Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Bhutan
Bhutan: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 0 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Bhutan, 1983–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0 t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Bhutan peaked at 393 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1990.
That places Bhutan 191st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 64 t | — |
| 1984 | 36 t | -43.8% |
| 1990 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0 t | — |
| 1992 | 0 t | — |
| 1993 | 0 t | — |
| 1994 | 0 t | — |
| 1995 | 0 t | — |
| 1996 | 0 t | — |
| 1997 | 0 t | — |
| 1998 | 24 t | — |
| 1999 | 3 t | -87.5% |
| 2000 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0 t | — |
| 2002 | 0 t | — |
| 2003 | 20 t | — |
| 2004 | 22 t | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 4 t | — |
| 2007 | 1 t | -75.0% |
| 2008 | 154 t | +15300.0% |
| 2009 | 51 t | -66.9% |
| 2010 | 88 t | +72.5% |
| 2011 | 393 t | +346.6% |
| 2012 | 176 t | -55.2% |
| 2013 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 t | — |
| 2015 | 0 t | — |
| 2016 | 0 t | — |
| 2017 | 0 t | — |
| 2018 | 0 t | — |
| 2019 | 0 t | — |
| 2020 | 0 t | — |
| 2021 | 0 t | — |
| 2022 | 360 t | — |
| 2023 | 1 t | -99.7% |
| 2024 | 0 t | -100.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,915 t. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0 t is below the median for South Asia, which is 27,528 t. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Bhutan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +15300.0% | 1 t | 154 t |
| 2011 | +346.6% | 88 t | 393 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50 t | 36 t | 64 t | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.7 t | 0 t | 24 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.2 t | 0 t | 154 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.7 t | 0 t | 393 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.2 t | 0 t | 360 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More environment data for Bhutan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2782 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.5977 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.08 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.487 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -5.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Bhutan?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Bhutan was 0 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 393 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
- Bhutan ranks 191st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Bhutan 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