Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 728 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Solomon Islands, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Solomon Islands stood at 728 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.2% on the previous year and up 91.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Solomon Islands peaked at 1,300 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1990.
Solomon Islands ranks 152nd 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 Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 t | — |
| 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 | 0 t | — |
| 2002 | 2 t | — |
| 2003 | 9 t | +350.0% |
| 2004 | 10 t | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 1 t | -90.0% |
| 2006 | 2 t | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 244 t | — |
| 2009 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 t | — |
| 2011 | 0 t | — |
| 2012 | 1,300 t | — |
| 2013 | 917 t | -29.5% |
| 2014 | 380 t | -58.6% |
| 2015 | 46 t | -87.9% |
| 2016 | 1,060 t | +2204.3% |
| 2017 | 983 t | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 1,173 t | +19.3% |
| 2019 | 202 t | -82.8% |
| 2020 | 894 t | +342.6% |
| 2021 | 199 t | -77.7% |
| 2022 | 634 t | +218.6% |
| 2023 | 559 t | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 728 t | +30.2% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 728 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,915 t, 12% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 728 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,556 t, 47% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Solomon Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +2204.3% | 46 t | 1,060 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.8 t | 0 t | 244 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 606.1 t | 0 t | 1,300 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 602.8 t | 199 t | 894 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More environment data for Solomon Islands
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8823 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.34 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.49 % 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 0.3636 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Solomon Islands?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Solomon Islands was 728 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,300 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1990.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
- Solomon Islands ranks 152nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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