Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 8.85 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Eastern Asia, 1961–2024
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 Eastern Asia is 8.85 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Eastern Asia peaked at 8.85 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 546,891 t, in 1961.
That places Eastern Asia 7th out of 58 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 546,891 t | — |
| 1962 | 556,540 t | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 674,208 t | +21.1% |
| 1964 | 656,168 t | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 774,372 t | +18.0% |
| 1966 | 763,385 t | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 861,780 t | +12.9% |
| 1968 | 872,162 t | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 803,998 t | -7.8% |
| 1970 | 774,600 t | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 714,800 t | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 832,718 t | +16.5% |
| 1973 | 1.11 million t | +33.7% |
| 1974 | 1.30 million t | +16.6% |
| 1975 | 975,532 t | -24.8% |
| 1976 | 995,065 t | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 1.07 million t | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 1.16 million t | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 1.43 million t | +23.9% |
| 1980 | 1.32 million t | -7.6% |
| 1981 | 1.45 million t | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 1.35 million t | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 1.75 million t | +28.9% |
| 1984 | 1.81 million t | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 1.29 million t | -28.6% |
| 1986 | 1.67 million t | +29.4% |
| 1987 | 2.42 million t | +44.7% |
| 1988 | 2.57 million t | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 2.15 million t | -16.3% |
| 1990 | 2.74 million t | +27.8% |
| 1991 | 3.16 million t | +15.3% |
| 1992 | 2.90 million t | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 2.35 million t | -18.9% |
| 1994 | 3.04 million t | +29.2% |
| 1995 | 3.72 million t | +22.3% |
| 1996 | 3.55 million t | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 4.47 million t | +26.2% |
| 1998 | 4.21 million t | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 4.57 million t | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 4.56 million t | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 4.73 million t | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 5.69 million t | +20.3% |
| 2003 | 5.34 million t | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 5.86 million t | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 6.94 million t | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 5.65 million t | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 7.02 million t | +24.2% |
| 2008 | 4.46 million t | -36.5% |
| 2009 | 2.00 million t | -55.1% |
| 2010 | 4.33 million t | +116.4% |
| 2011 | 5.03 million t | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 5.00 million t | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 4.75 million t | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 5.97 million t | +25.7% |
| 2015 | 6.82 million t | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 4.77 million t | -30.0% |
| 2017 | 5.76 million t | +20.7% |
| 2018 | 5.72 million t | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 6.74 million t | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 6.59 million t | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 5.87 million t | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 5.71 million t | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 8.02 million t | +40.4% |
| 2024 | 8.85 million t | +10.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Eastern Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +116.4% | 2.00 million t | 4.33 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 723,278 t | 546,891 t | 872,162 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.04 million t | 714,800 t | 1.43 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.78 million t | 1.29 million t | 2.57 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.47 million t | 2.35 million t | 4.57 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.22 million t | 2.00 million t | 7.02 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.49 million t | 4.33 million t | 6.82 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.01 million t | 5.71 million t | 8.85 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 4 India 2.54 million t compare
- 4 Türkiye 201,944 t compare
- 5 Indonesia 2.14 million t compare
- 6 Malaysia 1.08 million t compare
- 7 Poland 716,559 t compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 34,359 t compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 21,870 t compare
- 8 Thailand 711,040 t compare
- 9 Belgium 674,407 t compare
- 9 Melanesia 21,133 t compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14,788 t compare
- 10 Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) 575,932 t compare
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 173.25 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 137.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.03 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Eastern Asia?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Eastern Asia was 8.85 million 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.85 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 546,891 t in 1961.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
- Eastern Asia ranks 7th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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