Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 474,848 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) recorded 474,848 t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) peaked at 536,411 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15,552 t, in 1961.
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 40th of 58 groups 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 Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,552 t | — |
| 1962 | 16,102 t | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 21,599 t | +34.1% |
| 1964 | 22,217 t | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 22,714 t | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 24,933 t | +9.8% |
| 1967 | 23,978 t | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 26,108 t | +8.9% |
| 1969 | 30,069 t | +15.2% |
| 1970 | 38,843 t | +29.2% |
| 1971 | 44,072 t | +13.5% |
| 1972 | 48,831 t | +10.8% |
| 1973 | 51,641 t | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 58,756 t | +13.8% |
| 1975 | 41,164 t | -29.9% |
| 1976 | 39,190 t | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 43,752 t | +11.6% |
| 1978 | 67,853 t | +55.1% |
| 1979 | 46,380 t | -31.6% |
| 1980 | 50,366 t | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 54,399 t | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 60,257 t | +10.8% |
| 1983 | 57,975 t | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 67,712 t | +16.8% |
| 1985 | 67,314 t | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 68,288 t | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 86,573 t | +26.8% |
| 1988 | 71,982 t | -16.9% |
| 1989 | 72,549 t | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 60,515 t | -16.6% |
| 1991 | 69,181 t | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 207,412 t | +199.8% |
| 1993 | 184,362 t | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 203,008 t | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 163,490 t | -19.5% |
| 1996 | 231,555 t | +41.6% |
| 1997 | 218,488 t | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 180,309 t | -17.5% |
| 1999 | 171,228 t | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 145,941 t | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 155,096 t | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 168,143 t | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 171,827 t | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 284,782 t | +65.7% |
| 2005 | 223,095 t | -21.7% |
| 2006 | 234,407 t | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 258,566 t | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 309,726 t | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 197,797 t | -36.1% |
| 2010 | 231,349 t | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 288,389 t | +24.7% |
| 2012 | 268,351 t | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 305,746 t | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 358,437 t | +17.2% |
| 2015 | 347,087 t | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 408,194 t | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 466,108 t | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 472,765 t | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 454,818 t | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 536,411 t | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 500,162 t | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 387,950 t | -22.4% |
| 2023 | 510,024 t | +31.5% |
| 2024 | 474,848 t | -6.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +199.8% | 69,181 t | 207,412 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22,586 t | 15,552 t | 30,069 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 48,048 t | 38,843 t | 67,853 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 65,742 t | 50,366 t | 86,573 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 168,955 t | 60,515 t | 231,555 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 214,938 t | 145,941 t | 309,726 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 360,124 t | 231,349 t | 472,765 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 481,879 t | 387,950 t | 536,411 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
More environment data for Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.74 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 844,691 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.01 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.13 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.15 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 1.70 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 1.67 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 18.84 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was 474,848 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 Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 536,411 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,552 t in 1961.
- How does Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 40th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 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