Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade)
Africa (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 1.78 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade) stood at 1.78 million t. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 41.3% on the previous year and up 73.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 1.78 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 533,202 t, in 1990.
Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 21st of 58 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 533,202 t | — |
| 1991 | 537,692 t | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 548,895 t | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 559,995 t | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 577,595 t | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 612,456 t | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 616,183 t | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 627,137 t | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 696,693 t | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 727,630 t | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 670,601 t | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 729,744 t | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 852,389 t | +16.8% |
| 2003 | 821,993 t | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.48 million t | +80.6% |
| 2005 | 764,635 t | -48.5% |
| 2006 | 934,124 t | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 921,076 t | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 856,612 t | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 590,045 t | -31.1% |
| 2010 | 757,984 t | +28.5% |
| 2011 | 798,915 t | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 854,700 t | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 883,766 t | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.02 million t | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 1.07 million t | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 1.12 million t | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.44 million t | +28.8% |
| 2018 | 1.30 million t | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 1.24 million t | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 1.40 million t | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 1.38 million t | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.22 million t | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 1.26 million t | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 1.78 million t | +41.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +80.6% | 821,993 t | 1.48 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 603,748 t | 533,202 t | 727,630 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 862,568 t | 590,045 t | 1.48 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 million t | 757,984 t | 1.44 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 million t | 1.22 million t | 1.78 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa (excluding intra-trade)
- 18 Belgium-Luxembourg 359,000 t compare
- 19 South Africa 341,990 t compare
- 20 Paraguay 275,969 t compare
- 21 Spain 259,838 t compare
- 22 Italy 257,808 t compare
- 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 253,433 t compare
- 24 Japan 242,933 t compare
More environment data for Africa (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 41.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.78 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 737,848 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 7.12 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 3.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 3.77 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 75,981 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade) was 1.78 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 533,202 t in 1990.
- How does Africa (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
- Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 21st out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa (excluding intra-trade) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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