Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 327,977 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 327,977 t.
That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 417,347 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22,273 t, in 1961.
That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 47th out of 58 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22,273 t | — |
| 1962 | 22,918 t | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 30,854 t | +34.6% |
| 1964 | 34,503 t | +11.8% |
| 1965 | 41,698 t | +20.9% |
| 1966 | 51,095 t | +22.5% |
| 1967 | 55,855 t | +9.3% |
| 1968 | 109,223 t | +95.5% |
| 1969 | 82,412 t | -24.5% |
| 1970 | 78,600 t | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 88,200 t | +12.2% |
| 1972 | 108,515 t | +23.0% |
| 1973 | 120,647 t | +11.2% |
| 1974 | 126,584 t | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 113,801 t | -10.1% |
| 1976 | 127,771 t | +12.3% |
| 1977 | 137,407 t | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 223,938 t | +63.0% |
| 1979 | 169,988 t | -24.1% |
| 1980 | 143,588 t | -15.5% |
| 1981 | 199,428 t | +38.9% |
| 1982 | 136,582 t | -31.5% |
| 1983 | 180,688 t | +32.3% |
| 1984 | 170,166 t | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 228,645 t | +34.4% |
| 1986 | 117,650 t | -48.5% |
| 1987 | 126,858 t | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 140,459 t | +10.7% |
| 1989 | 112,772 t | -19.7% |
| 1990 | 130,194 t | +15.4% |
| 1991 | 133,263 t | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 248,801 t | +86.7% |
| 1993 | 188,252 t | -24.3% |
| 1994 | 222,364 t | +18.1% |
| 1995 | 184,970 t | -16.8% |
| 1996 | 248,961 t | +34.6% |
| 1997 | 256,826 t | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 232,061 t | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 260,192 t | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 208,066 t | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 242,798 t | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 208,690 t | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 170,737 t | -18.2% |
| 2004 | 228,085 t | +33.6% |
| 2005 | 190,948 t | -16.3% |
| 2006 | 186,622 t | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 179,839 t | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 219,266 t | +21.9% |
| 2009 | 152,535 t | -30.4% |
| 2010 | 190,177 t | +24.7% |
| 2011 | 201,231 t | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 287,414 t | +42.8% |
| 2013 | 242,892 t | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 248,559 t | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 288,818 t | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 305,162 t | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 383,578 t | +25.7% |
| 2018 | 381,837 t | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 370,494 t | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 417,347 t | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 348,752 t | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 341,462 t | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 370,414 t | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 327,977 t | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50,092 t | 22,273 t | 109,223 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 129,545 t | 78,600 t | 223,938 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 155,684 t | 112,772 t | 228,645 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 210,588 t | 130,194 t | 260,192 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 198,759 t | 152,535 t | 242,798 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 290,016 t | 190,177 t | 383,578 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 361,190 t | 327,977 t | 417,347 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
More environment data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.238 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11.17 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 316,092 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.96 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 863,406 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 43 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 224,322 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 327,977 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 417,347 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,273 t in 1961.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 47th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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