Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in United States of America
United States of America: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 8.55 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in United States of America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in United States of America is 8.55 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 117.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in United States of America peaked at 8.55 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 247,000 t, in 1961.
United States of America ranks 9th of 58 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in United States of America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 247,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 442,000 t | +78.9% |
| 1963 | 627,000 t | +41.9% |
| 1964 | 802,000 t | +27.9% |
| 1965 | 1.21 million t | +50.7% |
| 1966 | 1.49 million t | +23.3% |
| 1967 | 2.02 million t | +35.3% |
| 1968 | 1.79 million t | -11.1% |
| 1969 | 2.40 million t | +33.9% |
| 1970 | 2.28 million t | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 2.80 million t | +23.0% |
| 1972 | 2.90 million t | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 3.73 million t | +28.9% |
| 1974 | 3.49 million t | -6.5% |
| 1975 | 3.55 million t | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 4.50 million t | +26.7% |
| 1977 | 4.49 million t | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 4.61 million t | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 4.90 million t | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 4.98 million t | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 4.35 million t | -12.6% |
| 1982 | 3.99 million t | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 4.68 million t | +17.3% |
| 1984 | 4.86 million t | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 4.32 million t | -11.1% |
| 1986 | 3.95 million t | -8.5% |
| 1987 | 4.30 million t | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 3.77 million t | -12.4% |
| 1989 | 3.85 million t | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 4.22 million t | +9.6% |
| 1991 | 4.72 million t | +11.9% |
| 1992 | 4.40 million t | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 4.66 million t | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 4.76 million t | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 5.18 million t | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 5.07 million t | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 4.69 million t | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 5.47 million t | +16.8% |
| 1999 | 5.54 million t | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 5.65 million t | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 4.21 million t | -25.6% |
| 2002 | 5.16 million t | +22.7% |
| 2003 | 5.37 million t | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 6.43 million t | +19.7% |
| 2005 | 6.08 million t | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 5.48 million t | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 6.56 million t | +19.7% |
| 2008 | 7.43 million t | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 2.83 million t | -61.9% |
| 2010 | 6.20 million t | +118.8% |
| 2011 | 6.49 million t | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 5.14 million t | -20.8% |
| 2013 | 5.87 million t | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 3.94 million t | -32.8% |
| 2015 | 6.24 million t | +58.4% |
| 2016 | 5.38 million t | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 7.46 million t | +38.5% |
| 2018 | 7.82 million t | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 7.01 million t | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 7.17 million t | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 8.24 million t | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 6.66 million t | -19.2% |
| 2023 | 7.24 million t | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 8.55 million t | +18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.23 million t | 247,000 t | 2.40 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.72 million t | 2.28 million t | 4.90 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.31 million t | 3.77 million t | 4.98 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.87 million t | 4.22 million t | 5.54 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.52 million t | 2.83 million t | 7.43 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.15 million t | 3.94 million t | 7.82 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.57 million t | 6.66 million t | 8.55 million t | 5 |
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More environment data for United States of America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -3.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.7549 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate -2.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 40.69 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 76.59 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 354,780 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 42,243 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in United States of America?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in United States of America was 8.55 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 8.55 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 247,000 t in 1961.
- How does United States of America rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
- United States of America ranks 9th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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