Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity by country
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O)....
Countries reporting
217
Highest
8.72 million t
Brazil
Lowest
0 t
Naoero
Median
6,771 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
13,805
What the numbers show
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity is currently reported for 217 countries. The highest value is 8.72 million t in Brazil; the lowest is 0 t in Naoero.
The median across all reporting countries is 6,771 t, and the mean is 204,917 t.
Over the past decade 127 countries rose and 79 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 11,550.0%), and the largest decrease in Micronesia (down 100.0%).
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 8.72 million t | 2024 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 8.12 million t | 2024 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 7.88 million t | 2024 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 491,555 t | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 4 | India | 2.54 million t | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Türkiye | 201,944 t | 2024 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Indonesia | 2.14 million t | 2024 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Malaysia | 1.08 million t | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Poland | 716,559 t | 2024 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 7 | United Republic of Tanzania | 34,359 t | 2024 | up 233.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Thailand | 711,040 t | 2024 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 21,870 t | 2024 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Belgium | 674,407 t | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 9 | Melanesia | 21,133 t | 2024 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) | 575,932 t | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 10 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 14,788 t | 2024 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Norway | 546,015 t | 2024 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 11 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 9,999 t | 2024 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Australia and New Zealand | 535,228 t | 2024 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 12 | Republic of Moldova | 6,771 t | 2024 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 13 | France | 487,756 t | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 4,486 t | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Republic of Korea | 485,585 t | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 14 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4,443 t | 2024 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 410,550 t | 2024 | down 48.6% | rising |
| 15 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2,574 t | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Colombia | 409,922 t | 2024 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Polynesia | 101 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 17 | Australia | 402,909 t | 2024 | up 77.5% | rising |
| 17 | Micronesia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 359,000 t | 1999 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 19 | South Africa | 341,990 t | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 20 | Paraguay | 275,969 t | 2024 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Spain | 259,838 t | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Italy | 257,808 t | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 23 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 253,433 t | 2024 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 24 | Japan | 242,933 t | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 25 | China, Taiwan Province of | 242,818 t | 2024 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Morocco | 234,618 t | 2024 | up 155.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Yugoslav SFR | 221,100 t | 1991 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 185,141 t | 2024 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Ukraine | 184,244 t | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Egypt | 173,435 t | 2024 | up 294.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Philippines | 171,037 t | 2024 | up 54.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Mexico | 159,841 t | 2024 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Ecuador | 157,752 t | 2024 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Peru | 157,394 t | 2024 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Germany | 153,164 t | 2024 | down 37.6% | rising |
| 36 | New Zealand | 132,319 t | 2024 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 37 | Ireland | 122,294 t | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 38 | Czechoslovakia | 113,600 t | 1992 | down 83.4% | rising |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 109,315 t | 2024 | up 177.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Lithuania | 103,559 t | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 41 | Serbia | 102,661 t | 2024 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 42 | Guatemala | 102,417 t | 2024 | up 112.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Sweden | 100,565 t | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 44 | Uruguay | 87,387 t | 2024 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Greece | 86,723 t | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 46 | Czechia | 82,007 t | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 47 | Pakistan | 81,803 t | 2024 | up 170.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Serbia and Montenegro | 73,373 t | 2005 | up 109.6% | rising |
| 49 | Hungary | 73,268 t | 2024 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Romania | 72,222 t | 2024 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Denmark | 68,018 t | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 52 | Argentina | 67,745 t | 2024 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Côte d'Ivoire | 83,102 t | 2024 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Honduras | 67,377 t | 2024 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Portugal | 58,905 t | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 55 | Kenya | 57,885 t | 2024 | up 95.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Caribbean | 24,697 t | 2024 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Latvia | 55,780 t | 2024 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Saudi Arabia | 54,531 t | 2024 | up 41.8% | volatile |
