Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre was 0.0238 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1972–2023
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 Saudi Arabia is 0.0238 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 84.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0423 t per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 t per square kilometre, in 1976.
That places Saudi Arabia 118th out of 173 countries with data for 2023, 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 square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0.0015 t per square kilometre | +421.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 t per square kilometre | -65.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 t per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | -87.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | +84.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0013 t per square kilometre | +845.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | -86.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | +279.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0011 t per square kilometre | +57.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0066 t per square kilometre | +640.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0061 t per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0151 t per square kilometre | +146.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0158 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0163 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0163 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0162 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0107 t per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0112 t per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0133 t per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0071 t per square kilometre | -46.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0042 t per square kilometre | -41.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0047 t per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0037 t per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0054 t per square kilometre | +46.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0052 t per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.005 t per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0098 t per square kilometre | +94.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0081 t per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0078 t per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.011 t per square kilometre | +41.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0135 t per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0141 t per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0177 t per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0162 t per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0132 t per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0104 t per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0116 t per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0133 t per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0142 t per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0129 t per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0179 t per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0196 t per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 0.014 t per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0122 t per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0154 t per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0238 t per square kilometre | +54.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0241 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0423 t per square kilometre | +75.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0229 t per square kilometre | -45.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0238 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0238 t per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3686 t per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0238 t per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0785 t per square kilometre, 30% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre 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 | +845.3% | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | 0.0013 t per square kilometre |
| 1983 | +640.7% | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | 0.0066 t per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +421.2% | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 0.0015 t per square kilometre |
| 1980 | +279.9% | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | 0.0007 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0006 t per square kilometre | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | 0.0015 t per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0095 t per square kilometre | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | 0.0163 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0071 t per square kilometre | 0.0037 t per square kilometre | 0.0133 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0122 t per square kilometre | 0.0078 t per square kilometre | 0.0177 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0155 t per square kilometre | 0.0116 t per square kilometre | 0.0238 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0283 t per square kilometre | 0.0229 t per square kilometre | 0.0423 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 115 Finland 0.0255 t per square kilometre compare
- 116 Gabon 0.0249 t per square kilometre compare
- 117 Mozambique 0.0248 t per square kilometre compare
- 119 Solomon Islands 0.02 t per square kilometre compare
- 120 New Caledonia 0.0196 t per square kilometre compare
- 121 Bahamas 0.019 t per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 0.0238 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0423 t per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 t per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 118th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.6%. 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 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.