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 38th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
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
- 35 Peru 157,394 t compare
- 36 Germany 153,164 t compare
- 37 New Zealand 132,319 t compare
- 39 Czechoslovakia 113,600 t compare
- 40 Costa Rica 109,315 t compare
- 41 Lithuania 103,559 t compare
More environment data for Ireland
- Inland waters — Area 139 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 58.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 90.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4,054 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.02 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 9.65 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 433 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.08 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 6.3 % (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 38th out of 214 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