Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Djibouti
Djibouti: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 1,603 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Djibouti, 1976–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 1,603 t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is down 33.4% on the previous year and up 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Djibouti peaked at 4,915 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1990.
That places Djibouti 136th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 700 t | — |
| 1977 | 700 t | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 800 t | +14.3% |
| 1979 | 1,000 t | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 1,100 t | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 2 t | -99.8% |
| 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 | 0 t | — |
| 1999 | 0 t | — |
| 2000 | 0 t | — |
| 2001 | 0 t | — |
| 2002 | 0 t | — |
| 2003 | 0 t | — |
| 2004 | 40 t | — |
| 2005 | 12 t | -70.0% |
| 2006 | 149 t | +1141.7% |
| 2007 | 383 t | +157.0% |
| 2008 | 299 t | -21.9% |
| 2009 | 428 t | +43.1% |
| 2010 | 374 t | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 797 t | +113.1% |
| 2012 | 510 t | -36.0% |
| 2013 | 153 t | -70.0% |
| 2014 | 977 t | +538.6% |
| 2015 | 329 t | -66.3% |
| 2016 | 555 t | +68.7% |
| 2017 | 490 t | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 498 t | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 2,326 t | +367.1% |
| 2020 | 2,101 t | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 4,915 t | +133.9% |
| 2022 | 4,483 t | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 2,406 t | -46.3% |
| 2024 | 1,603 t | -33.4% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 1,603 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,915 t, 27% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 1,603 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5,915 t, 27% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Djibouti 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 | +1141.7% | 12 t | 149 t |
| 2014 | +538.6% | 153 t | 977 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 800 t | 700 t | 1,000 t | 4 |
| 1980s | 551 t | 2 t | 1,100 t | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 131.1 t | 0 t | 428 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 700.9 t | 153 t | 2,326 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,102 t | 1,603 t | 4,915 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More environment data for Djibouti
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.289 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.21 % 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 0.1725 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Djibouti?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Djibouti was 1,603 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 4,915 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1990.
- How does Djibouti rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
- Djibouti ranks 136th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Djibouti 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