Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Greenland
Greenland: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 1 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Greenland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Greenland stood at 1 t.
That represents a change of unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Greenland peaked at 98 t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1990.
Greenland ranks 203rd 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 Greenland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 t | — |
| 1991 | 0 t | — |
| 1992 | 0 t | — |
| 1993 | 0 t | — |
| 1994 | 0 t | — |
| 1995 | 0 t | — |
| 1996 | 71 t | — |
| 1997 | 36 t | -49.3% |
| 1998 | 81 t | +125.0% |
| 1999 | 90 t | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 86 t | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 94 t | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 87 t | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 86 t | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 94 t | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 98 t | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 15 t | -84.7% |
| 2007 | 17 t | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 88 t | +417.6% |
| 2009 | 92 t | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 84 t | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 90 t | — |
| 2013 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 t | — |
| 2015 | 0 t | — |
| 2016 | 39 t | — |
| 2017 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 1 t | — |
| 2019 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 t | +0.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 1 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 28,620 t, 0% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 1 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28,620 t, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Greenland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +417.6% | 17 t | 88 t |
| 1998 | +125.0% | 36 t | 81 t |
| 2011 | -100.0% | 84 t | 0 t |
| 2013 | -100.0% | 90 t | 0 t |
| 2017 | -100.0% | 39 t | 0 t |
| 2006 | -84.7% | 98 t | 15 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.8 t | 0 t | 90 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.7 t | 15 t | 98 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.5 t | 0 t | 90 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 t | 1 t | 1 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 200 Cook Islands 4 t compare
- 200 Seychelles 4 t compare
- 202 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 t compare
- 203 Central African Republic 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 Eritrea 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 Greenland
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3961 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.605 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 17.66 % (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 81.98 SLC (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.59 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 3,871 million SLC (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Greenland?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Greenland was 1 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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 98 t in 2005.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1990.
- How does Greenland rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
- Greenland ranks 203rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Greenland 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