Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 1.55 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) is 1.55 million t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 2.15 million t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 113,111 t, in 1961.
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 24th of 62 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 211,061 t | 113,111 t | 357,529 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 409,090 t | 310,956 t | 511,026 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 698,936 t | 503,905 t | 884,182 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 642,735 t | 502,861 t | 829,241 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 885,328 t | 596,759 t | 1.15 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 million t | 875,215 t | 2.15 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 million t | 1.41 million t | 1.73 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 21 Spain 259,838 t compare
- 22 Italy 257,808 t compare
- 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 253,433 t compare
- 24 Japan 242,933 t compare
- 25 China, Taiwan Province of 242,818 t compare
- 26 Morocco 234,618 t compare
- 27 Yugoslav SFR 221,100 t compare
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.05 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 317,994 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.26 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 10.78 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 73.74 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 893,088 1000 ha (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 1.55 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 (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.15 million t in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 113,111 t in 1961.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 24th out of 62 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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