Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre was 0.0343 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre in Australia is 0.0343 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.0528 t per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0049 t per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Australia 107th out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0062 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0049 t per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0078 t per square kilometre | +59.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0096 t per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1965 | 0.008 t per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0099 t per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0111 t per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0117 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0124 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0103 t per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0109 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.013 t per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0137 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0165 t per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0086 t per square kilometre | -47.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0126 t per square kilometre | +46.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0124 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0134 t per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0175 t per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0163 t per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0186 t per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0133 t per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0174 t per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0206 t per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0154 t per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 1986 | 0.018 t per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0221 t per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0238 t per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0233 t per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0199 t per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0196 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0209 t per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0237 t per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0301 t per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0295 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0269 t per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0348 t per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0288 t per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 1999 | 0.029 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0287 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0334 t per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0324 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0292 t per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0439 t per square kilometre | +50.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0382 t per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0301 t per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0284 t per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.046 t per square kilometre | +62.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0076 t per square kilometre | -83.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0284 t per square kilometre | +271.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0247 t per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0232 t per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0252 t per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0295 t per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0344 t per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0283 t per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0345 t per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0348 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.045 t per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 2020 | 0.044 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0528 t per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0313 t per square kilometre | -40.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0343 t per square kilometre | +9.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0343 t per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3686 t per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0343 t per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0317 t per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Australia 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 | +271.0% | 0.0076 t per square kilometre | 0.0284 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0091 t per square kilometre | 0.0049 t per square kilometre | 0.0124 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0129 t per square kilometre | 0.0086 t per square kilometre | 0.0175 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0189 t per square kilometre | 0.0133 t per square kilometre | 0.0238 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0263 t per square kilometre | 0.0196 t per square kilometre | 0.0348 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0318 t per square kilometre | 0.0076 t per square kilometre | 0.046 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0308 t per square kilometre | 0.0232 t per square kilometre | 0.045 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0406 t per square kilometre | 0.0313 t per square kilometre | 0.0528 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 104 Oman 0.0387 t per square kilometre compare
- 105 Montenegro 0.0359 t per square kilometre compare
- 106 Nepal 0.0349 t per square kilometre compare
- 108 Uganda 0.0322 t per square kilometre compare
- 109 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0318 t per square kilometre compare
- 110 Iceland 0.0301 t per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0343 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0528 t per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0049 t per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Australia rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 107th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.