Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 261,715 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) recorded 261,715 t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 482,930 t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 97,667 t, in 1993.
Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 52nd of 62 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 111,775 t | 97,667 t | 137,979 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 193,997 t | 140,009 t | 482,930 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 178,506 t | 148,708 t | 249,361 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 240,899 t | 212,050 t | 261,715 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 879,748 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 7,442 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 2.12 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 42,612 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 1.03 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 29,447 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 1,869 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 230,593 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 214.84 t (2024)
- Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 516,636 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) was 261,715 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 Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 482,930 t in 2004.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 97,667 t in 1993.
- How does Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
- Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 52nd out of 62 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa (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