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
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
- 16 Colombia 409,922 t compare
- 16 Polynesia 101 t compare
- 17 Australia 402,909 t compare
- 17 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 t compare
- 17 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t compare
- 17 Micronesia 0 t compare
- 18 Belgium-Luxembourg 359,000 t compare
- 19 South Africa 341,990 t compare
- 20 Paraguay 275,969 t compare
- 21 Spain 259,838 t compare
- 22 Italy 257,808 t compare
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 12.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -3.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 2.18 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 46.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 2.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 5.36 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.46 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 5.36 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 2.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 5.46 million t (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) →
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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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