Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)
Western Asia (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 302,507 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) recorded 302,507 t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 371,280 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 74,888 t, in 1990.
That places Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) 48th out of 58 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 74,888 t | — |
| 1991 | 84,002 t | +12.2% |
| 1992 | 82,160 t | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 126,501 t | +54.0% |
| 1994 | 102,180 t | -19.2% |
| 1995 | 102,639 t | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 99,534 t | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 106,877 t | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 114,602 t | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 115,358 t | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 115,124 t | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 121,625 t | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 153,416 t | +26.1% |
| 2003 | 172,739 t | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 207,786 t | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 229,960 t | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 174,136 t | -24.3% |
| 2007 | 209,717 t | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 161,389 t | -23.0% |
| 2009 | 138,885 t | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 162,725 t | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 176,546 t | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 169,492 t | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 184,614 t | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 221,116 t | +19.8% |
| 2015 | 294,945 t | +33.4% |
| 2016 | 331,140 t | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 371,280 t | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 324,986 t | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 330,584 t | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 364,850 t | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 370,741 t | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 253,207 t | -31.7% |
| 2023 | 305,692 t | +20.7% |
| 2024 | 302,507 t | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100,874 t | 74,888 t | 126,501 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 168,478 t | 115,124 t | 229,960 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 256,743 t | 162,725 t | 371,280 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 319,399 t | 253,207 t | 370,741 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -25.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 302,507 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -19.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 503,848 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 10.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.60 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -9.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 827,169 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) was 302,507 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 Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 371,280 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,888 t in 1990.
- How does Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
- Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 48th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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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