| 58 | United Arab Emirates | 52,621 t | 2024 | up 314.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Cabo Verde | 31 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Croatia | 51,173 t | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 60 | Sri Lanka | 50,054 t | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 61 | Mali | 48,956 t | 2024 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Cambodia | 42,612 t | 2024 | up 932.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Canada | 40,437 t | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Zimbabwe | 40,425 t | 2023 | up 195.4% | rising |
| 65 | Slovenia | 40,126 t | 2024 | up 259.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Austria | 37,418 t | 2024 | down 65.3% | falling |
| 67 | Namibia | 37,416 t | 2024 | up 8,561.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Cameroon | 35,288 t | 2024 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Myanmar | 34,736 t | 2024 | up 82.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Ghana | 33,462 t | 2024 | up 74.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Algeria | 31,804 t | 2024 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 72 | Chile | 30,943 t | 2024 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Bulgaria | 28,620 t | 2024 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Malawi | 27,679 t | 2024 | up 107.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Nicaragua | 25,874 t | 2022 | up 77.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Benin | 25,496 t | 2024 | up 645.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) | 25,380 t | 2024 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Burkina Faso | 23,144 t | 2024 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Oman | 22,609 t | 2024 | up 189.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Zambia | 21,709 t | 2023 | up 104.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) | 21,475 t | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Angola | 18,454 t | 2024 | up 85.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Papua New Guinea | 17,994 t | 2024 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 16,717 t | 2024 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Estonia | 16,244 t | 2024 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Switzerland | 16,210 t | 2024 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 87 | Slovakia | 16,030 t | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 88 | Panama | 15,197 t | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 89 | Finland | 14,817 t | 2024 | up 76.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Kuwait | 13,844 t | 2024 | up 319.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Senegal | 12,953 t | 2024 | up 81.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Kazakhstan | 11,834 t | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 93 | El Salvador | 10,380 t | 2024 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Martinique | 10,200 t | 2001 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 95 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9,597 t | 2024 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Azerbaijan | 8,736 t | 2024 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Tunisia | 8,734 t | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Sudan (former) | 8,147 t | 2011 | up 201.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Rwanda | 7,357 t | 2024 | up 151.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Gabon | 6,415 t | 2024 | up 150.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Uganda | 6,184 t | 2024 | up 141.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Israel | 5,949 t | 2024 | up 134.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Lebanon | 5,915 t | 2024 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 104 | Guadeloupe | 5,800 t | 2001 | up 222.2% | falling |
| 105 | Jordan | 5,424 t | 2024 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Nepal | 5,002 t | 2024 | up 896.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Togo | 4,985 t | 2024 | up 199.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Iraq | 4,952 t | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Congo | 4,874 t | 2024 | up 594.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Iceland | 4,471 t | 2024 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 111 | North Macedonia | 4,298 t | 2024 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Eswatini | 4,277 t | 2024 | up 143.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Albania | 4,239 t | 2024 | up 307.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Madagascar | 4,049 t | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 115 | Georgia | 3,889 t | 2024 | up 106.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Cyprus | 3,795 t | 2024 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 117 | Guyana | 3,747 t | 2024 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Nigeria | 3,496 t | 2024 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Guinea | 3,478 t | 2024 | up 1,343.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Botswana | 3,281 t | 2024 | up 235.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Mozambique | 3,143 t | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Mauritius | 2,709 t | 2024 | down 69.9% | falling |
| 123 | Ethiopia | 2,672 t | 2024 | up 415.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Cuba | 2,531 t | 2024 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Turkmenistan | 2,302 t | 2024 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Belize | 2,301 t | 2024 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Uzbekistan | 2,272 t | 2024 | up 238.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Qatar | 2,097 t | 2024 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Haiti | 2,089 t | 2024 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Fiji | 2,052 t | 2024 | up 128.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Niger | 2,013 t | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Luxembourg | 1,781 t | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 133 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,755 t | 2024 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Libya | 1,721 t | 2024 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Sudan | 1,693 t | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 136 | Djibouti | 1,603 t | 2024 | up 64.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Armenia | 1,477 t | 2024 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,381 t | 2024 | up 95.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Bahrain | 1,355 t | 2024 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Yemen | 1,321 t | 2023 | up 61.