Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Northern America
Northern America: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 8.59 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Northern America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 8.59 million t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 17.9% on the previous year and up 115.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Northern America peaked at 8.59 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 368,261 t, in 1961.
Northern America ranks 8th of 58 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Northern America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 368,261 t | — |
| 1962 | 535,395 t | +45.4% |
| 1963 | 691,123 t | +29.1% |
| 1964 | 857,346 t | +24.1% |
| 1965 | 1.26 million t | +47.5% |
| 1966 | 1.53 million t | +20.7% |
| 1967 | 2.05 million t | +34.2% |
| 1968 | 1.82 million t | -11.4% |
| 1969 | 2.42 million t | +33.6% |
| 1970 | 2.31 million t | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 2.85 million t | +23.1% |
| 1972 | 2.96 million t | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 3.82 million t | +29.1% |
| 1974 | 3.53 million t | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 3.59 million t | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 4.52 million t | +25.9% |
| 1977 | 4.51 million t | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 4.64 million t | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 4.93 million t | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 4.99 million t | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 4.37 million t | -12.5% |
| 1982 | 4.01 million t | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 4.70 million t | +17.2% |
| 1984 | 4.88 million t | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 4.34 million t | -11.1% |
| 1986 | 3.96 million t | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 4.32 million t | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 3.79 million t | -12.3% |
| 1989 | 3.87 million t | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 4.24 million t | +9.6% |
| 1991 | 4.74 million t | +11.8% |
| 1992 | 4.43 million t | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 4.69 million t | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 4.78 million t | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 5.21 million t | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 5.10 million t | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 4.71 million t | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 5.49 million t | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 5.56 million t | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 5.66 million t | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 4.21 million t | -25.6% |
| 2002 | 5.19 million t | +23.3% |
| 2003 | 5.41 million t | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 6.46 million t | +19.5% |
| 2005 | 6.11 million t | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 5.51 million t | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 6.59 million t | +19.7% |
| 2008 | 7.46 million t | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 2.86 million t | -61.6% |
| 2010 | 6.24 million t | +118.1% |
| 2011 | 6.52 million t | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 5.17 million t | -20.7% |
| 2013 | 5.91 million t | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 3.98 million t | -32.6% |
| 2015 | 6.28 million t | +57.7% |
| 2016 | 5.40 million t | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 7.51 million t | +39.0% |
| 2018 | 7.88 million t | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 7.08 million t | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 7.26 million t | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 8.31 million t | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 6.72 million t | -19.1% |
| 2023 | 7.29 million t | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 8.59 million t | +17.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Northern America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +118.1% | 2.86 million t | 6.24 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.28 million t | 368,261 t | 2.42 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.77 million t | 2.31 million t | 4.93 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.32 million t | 3.79 million t | 4.99 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.89 million t | 4.24 million t | 5.56 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.55 million t | 2.86 million t | 7.46 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.20 million t | 3.98 million t | 7.88 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.64 million t | 6.72 million t | 8.59 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 5 Indonesia 2.14 million t compare
- 6 Malaysia 1.08 million t compare
- 7 Poland 716,559 t compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 34,359 t compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 21,870 t compare
- 8 Thailand 711,040 t compare
- 9 Belgium 674,407 t compare
- 9 Melanesia 21,133 t compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14,788 t compare
- 10 Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) 575,932 t compare
- 11 Norway 546,015 t compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 9,999 t compare
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Northern America?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Northern America was 8.59 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?
- The highest recorded value was 8.59 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 368,261 t in 1961.
- How does Northern America rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
- Northern America ranks 8th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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