Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)
Northern America (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 1.30 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Northern America (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 Northern America (excluding intra-trade) stood at 1.30 million t.
The figure is up 36.4% on the previous year and up 71.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 1.68 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12,660 t, in 2001.
Northern America (excluding intra-trade) ranks 24th of 58 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.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 448,779 t | — |
| 1991 | 577,915 t | +28.8% |
| 1992 | 403,993 t | -30.1% |
| 1993 | 477,531 t | +18.2% |
| 1994 | 415,075 t | -13.1% |
| 1995 | 297,140 t | -28.4% |
| 1996 | 357,884 t | +20.4% |
| 1997 | 352,882 t | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 438,574 t | +24.3% |
| 1999 | 280,524 t | -36.0% |
| 2000 | 14,057 t | -95.0% |
| 2001 | 12,660 t | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 353,484 t | +2692.2% |
| 2003 | 306,706 t | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 1.10 million t | +260.0% |
| 2005 | 597,543 t | -45.9% |
| 2006 | 734,908 t | +23.0% |
| 2007 | 606,146 t | -17.5% |
| 2008 | 876,544 t | +44.6% |
| 2009 | 397,992 t | -54.6% |
| 2010 | 852,434 t | +114.2% |
| 2011 | 1.09 million t | +28.4% |
| 2012 | 561,725 t | -48.7% |
| 2013 | 634,130 t | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 758,296 t | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 1.01 million t | +33.6% |
| 2016 | 849,306 t | -16.2% |
| 2017 | 1.21 million t | +43.0% |
| 2018 | 1.01 million t | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 1.10 million t | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 1.07 million t | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.68 million t | +57.7% |
| 2022 | 1.05 million t | -37.9% |
| 2023 | 953,790 t | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 1.30 million t | +36.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Northern America (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 | +2692.2% | 12,660 t | 353,484 t |
| 2004 | +260.0% | 306,706 t | 1.10 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 405,030 t | 280,524 t | 577,915 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 500,407 t | 12,660 t | 1.10 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 909,372 t | 561,725 t | 1.21 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 million t | 953,790 t | 1.68 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America (excluding intra-trade)
- 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
More environment data for Northern America (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 36.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.30 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 14.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.88 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 1.37 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 4.12 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -9.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 1.18 million 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade) was 1.30 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 Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 million t in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,660 t in 2001.
- How does Northern America (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
- Northern America (excluding intra-trade) ranks 24th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern America (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