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 191st 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 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
More environment data for Eritrea
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6471 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
- 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 0.3665 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
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 191st out of 199 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