Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 387,654 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 387,654 t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is up 60.0% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Southern Africa peaked at 390,671 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 34,428 t, in 1961.
That places Southern Africa 47th out of 62 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73,772 t | 34,428 t | 103,899 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 141,664 t | 112,771 t | 182,301 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 145,622 t | 131,466 t | 171,834 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 147,471 t | 116,904 t | 193,689 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 185,461 t | 106,025 t | 239,133 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 258,676 t | 196,153 t | 390,671 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 303,060 t | 242,250 t | 387,654 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area 14,267 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 12.74 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 267,335 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 265,067 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 165,032 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 165,032 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 62.26 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 152.42 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Southern Africa?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Southern Africa was 387,654 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 390,671 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,428 t in 1961.
- How does Southern Africa rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
- Southern Africa ranks 47th out of 62 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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