Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Singapore
Singapore: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 1,060 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Singapore, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Singapore stood at 1,060 t.
That represents a change of up 20.9% on the previous year and down 82.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Singapore peaked at 28,930 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 100 t, in 1997.
Singapore ranks 145th of 199 countries 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 Singapore, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2,000 t | +100.0% |
| 1980 | 2,100 t | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 2,200 t | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 2,200 t | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2,200 t | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2,500 t | +13.6% |
| 1985 | 2,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2,000 t | -20.0% |
| 1992 | 2,500 t | +25.0% |
| 1993 | 2,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,500 t | -40.0% |
| 1995 | 1,000 t | -33.3% |
| 1996 | 200 t | -80.0% |
| 1997 | 100 t | -50.0% |
| 1998 | 709 t | +609.0% |
| 1999 | 692 t | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 700 t | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 500 t | -28.6% |
| 2002 | 7,567 t | +1413.4% |
| 2003 | 9,968 t | +31.7% |
| 2004 | 11,183 t | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 11,863 t | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 11,396 t | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 10,483 t | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 24,656 t | +135.2% |
| 2009 | 5,351 t | -78.3% |
| 2010 | 28,930 t | +440.6% |
| 2011 | 15,682 t | -45.8% |
| 2012 | 7,576 t | -51.7% |
| 2013 | 3,289 t | -56.6% |
| 2014 | 6,130 t | +86.4% |
| 2015 | 5,083 t | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 4,376 t | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 3,373 t | -22.9% |
| 2018 | 5,724 t | +69.7% |
| 2019 | 4,566 t | -20.2% |
| 2020 | 2,111 t | -53.8% |
| 2021 | 1,028 t | -51.3% |
| 2022 | 2,560 t | +149.0% |
| 2023 | 877 t | -65.7% |
| 2024 | 1,060 t | +20.9% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 1,060 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 28,620 t, 4% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 1,060 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,556 t, 68% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Singapore 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 | +1413.4% | 500 t | 7,567 t |
| 1998 | +609.0% | 100 t | 709 t |
| 2010 | +440.6% | 5,351 t | 28,930 t |
| 2022 | +149.0% | 1,028 t | 2,560 t |
| 2008 | +135.2% | 10,483 t | 24,656 t |
| 1979 | +100.0% | 1,000 t | 2,000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,000 t | 1,000 t | 1,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,100 t | 1,000 t | 2,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,370 t | 2,100 t | 2,500 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,370 t | 100 t | 2,500 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,367 t | 500 t | 24,656 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,473 t | 3,289 t | 28,930 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,527 t | 877 t | 2,560 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More environment data for Singapore
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9965 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 42.94 % change on previous year (1990)
- Standard Deviation 0.253 °C (1990)
- Temperature change 0.647 °C (1990)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.11 % 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 -5.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Singapore?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Singapore was 1,060 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 28,930 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 t in 1997.
- How does Singapore rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
- Singapore ranks 145th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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