Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Central America (excluding intra-trade)
Central America (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 649,321 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Central America (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Central America (excluding intra-trade) is 649,321 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.5% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Central America (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 705,701 t in 1996 and was at its lowest, 100,306 t, in 1990.
Central America (excluding intra-trade) ranks 35th 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 Central America (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100,306 t | — |
| 1991 | 121,391 t | +21.0% |
| 1992 | 166,456 t | +37.1% |
| 1993 | 188,840 t | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 229,137 t | +21.3% |
| 1995 | 206,929 t | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 705,701 t | +241.0% |
| 1997 | 315,114 t | -55.3% |
| 1998 | 339,316 t | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 322,903 t | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 305,714 t | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 259,305 t | -15.2% |
| 2002 | 437,666 t | +68.8% |
| 2003 | 497,665 t | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 484,638 t | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 444,535 t | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 462,581 t | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 462,911 t | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 501,961 t | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 209,486 t | -58.3% |
| 2010 | 426,210 t | +103.5% |
| 2011 | 570,000 t | +33.7% |
| 2012 | 416,232 t | -27.0% |
| 2013 | 408,387 t | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 424,668 t | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 460,021 t | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 499,746 t | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 542,367 t | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 583,472 t | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 494,774 t | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 629,541 t | +27.2% |
| 2021 | 491,619 t | -21.9% |
| 2022 | 539,394 t | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 552,447 t | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 649,321 t | +17.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Central America (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +241.0% | 206,929 t | 705,701 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 269,609 t | 100,306 t | 705,701 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 406,646 t | 209,486 t | 501,961 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 482,588 t | 408,387 t | 583,472 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 572,464 t | 491,619 t | 649,321 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Central America (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -65.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 17.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 649,321 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 13.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 596,566 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 35,631 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 4.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 2.20 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 14,915 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Central America (excluding intra-trade)?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Central America (excluding intra-trade) was 649,321 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 Central America (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 705,701 t in 1996.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Central America (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,306 t in 1990.
- How does Central America (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
- Central America (excluding intra-trade) ranks 35th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Central America (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America (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