Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 2.18 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.18 million t
Change on year
down 3.6%
Rank
19th
of 58 groups
All-time high
2.28 million t
in 2017
All-time low
473,808 t
in 1991
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1990200720241990: 482.3k t1991: 473.8k t1992: 487.6k t1993: 528.0k t1994: 624.8k t1995: 626.6k t1996: 539.3k t1997: 587.3k t1998: 674.4k t1999: 686.9k t2000: 673.2k t2001: 739.1k t2002: 957.5k t2003: 1.1M t2004: 1.8M t2005: 1.5M t2006: 1.3M t2007: 1.5M t2008: 1.5M t2009: 911.3k t2010: 1.2M t2011: 1.4M t2012: 1.6M t2013: 1.3M t2014: 1.5M t2015: 1.6M t2016: 1.8M t2017: 2.3M t2018: 1.9M t2019: 1.8M t2020: 1.9M t2021: 1.8M t2022: 2.0M t2023: 2.3M t2024: 2.2M t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) recorded 2.18 million t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 2.28 million t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 473,808 t, in 1991.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) ranks 19th of 58 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade), year by year

Annual values for Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade), 1990 to 2024.
Year t Change
1990 482,341 t —
1991 473,808 t -1.8%
1992 487,606 t +2.9%
1993 527,991 t +8.3%
1994 624,802 t +18.3%
1995 626,642 t +0.3%
1996 539,296 t -13.9%
1997 587,282 t +8.9%
1998 674,420 t +14.8%
1999 686,878 t +1.8%
2000 673,222 t -2.0%
2001 739,149 t +9.8%
2002 957,462 t +29.5%
2003 1.08 million t +13.2%
2004 1.77 million t +63.4%
2005 1.51 million t -14.9%
2006 1.30 million t -13.5%
2007 1.47 million t +12.5%
2008 1.51 million t +3.0%
2009 911,307 t -39.7%
2010 1.18 million t +29.6%
2011 1.40 million t +18.6%
2012 1.57 million t +12.0%
2013 1.29 million t -17.9%
2014 1.45 million t +12.7%
2015 1.65 million t +13.4%
2016 1.77 million t +7.7%
2017 2.28 million t +28.5%
2018 1.86 million t -18.4%
2019 1.76 million t -5.3%
2020 1.85 million t +5.4%
2021 1.79 million t -3.7%
2022 1.98 million t +10.9%
2023 2.26 million t +14.1%
2024 2.18 million t -3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 571,107 t 473,808 t 686,878 t 10
2000s 1.19 million t 673,222 t 1.77 million t 10
2010s 1.62 million t 1.18 million t 2.28 million t 10
2020s 2.01 million t 1.79 million t 2.26 million t 5

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)

  1. 16 Colombia 409,922 t compare
  2. 16 Polynesia 101 t compare
  3. 17 Australia 402,909 t compare
  4. 17 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 t compare
  5. 17 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t compare
  6. 17 Micronesia 0 t compare
  7. 18 Belgium-Luxembourg 359,000 t compare
  8. 19 South Africa 341,990 t compare
  9. 20 Paraguay 275,969 t compare
  10. 21 Spain 259,838 t compare
  11. 22 Italy 257,808 t compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) was 2.18 million 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
The highest recorded value was 2.28 million t in 2017.
What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
The lowest recorded value was 473,808 t in 1991.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) ranks 19th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (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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Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 13,805 data points, 1961–2024
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