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Russian Federation | 1,250 t | 2024 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Réunion | 1,200 t | 2001 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 143 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,185 t | 2024 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Chad | 1,105 t | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Singapore | 1,060 t | 2024 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Belarus | 898 t | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Jamaica | 888 t | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Sierra Leone | 873 t | 2022 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Liberia | 795 t | 2024 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Tajikistan | 760 t | 2024 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Suriname | 757 t | 2024 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Solomon Islands | 728 t | 2024 | up 91.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Lesotho | 690 t | 2024 | up 1,226.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Montenegro | 622 t | 2024 | up 15.0% | flat |
| 155 | Palestine | 473 t | 2024 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 156 | French Guiana | 400 t | 2001 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 157 | New Caledonia | 358 t | 2024 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 158 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 293 t | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Mongolia | 233 t | 2024 | up 11,550.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Bahamas | 223 t | 2024 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Mauritania | 199 t | 2024 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Polynesia (excluding intra-trade) | 168.68 t | 2024 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Gambia | 157 t | 2024 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Dominica | 141 t | 2024 | up 113.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 141 t | 2024 | up 166.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Saint Lucia | 106 t | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Ethiopia PDR | 100 t | 1983 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 168 | Malta | 85 t | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 168 | French Polynesia | 85 t | 2024 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 170 | Afghanistan | 80 t | 2024 | up 2,566.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Comoros | 77 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Equatorial Guinea | 77 t | 2024 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Barbados | 70 t | 2024 | up 159.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Guinea-Bissau | 68 t | 2024 | up 655.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Maldives | 66 t | 2024 | up 1,550.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Sao Tome and Principe | 58 t | 2024 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Faroe Islands | 53 t | 2024 | up 783.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Antigua and Barbuda | 17 t | 2024 | up 750.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Grenada | 16 t | 2024 | up 128.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Bermuda | 13 t | 2024 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Tonga | 12 t | 2024 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 182 | Burundi | 10 t | 2024 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 183 | South Sudan | 8 t | 2024 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Micronesia (excluding intra-trade) | 7.78 t | 2024 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Seychelles | 4 t | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Cook Islands | 4 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 t | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Central African Republic | 1 t | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Greenland | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Vanuatu | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Aruba | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Bhutan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Eritrea | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Kiribati | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Marshall Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Palau | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Tuvalu | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Samoa | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Naoero | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 42.81 million t
- Asia 16.82 million t
- Americas 19.01 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 528,087 t
- Asia (excluding intra-trade) 13.56 million t
- South America (excluding intra-trade) 10.01 million t
- South America 9.92 million t
- Middle Africa 70,715 t
- Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 9.06 million t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 56,822 t
- Eastern Asia 8.85 million t
- Northern America 8.59 million t
- United States of America 8.55 million t
- Americas (excluding intra-trade) 8.04 million t
- Europe 5.12 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 4.69 million t
- South-eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 4.31 million t
- European Union (27) 3.99 million t
- Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 3.65 million t
- Southern Asia 2.88 million t
- European Union (28) (excluding intra-trade) 2.33 million t
- European Union (27) (excluding intra-trade) 2.21 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 2.18 million t
- Western Europe 1.78 million t
- Africa (excluding intra-trade) 1.78 million t
- Europe (excluding intra-trade) 1.62 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.55 million t
- Northern America (excluding intra-trade) 1.30 million t
- Africa 1.30 million t
- Northern Europe 1.29 million t
- Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) 1.20 million t
- Eastern Europe 1.18 million t
- Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) 1.10 million t
- Northern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 989,615 t
- Eastern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 901,845 t
- Southern Europe 876,075 t
- Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 824,202 t
- Northern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 806,474 t
- Central America (excluding intra-trade) 649,321 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 636,035 t
About this data
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf