Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Melanesia (excluding intra-trade)
Melanesia (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 21,475 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Melanesia (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) stood at 21,475 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 22,118 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,435 t, in 1990.
Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 81st of 199 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 Melanesia (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,435 t | — |
| 1991 | 1,435 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,435 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,435 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,435 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,435 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,435 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,435 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,272 t | +58.3% |
| 1999 | 1,888 t | -16.9% |
| 2000 | 3,498 t | +85.3% |
| 2001 | 2,999 t | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 12,132 t | +304.6% |
| 2003 | 4,562 t | -62.4% |
| 2004 | 6,296 t | +38.0% |
| 2005 | 6,959 t | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 10,008 t | +43.8% |
| 2007 | 7,998 t | -20.1% |
| 2008 | 7,849 t | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 20,397 t | +159.9% |
| 2010 | 21,058 t | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 18,570 t | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 20,115 t | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 21,975 t | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 20,089 t | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 12,229 t | -39.1% |
| 2016 | 14,728 t | +20.4% |
| 2017 | 13,661 t | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 16,628 t | +21.7% |
| 2019 | 17,279 t | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 12,056 t | -30.2% |
| 2021 | 13,462 t | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 22,118 t | +64.3% |
| 2023 | 20,600 t | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 21,475 t | +4.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +304.6% | 2,999 t | 12,132 t |
| 2009 | +159.9% | 7,849 t | 20,397 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,564 t | 1,435 t | 2,272 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,270 t | 2,999 t | 20,397 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,633 t | 12,229 t | 21,975 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,942 t | 12,056 t | 22,118 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia (excluding intra-trade)
- 78 Burkina Faso 23,144 t compare
- 79 Oman 22,609 t compare
- 80 Zambia 21,709 t compare
- 82 Angola 18,454 t compare
- 83 Papua New Guinea 17,994 t compare
- 84 Dominican Republic 16,717 t compare
More environment data for Melanesia (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate 239.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 21,475 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -98.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 5,957 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 34.48 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -7.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 55,481 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -6.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 1.65 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Melanesia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) was 21,475 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 Melanesia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 22,118 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Melanesia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,435 t in 1990.
- How does Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
- Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 81st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Melanesia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) 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