Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Seychelles
Seychelles: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 4 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Seychelles, 1982–2024
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 Seychelles is 4 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 80.0% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Seychelles peaked at 80 t in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1990.
Seychelles ranks 185th of 199 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 Seychelles, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 17 t | — |
| 1983 | 35 t | +105.9% |
| 1990 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0 t | — |
| 1992 | 0 t | — |
| 1993 | 0 t | — |
| 1994 | 18 t | — |
| 1995 | 14 t | -22.2% |
| 1996 | 26 t | +85.7% |
| 1997 | 15 t | -42.3% |
| 1998 | 25 t | +66.7% |
| 1999 | 15 t | -40.0% |
| 2000 | 16 t | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 13 t | -18.8% |
| 2002 | 80 t | +515.4% |
| 2003 | 36 t | -55.0% |
| 2004 | 12 t | -66.7% |
| 2005 | 16 t | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 65 t | +306.2% |
| 2007 | 4 t | -93.8% |
| 2008 | 1 t | -75.0% |
| 2009 | 21 t | +2000.0% |
| 2010 | 18 t | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 23 t | +27.8% |
| 2012 | 9 t | -60.9% |
| 2013 | 13 t | +44.4% |
| 2014 | 10 t | -23.1% |
| 2015 | 30 t | +200.0% |
| 2016 | 18 t | -40.0% |
| 2017 | 21 t | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 18 t | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 27 t | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 19 t | -29.6% |
| 2021 | 25 t | +31.6% |
| 2022 | 26 t | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 20 t | -23.1% |
| 2024 | 4 t | -80.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 4 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 28,620 t, 0% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 4 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,478 t, 0% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Seychelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +2000.0% | 1 t | 21 t |
| 2002 | +515.4% | 13 t | 80 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26 t | 17 t | 35 t | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.3 t | 0 t | 26 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.4 t | 1 t | 80 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7 t | 9 t | 30 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8 t | 4 t | 26 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 182 Burundi 10 t compare
- 183 South Sudan 8 t compare
- 184 Micronesia (excluding intra-trade) 7.78 t compare
- 185 Cook Islands 4 t compare
- 187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 t compare
- 188 Central African Republic 1 t compare
- 188 Greenland 1 t compare
- 188 Vanuatu 1 t compare
More environment data for Seychelles
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 4.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Seychelles?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Seychelles was 4 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 80 t in 2002.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1990.
- How does Seychelles rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
- Seychelles ranks 185th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles 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