Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Norway
Norway: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 546,015 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Norway, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Norway recorded 546,015 t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 36.8% on the previous year and up 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Norway peaked at 546,015 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48,118 t, in 1962.
That places Norway 11th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Norway, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 54,500 t | — |
| 1962 | 48,118 t | -11.7% |
| 1963 | 56,032 t | +16.4% |
| 1964 | 79,000 t | +41.0% |
| 1965 | 100,500 t | +27.2% |
| 1966 | 106,600 t | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 69,700 t | -34.6% |
| 1968 | 102,000 t | +46.3% |
| 1969 | 108,100 t | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 129,600 t | +19.9% |
| 1971 | 128,000 t | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 147,100 t | +14.9% |
| 1973 | 144,100 t | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 164,000 t | +13.8% |
| 1975 | 120,500 t | -26.5% |
| 1976 | 132,000 t | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 129,900 t | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 161,300 t | +24.2% |
| 1979 | 178,900 t | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 162,100 t | -9.4% |
| 1981 | 153,200 t | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 188,300 t | +22.9% |
| 1983 | 209,000 t | +11.0% |
| 1984 | 199,000 t | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 196,500 t | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 175,400 t | -10.7% |
| 1987 | 193,900 t | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 189,900 t | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 250,500 t | +31.9% |
| 1990 | 272,500 t | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 247,700 t | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 260,000 t | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 300,000 t | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 296,000 t | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 326,000 t | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 314,000 t | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 305,000 t | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 254,000 t | -16.7% |
| 1999 | 268,000 t | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 299,000 t | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 325,000 t | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 339,999 t | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 259,686 t | -23.6% |
| 2004 | 269,647 t | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 264,781 t | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 259,897 t | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 291,848 t | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 262,201 t | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 208,464 t | -20.5% |
| 2010 | 315,626 t | +51.4% |
| 2011 | 266,885 t | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 277,830 t | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 279,112 t | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 325,658 t | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 358,664 t | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 257,021 t | -28.3% |
| 2017 | 349,912 t | +36.1% |
| 2018 | 253,372 t | -27.6% |
| 2019 | 291,176 t | +14.9% |
| 2020 | 330,848 t | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 129,395 t | -60.9% |
| 2022 | 308,790 t | +138.6% |
| 2023 | 399,267 t | +29.3% |
| 2024 | 546,015 t | +36.8% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 546,015 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 28,620 t, 19.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Norway's 546,015 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28,620 t, 19.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Norway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +138.6% | 129,395 t | 308,790 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80,506 t | 48,118 t | 108,100 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 143,540 t | 120,500 t | 178,900 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 191,780 t | 153,200 t | 250,500 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 284,320 t | 247,700 t | 326,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 278,052 t | 208,464 t | 339,999 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 297,526 t | 253,372 t | 358,664 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 342,863 t | 129,395 t | 546,015 t | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.738 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Norway?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Norway was 546,015 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 546,015 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,118 t in 1962.
- How does Norway rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
- Norway ranks 11th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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