Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Samoa
Samoa: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 0 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Samoa, 1978–2024
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 Samoa is 0 t, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Samoa peaked at 150 t in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1990.
Samoa ranks 206th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Samoa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 11 t | — |
| 1979 | 21 t | +90.9% |
| 1980 | 45 t | +114.3% |
| 1981 | 150 t | +233.3% |
| 1990 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0 t | — |
| 1992 | 0 t | — |
| 1993 | 0 t | — |
| 1994 | 0 t | — |
| 1995 | 0 t | — |
| 1996 | 0 t | — |
| 1997 | 0 t | — |
| 1998 | 0 t | — |
| 1999 | 0 t | — |
| 2000 | 0 t | — |
| 2001 | 4 t | — |
| 2002 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 t | — |
| 2004 | 0 t | — |
| 2005 | 0 t | — |
| 2006 | 0 t | — |
| 2007 | 0 t | — |
| 2008 | 1 t | — |
| 2009 | 2 t | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 40 t | — |
| 2012 | 1 t | -97.5% |
| 2013 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 t | — |
| 2015 | 1 t | — |
| 2016 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 t | +300.0% |
| 2018 | 12 t | +200.0% |
| 2019 | 8 t | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 11 t | +37.5% |
| 2021 | 15 t | +36.4% |
| 2022 | 19 t | +26.7% |
| 2023 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 t | — |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,625 t. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,556 t. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16 t | 11 t | 21 t | 2 |
| 1980s | 97.5 t | 45 t | 150 t | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7 t | 0 t | 4 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7 t | 0 t | 40 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 t | 0 t | 19 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 203 Central African Republic 1 t compare
- 203 Greenland 1 t compare
- 203 Vanuatu 1 t compare
- 206 Aruba 0 t compare
- 206 Bhutan 0 t compare
- 206 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 t compare
- 206 Eritrea 0 t compare
- 206 Kiribati 0 t compare
- 206 Marshall Islands 0 t compare
- 206 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t compare
- 206 Naoero 0 t compare
- 206 Palau 0 t compare
- 206 Tuvalu 0 t compare
- 206 Micronesia 0 t compare
More environment data for Samoa
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0241 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3482 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.3183 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.23 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.919 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 2 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Samoa?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Samoa was 0 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 150 t in 1981.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1990.
- How does Samoa rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
- Samoa ranks 206th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Samoa 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