Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in World

World: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 42.81 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
42.81 million t
Change on year
up 10.6%
Rank
1st
of 62 groups
All-time high
42.81 million t
in 2024
All-time low
3.68 million t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in World, 1961–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196119922024

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 World is 42.81 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in World peaked at 42.81 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.68 million t, in 1961.

World ranks 1st of 62 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.01 million t 3.68 million t 8.86 million t 9
1970s 12.76 million t 9.25 million t 15.48 million t 10
1980s 17.40 million t 15.27 million t 19.47 million t 10
1990s 21.18 million t 18.35 million t 24.39 million t 10
2000s 26.12 million t 14.88 million t 32.33 million t 10
2010s 32.42 million t 27.69 million t 38.29 million t 10
2020s 38.79 million t 33.59 million t 42.81 million t 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Brazil 8.72 million t compare
  2. 2 China 8.12 million t compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 7.88 million t compare
  4. 4 India 2.54 million 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 World?
Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in World was 42.81 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 42.81 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 3.68 million t in 1961.
How does World rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
World ranks 1st out of 62 groups with data for 2024.
Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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

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