Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Eritrea
Eritrea: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 0 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0 t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Eritrea peaked at 74 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1993.
Eritrea ranks 206th of 217 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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 7 t | — |
| 2004 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 t | — |
| 2006 | 3 t | — |
| 2007 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 1 t | — |
| 2009 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 7 t | — |
| 2011 | 2 t | -71.4% |
| 2012 | 74 t | +3600.0% |
| 2013 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 11 t | — |
| 2015 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 t | — |
| 2017 | 0 t | — |
| 2018 | 1 t | — |
| 2019 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 t | — |
| 2021 | 1 t | — |
| 2022 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 t | — |
| 2024 | 0 t | — |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,321 t. (21 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,478 t. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.1 t | 0 t | 7 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5 t | 0 t | 74 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2 t | 0 t | 1 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 203 Central African Republic 1 t compare
- 203 Greenland 1 t compare
- 203 Vanuatu 1 t compare
- 206 Aruba 0 t compare
- 206 Bhutan 0 t compare
- 206 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 t compare
- 206 Kiribati 0 t compare
- 206 Marshall Islands 0 t compare
- 206 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t compare
- 206 Naoero 0 t compare
- 206 Palau 0 t compare
- 206 Samoa 0 t compare
- 206 Tuvalu 0 t compare
- 206 Micronesia 0 t compare
More environment data for Eritrea
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0033 hectares per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.91 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 57.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.531 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 0.012 °C (2023)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 57.12 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6471 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Eritrea?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Eritrea was 0 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 74 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
- Eritrea ranks 206th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea 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