Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per capita was 0.0038 t per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per capita in Nicaragua, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per capita in Nicaragua is 0.0038 t per person, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0046 t per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 t per person, in 1990.
That places Nicaragua 46th out of 173 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 t per person | -76.8% |
| 1963 | 0 t per person | -61.7% |
| 1964 | 0 t per person | +61.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0018 t per person | +3608.7% |
| 1966 | 0.001 t per person | -43.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 t per person | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0012 t per person | +9.9% |
| 1969 | 0.001 t per person | -17.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0011 t per person | +9.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0015 t per person | +43.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0021 t per person | +39.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0028 t per person | +34.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0012 t per person | -56.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 t per person | -88.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0038 t per person | +2556.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 t per person | -79.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0015 t per person | +85.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 t per person | -93.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0028 t per person | +2883.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0041 t per person | +45.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0008 t per person | -81.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0025 t per person | +221.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0037 t per person | +48.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0027 t per person | -27.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 t per person | -95.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 t per person | +466.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0018 t per person | +146.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 t per person | -29.3% |
| 1990 | 0 t per person | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 t per person | — |
| 1992 | 0.0011 t per person | +139.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 t per person | -77.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 t per person | +213.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 t per person | -18.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 t per person | +36.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0014 t per person | +60.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0016 t per person | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 t per person | -19.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 t per person | -37.4% |
| 2001 | 0.001 t per person | +25.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 t per person | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 t per person | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 t per person | +48.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 t per person | -61.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 t per person | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.001 t per person | +27.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 t per person | -46.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 t per person | +72.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 t per person | +145.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 t per person | -25.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 t per person | +54.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 t per person | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0022 t per person | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 t per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 t per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0046 t per person | +99.1% |
| 2018 | 0.004 t per person | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 0.003 t per person | -24.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0045 t per person | +46.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0039 t per person | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0038 t per person | -0.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0038 t per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0007 t per person, 5.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0038 t per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0015 t per person, 2.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per capita in Nicaragua 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +3608.7% | 0 t per person | 0.0018 t per person |
| 1980 | +2883.8% | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0028 t per person |
| 1976 | +2556.1% | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0038 t per person |
| 1987 | +466.9% | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0007 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 t per person | 0 t per person | 0.0018 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0015 t per person | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0038 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0021 t per person | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0041 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 t per person | 0 t per person | 0.0016 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 t per person | 0.0005 t per person | 0.0018 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0027 t per person | 0.0016 t per person | 0.0046 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.004 t per person | 0.0038 t per person | 0.0045 t per person | 3 |
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More environment data for Nicaragua
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2024)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0617 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0038 t per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0046 t per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t per person in 1990.
- How does Nicaragua rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 46th out of 173 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.