Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Sudan
Sudan: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 1,693 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 1,693 t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Sudan peaked at 5,513 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,693 t, in 2018.
That places Sudan 148th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Sudan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2,437 t | — |
| 2013 | 2,370 t | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 2,130 t | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 5,513 t | +158.8% |
| 2016 | 3,086 t | -44.0% |
| 2017 | 3,894 t | +26.2% |
| 2018 | 1,693 t | -56.5% |
| 2019 | 1,693 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,693 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,693 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,693 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,693 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,693 t | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 1,693 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,321 t, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 1,693 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,478 t, 49% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +158.8% | 2,130 t | 5,513 t |
| 2018 | -56.5% | 3,894 t | 1,693 t |
| 2016 | -44.0% | 5,513 t | 3,086 t |
| 2017 | +26.2% | 3,086 t | 3,894 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,852 t | 1,693 t | 5,513 t | 8 |
| 2020s | 1,693 t | 1,693 t | 1,693 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 145 Luxembourg 1,781 t compare
- 146 Trinidad and Tobago 1,755 t compare
- 147 Libya 1,721 t compare
- 149 Djibouti 1,603 t compare
- 150 Armenia 1,477 t compare
- 151 Kyrgyzstan 1,381 t compare
More environment data for Sudan
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0009 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0019 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 2.22 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -15.35 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.327 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 61.41 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2472 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Sudan?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Sudan was 1,693 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 5,513 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,693 t in 2018.
- How does Sudan rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
- Sudan ranks 148th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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