Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per capita was 0.0015 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1972–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.0015 t per person for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.004 t per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 t per person, in 1976.
Saudi Arabia ranks 74th of 173 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, per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0002 t per person | — |
| 1973 | 0.0008 t per person | +395.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 t per person | -66.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 t per person | +10.6% |
| 1976 | 0 t per person | -88.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 t per person | +74.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 t per person | +792.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 t per person | -87.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 t per person | +258.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 t per person | +48.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 t per person | -20.6% |
| 1983 | 0.002 t per person | +597.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 t per person | -12.3% |
| 1985 | 0.004 t per person | +132.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0039 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0038 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0036 t per person | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0034 t per person | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0022 t per person | -37.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0022 t per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0024 t per person | +13.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0013 t per person | -48.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 t per person | -43.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 t per person | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 t per person | -23.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 t per person | +40.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 t per person | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 t per person | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 t per person | +86.0% |
| 2001 | 0.001 t per person | -20.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 t per person | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 t per person | +34.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 t per person | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0015 t per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 t per person | +20.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 t per person | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 t per person | -21.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 t per person | -24.4% |
| 2010 | 0.001 t per person | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 t per person | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 t per person | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.001 t per person | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 t per person | +35.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 t per person | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.001 t per person | -31.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 t per person | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 t per person | +29.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 t per person | +55.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 t per person | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.003 t per person | +80.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 t per person | -48.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 t per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0015 t per person | +1.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0015 t per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0034 t per person, 46% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0015 t per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0007 t per person, 2.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per capita in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +792.8% | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0005 t per person |
| 1983 | +597.0% | 0.0003 t per person | 0.002 t per person |
| 1973 | +395.7% | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0008 t per person |
| 1980 | +258.3% | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0002 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 t per person | 0 t per person | 0.0008 t per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0023 t per person | 0.0002 t per person | 0.004 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 t per person | 0.0006 t per person | 0.0024 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 t per person | 0.0009 t per person | 0.0018 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 t per person | 0.0008 t per person | 0.0017 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 t per person | 0.0015 t per person | 0.003 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 71 Papua New Guinea 0.0017 t per person compare
- 72 El Salvador 0.0016 t per person compare
- 73 Chile 0.0016 t per person compare
- 75 Egypt 0.0015 t per person compare
- 76 Argentina 0.0015 t per person compare
- 77 Philippines 0.0015 t per person compare
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.5766 % 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) 5.3 % 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.0015 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.004 t per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t per person in 1976.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 74th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.