Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Zambia
Zambia: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 21,709 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Zambia stood at 21,709 t.
That represents a change of down 32.2% on the previous year and up 104.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Zambia peaked at 51,125 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,400 t, in 1961.
Zambia ranks 85th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,400 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,460 t | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 2,000 t | +37.0% |
| 1964 | 2,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2,200 t | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 2,500 t | +13.6% |
| 1968 | 1,900 t | -24.0% |
| 1969 | 2,803 t | +47.5% |
| 1970 | 6,099 t | +117.6% |
| 1971 | 7,591 t | +24.5% |
| 1972 | 4,900 t | -35.4% |
| 1973 | 7,900 t | +61.2% |
| 1974 | 11,400 t | +44.3% |
| 1975 | 6,500 t | -43.0% |
| 1976 | 5,500 t | -15.4% |
| 1977 | 5,800 t | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 6,000 t | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 4,000 t | -33.3% |
| 1980 | 4,920 t | +23.0% |
| 1981 | 7,470 t | +51.8% |
| 1982 | 8,655 t | +15.9% |
| 1983 | 4,810 t | -44.4% |
| 1984 | 7,300 t | +51.8% |
| 1985 | 8,000 t | +9.6% |
| 1986 | 6,668 t | -16.7% |
| 1987 | 9,902 t | +48.5% |
| 1988 | 11,951 t | +20.7% |
| 1989 | 13,700 t | +14.6% |
| 1990 | 5,700 t | -58.4% |
| 1991 | 6,300 t | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 11,900 t | +88.9% |
| 1993 | 12,000 t | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 8,000 t | -33.3% |
| 1995 | 8,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10,000 t | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 10,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11,700 t | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 13,399 t | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 18,855 t | +40.7% |
| 2004 | 17,259 t | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 20,129 t | +16.6% |
| 2006 | 19,890 t | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 20,853 t | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 35,218 t | +68.9% |
| 2009 | 29,940 t | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 15,777 t | -47.3% |
| 2011 | 28,940 t | +83.4% |
| 2012 | 24,791 t | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 10,598 t | -57.3% |
| 2014 | 14,425 t | +36.1% |
| 2015 | 9,690 t | -32.8% |
| 2016 | 8,327 t | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 44,388 t | +433.1% |
| 2018 | 20,786 t | -53.2% |
| 2019 | 42,563 t | +104.8% |
| 2020 | 51,125 t | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 30,761 t | -39.8% |
| 2022 | 32,004 t | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 21,709 t | -32.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 21,709 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,915 t, 3.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 21,709 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,478 t, 6.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +433.1% | 8,327 t | 44,388 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,029 t | 1,400 t | 2,803 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,569 t | 4,000 t | 11,400 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,338 t | 4,810 t | 13,700 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,190 t | 5,700 t | 12,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,724 t | 10,000 t | 35,218 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,028 t | 8,327 t | 44,388 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,900 t | 21,709 t | 51,125 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 82 Burkina Faso 23,144 t compare
- 83 Oman 22,609 t compare
- 84 Lao People's Democratic Republic 21,870 t compare
- 86 Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) 21,475 t compare
- 87 Melanesia 21,133 t compare
- 88 Angola 18,454 t compare
More environment data for Zambia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0007 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.9127 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 26.9 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Zambia?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Zambia was 21,709 t in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 51,125 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,400 t in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Zambia ranks 85th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.