Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Ireland
Ireland: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 122,294 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 122,294 t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Ireland peaked at 246,000 t in 1994 and was at its lowest, 46,978 t, in 2009.
Ireland ranks 37th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Ireland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 79,607 t | — |
| 1962 | 86,215 t | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 87,331 t | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 90,130 t | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 82,766 t | -8.2% |
| 1966 | 110,000 t | +32.9% |
| 1967 | 125,000 t | +13.6% |
| 1968 | 135,000 t | +8.0% |
| 1969 | 162,300 t | +20.2% |
| 1970 | 156,200 t | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 148,700 t | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 199,400 t | +34.1% |
| 1973 | 185,000 t | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 140,100 t | -24.3% |
| 1975 | 153,100 t | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 188,000 t | +22.8% |
| 1977 | 185,000 t | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 244,500 t | +32.2% |
| 1979 | 222,400 t | -9.0% |
| 1980 | 162,900 t | -26.8% |
| 1981 | 196,500 t | +20.6% |
| 1982 | 175,000 t | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 211,800 t | +21.0% |
| 1984 | 238,000 t | +12.4% |
| 1985 | 225,930 t | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 227,452 t | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 223,400 t | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 185,000 t | -17.2% |
| 1989 | 185,600 t | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 148,000 t | -20.3% |
| 1991 | 155,500 t | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 177,000 t | +13.8% |
| 1993 | 177,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 246,000 t | +39.0% |
| 1995 | 160,000 t | -35.0% |
| 1996 | 144,000 t | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 160,000 t | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 152,000 t | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 148,000 t | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 135,000 t | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 134,300 t | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 83,265 t | -38.0% |
| 2003 | 93,537 t | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 162,643 t | +73.9% |
| 2005 | 150,183 t | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 160,283 t | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 139,509 t | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 109,796 t | -21.3% |
| 2009 | 46,978 t | -57.2% |
| 2010 | 123,180 t | +162.2% |
| 2011 | 109,900 t | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 95,846 t | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 141,150 t | +47.3% |
| 2014 | 149,593 t | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 134,333 t | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 140,726 t | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 159,595 t | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 172,737 t | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 158,492 t | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 173,220 t | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 148,963 t | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 126,436 t | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 115,627 t | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 122,294 t | +5.8% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 122,294 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 28,620 t, 4.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 122,294 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28,620 t, 4.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Ireland 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 | +162.2% | 46,978 t | 123,180 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 106,483 t | 79,607 t | 162,300 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 182,240 t | 140,100 t | 244,500 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 203,158 t | 162,900 t | 238,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 166,750 t | 144,000 t | 246,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 121,549 t | 46,978 t | 162,643 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 138,555 t | 95,846 t | 172,737 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 137,308 t | 115,627 t | 173,220 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 34 Peru 157,394 t compare
- 35 Germany 153,164 t compare
- 36 New Zealand 132,319 t compare
- 38 Czechoslovakia 113,600 t compare
- 39 Costa Rica 109,315 t compare
- 40 Lithuania 103,559 t compare
More environment data for Ireland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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 -0.0083 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Ireland?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Ireland was 122,294 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 246,000 t in 1994.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,978 t in 2009.
- How does Ireland rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
- Ireland ranks 37th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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