Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Comoros
Comoros: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 77 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Comoros, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 77 t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 120.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Comoros peaked at 131 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1990.
Comoros ranks 171st of 199 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 Comoros, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 t | — |
| 1991 | 0 t | — |
| 1992 | 0 t | — |
| 1993 | 0 t | — |
| 1994 | 100 t | — |
| 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 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 t | -90.0% |
| 2003 | 8 t | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 10 t | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 16 t | +60.0% |
| 2006 | 3 t | -81.2% |
| 2007 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 7 t | — |
| 2009 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 t | -28.6% |
| 2011 | 10 t | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 4 t | -60.0% |
| 2013 | 3 t | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 4 t | — |
| 2016 | 20 t | +400.0% |
| 2017 | 3 t | -85.0% |
| 2018 | 45 t | +1400.0% |
| 2019 | 35 t | -22.2% |
| 2020 | 131 t | +274.3% |
| 2021 | 69 t | -47.3% |
| 2022 | 79 t | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 80 t | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 77 t | -3.8% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 77 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,915 t, 1% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 77 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,478 t, 2% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Comoros 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +1400.0% | 3 t | 45 t |
| 2016 | +400.0% | 4 t | 20 t |
| 2020 | +274.3% | 35 t | 131 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60 t | 0 t | 100 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.1 t | 0 t | 100 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9 t | 0 t | 45 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.2 t | 69 t | 131 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 168 French Polynesia 85 t compare
- 168 Malta 85 t compare
- 170 Afghanistan 80 t compare
- 171 Equatorial Guinea 77 t compare
- 173 Barbados 70 t compare
- 174 Guinea-Bissau 68 t compare
More environment data for Comoros
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.264 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.33 % 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 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Comoros?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Comoros was 77 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 Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 131 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1990.
- How does Comoros rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
- Comoros ranks 171st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Comoros 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