Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Kuwait
Kuwait: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 13,844 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Kuwait, 1979–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 13,844 t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 76.5% on the previous year and up 319.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Kuwait peaked at 13,844 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1990.
Kuwait ranks 98th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 200 t | — |
| 1980 | 100 t | -50.0% |
| 1981 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0 t | — |
| 1992 | 0 t | — |
| 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 | 0 t | — |
| 2004 | 0 t | — |
| 2005 | 744 t | — |
| 2006 | 1,489 t | +100.1% |
| 2007 | 356 t | -76.1% |
| 2008 | 3,768 t | +958.4% |
| 2009 | 2,095 t | -44.4% |
| 2010 | 423 t | -79.8% |
| 2011 | 3,031 t | +616.5% |
| 2012 | 2,514 t | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 1,997 t | -20.6% |
| 2014 | 3,300 t | +65.2% |
| 2015 | 5,131 t | +55.5% |
| 2016 | 4,267 t | -16.8% |
| 2017 | 5,073 t | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 4,254 t | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 3,894 t | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 3,924 t | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 11,134 t | +183.7% |
| 2022 | 7,229 t | -35.1% |
| 2023 | 7,845 t | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 13,844 t | +76.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 13,844 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 28,620 t, 48% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 13,844 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5,915 t, 2.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Kuwait 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 | +958.4% | 356 t | 3,768 t |
| 2011 | +616.5% | 423 t | 3,031 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 200 t | 200 t | 200 t | 1 |
| 1980s | 100 t | 100 t | 100 t | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 845.2 t | 0 t | 3,768 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,388 t | 423 t | 5,131 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,795 t | 3,924 t | 13,844 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 95 Panama 15,197 t compare
- 96 Finland 14,817 t compare
- 97 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14,788 t compare
- 99 Senegal 12,953 t compare
- 100 Kazakhstan 11,834 t compare
- 101 El Salvador 10,380 t compare
More environment data for Kuwait
- 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 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.028 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -61.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.516 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 7.63 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Kuwait?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Kuwait was 13,844 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 13,844 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
- Kuwait ranks 98th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 319.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait 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