Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 535,228 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Australia and New Zealand stood at 535,228 t.
The figure is up 43.3% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 588,181 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 91,286 t, in 1962.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 12th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 130,247 t | — |
| 1962 | 91,286 t | -29.9% |
| 1963 | 128,411 t | +40.7% |
| 1964 | 165,159 t | +28.6% |
| 1965 | 169,765 t | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 171,470 t | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 156,655 t | -8.6% |
| 1968 | 175,281 t | +11.9% |
| 1969 | 193,808 t | +10.6% |
| 1970 | 198,625 t | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 199,957 t | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 253,930 t | +27.0% |
| 1973 | 285,876 t | +12.6% |
| 1974 | 267,952 t | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 185,779 t | -30.7% |
| 1976 | 233,233 t | +25.5% |
| 1977 | 235,697 t | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 246,341 t | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 242,180 t | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 252,107 t | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 250,022 t | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 200,227 t | -19.9% |
| 1983 | 224,945 t | +12.3% |
| 1984 | 293,638 t | +30.5% |
| 1985 | 234,288 t | -20.2% |
| 1986 | 195,412 t | -16.6% |
| 1987 | 241,633 t | +23.7% |
| 1988 | 279,801 t | +15.8% |
| 1989 | 281,477 t | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 235,600 t | -16.3% |
| 1991 | 255,695 t | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 285,487 t | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 317,997 t | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 366,480 t | +15.2% |
| 1995 | 365,700 t | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 348,943 t | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 425,565 t | +22.0% |
| 1998 | 370,800 t | -12.9% |
| 1999 | 354,213 t | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 357,770 t | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 397,622 t | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 414,057 t | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 382,572 t | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 496,617 t | +29.8% |
| 2005 | 449,705 t | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 342,638 t | -23.8% |
| 2007 | 331,673 t | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 488,006 t | +47.1% |
| 2009 | 127,154 t | -73.9% |
| 2010 | 325,292 t | +155.8% |
| 2011 | 305,632 t | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 279,909 t | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 295,551 t | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 403,440 t | +36.5% |
| 2015 | 388,392 t | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 357,365 t | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 433,615 t | +21.3% |
| 2018 | 430,347 t | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 505,357 t | +17.4% |
| 2020 | 477,543 t | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 588,181 t | +23.2% |
| 2022 | 352,763 t | -40.0% |
| 2023 | 373,549 t | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 535,228 t | +43.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Australia and New Zealand 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 | +155.8% | 127,154 t | 325,292 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 153,565 t | 91,286 t | 193,808 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 234,957 t | 185,779 t | 285,876 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 245,355 t | 195,412 t | 293,638 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 332,648 t | 235,600 t | 425,565 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 378,781 t | 127,154 t | 496,617 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 372,490 t | 279,909 t | 505,357 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 465,453 t | 352,763 t | 588,181 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 3.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 2.93 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Australia and New Zealand?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Australia and New Zealand was 535,228 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 Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 588,181 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 91,286 t in 1962.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 12th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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