932 t | -34.3% |
| 2012 | 203,670 t | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 178,654 t | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 221,720 t | +24.1% |
| 2015 | 177,400 t | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 180,690 t | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 306,545 t | +69.7% |
| 2018 | 294,360 t | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 353,595 t | +20.1% |
| 2020 | 342,048 t | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 281,005 t | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 248,756 t | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 254,716 t | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 253,433 t | -0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +132.4% | 117,174 t | 272,270 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 465,156 t | 436,100 t | 516,500 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 461,780 t | 395,000 t | 529,600 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 373,110 t | 309,000 t | 406,700 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 319,000 t | 223,000 t | 395,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 233,803 t | 117,174 t | 328,767 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 236,784 t | 177,400 t | 353,595 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 275,992 t | 248,756 t | 342,048 t | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 253,433 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 529,600 t in 1970.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 117,174 t in 2009.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 24th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.