Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Bahamas
Bahamas: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 223 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Bahamas, 1966–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 223 t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is up 17.4% on the previous year and down 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Bahamas peaked at 1,011 t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 100 t, in 1982.
Bahamas ranks 173rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 200 t | — |
| 1967 | 200 t | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 250 t | +25.0% |
| 1969 | 250 t | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 300 t | +20.0% |
| 1971 | 300 t | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 350 t | +16.7% |
| 1973 | 366 t | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 389 t | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 300 t | -22.9% |
| 1976 | 500 t | +66.7% |
| 1977 | 600 t | +20.0% |
| 1978 | 400 t | -33.3% |
| 1979 | 400 t | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 400 t | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 300 t | -25.0% |
| 1982 | 100 t | -66.7% |
| 1983 | 200 t | +100.0% |
| 1984 | 300 t | +50.0% |
| 1985 | 100 t | -66.7% |
| 1986 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 200 t | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 342 t | +71.0% |
| 2003 | 242 t | -29.2% |
| 2004 | 195 t | -19.4% |
| 2005 | 227 t | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 893 t | +293.4% |
| 2007 | 893 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,011 t | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 244 t | -75.9% |
| 2010 | 236 t | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 243 t | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 249 t | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 270 t | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 389 t | +44.1% |
| 2015 | 452 t | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 484 t | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 378 t | -21.9% |
| 2018 | 290 t | -23.3% |
| 2019 | 353 t | +21.7% |
| 2020 | 185 t | -47.6% |
| 2021 | 303 t | +63.8% |
| 2022 | 260 t | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 190 t | -26.9% |
| 2024 | 223 t | +17.4% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 223 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 28,620 t, 1% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 223 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,064 t, 3% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Bahamas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +293.4% | 227 t | 893 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 225 t | 200 t | 250 t | 4 |
| 1970s | 390.5 t | 300 t | 600 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 180 t | 100 t | 400 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 100 t | 100 t | 100 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 434.7 t | 100 t | 1,011 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 334.4 t | 236 t | 484 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 232.2 t | 185 t | 303 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 170 New Caledonia 358 t compare
- 171 China, Hong Kong SAR 293 t compare
- 172 Mongolia 233 t compare
- 174 Mauritania 199 t compare
- 175 Polynesia (excluding intra-trade) 168.68 t compare
- 176 Gambia 157 t compare
More environment data for Bahamas
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.005 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.262 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.1998 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Bahamas?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Bahamas was 223 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 Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 1,011 t in 2008.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 t in 1982.
- How does Bahamas rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
- Bahamas ranks 173rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas 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