Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)

Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 3.65 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.65 million t
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
15th
of 58 groups
All-time high
4.43 million t
in 2005
All-time low
1.10 million t
in 1996
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024

1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1990200720241990: 1.9M t1991: 1.3M t1992: 1.4M t1993: 1.3M t1994: 1.7M t1995: 1.8M t1996: 1.1M t1997: 1.7M t1998: 2.0M t1999: 2.3M t2000: 1.9M t2001: 2.0M t2002: 2.0M t2003: 2.4M t2004: 3.0M t2005: 4.4M t2006: 2.7M t2007: 2.7M t2008: 4.0M t2009: 3.3M t2010: 3.5M t2011: 2.7M t2012: 2.5M t2013: 2.5M t2014: 3.5M t2015: 3.3M t2016: 3.5M t2017: 4.2M t2018: 3.8M t2019: 3.7M t2020: 4.3M t2021: 3.2M t2022: 3.1M t2023: 3.7M t2024: 3.6M t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) recorded 3.65 million t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in 2024.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 4.43 million t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.10 million t, in 1996.

Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 15th of 58 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade), year by year

Annual values for Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade), 1990 to 2024.
Year t Change
1990 1.85 million t —
1991 1.35 million t -27.3%
1992 1.43 million t +6.3%
1993 1.30 million t -9.1%
1994 1.68 million t +29.0%
1995 1.83 million t +8.6%
1996 1.10 million t -39.7%
1997 1.66 million t +50.3%
1998 1.99 million t +20.4%
1999 2.34 million t +17.3%
2000 1.89 million t -19.1%
2001 1.97 million t +4.0%
2002 2.00 million t +1.4%
2003 2.38 million t +19.3%
2004 3.03 million t +27.2%
2005 4.43 million t +46.1%
2006 2.68 million t -39.4%
2007 2.73 million t +1.8%
2008 4.00 million t +46.3%
2009 3.30 million t -17.5%
2010 3.54 million t +7.4%
2011 2.66 million t -24.8%
2012 2.47 million t -7.2%
2013 2.53 million t +2.4%
2014 3.54 million t +40.0%
2015 3.29 million t -7.1%
2016 3.46 million t +5.1%
2017 4.20 million t +21.2%
2018 3.83 million t -8.8%
2019 3.75 million t -2.1%
2020 4.31 million t +15.0%
2021 3.21 million t -25.5%
2022 3.14 million t -2.0%
2023 3.69 million t +17.3%
2024 3.65 million t -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.65 million t 1.10 million t 2.34 million t 10
2000s 2.84 million t 1.89 million t 4.43 million t 10
2010s 3.33 million t 2.47 million t 4.20 million t 10
2020s 3.60 million t 3.14 million t 4.31 million t 5

Countries ranked near Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)

  1. 12 Republic of Moldova 6,771 t compare
  2. 12 Australia and New Zealand 535,228 t compare
  3. 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4,486 t compare
  4. 13 France 487,756 t compare
  5. 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,443 t compare
  6. 14 Republic of Korea 485,585 t compare
  7. 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 410,550 t compare
  8. 15 Syrian Arab Republic 2,574 t compare
  9. 16 Colombia 409,922 t compare
  10. 16 Polynesia 101 t compare
  11. 17 Australia 402,909 t compare
  12. 17 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 t compare
  13. 17 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t compare
  14. 17 Micronesia 0 t compare
  15. 18 Belgium-Luxembourg 359,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) was 3.65 million 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 Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
The highest recorded value was 4.43 million t in 2005.
What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.10 million t in 1996.
How does Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 15th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 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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Indicator
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 13,805 data points, 1961–2024
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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