Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production was 3.23 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1983–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) recorded 3.23 million t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 126.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 3.23 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 168,800 t, in 1983.
That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 168,800 t | — |
| 1984 | 293,200 t | +73.7% |
| 1985 | 544,920 t | +85.9% |
| 1986 | 662,400 t | +21.6% |
| 1987 | 720,000 t | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 805,000 t | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 810,400 t | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 841,591 t | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 818,442 t | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 807,612 t | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 822,057 t | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 930,200 t | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 1.07 million t | +14.8% |
| 1996 | 1.06 million t | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 849,405 t | -19.8% |
| 1998 | 916,169 t | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 1.08 million t | +17.9% |
| 2000 | 1.16 million t | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 1.18 million t | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.18 million t | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.19 million t | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.18 million t | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.11 million t | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 1.05 million t | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 1.16 million t | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 1.23 million t | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 700,450 t | -43.1% |
| 2010 | 1.23 million t | +75.6% |
| 2011 | 1.42 million t | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 1.16 million t | -18.7% |
| 2013 | 1.14 million t | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.42 million t | +24.9% |
| 2015 | 1.82 million t | +27.9% |
| 2016 | 1.51 million t | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 1.73 million t | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 1.91 million t | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 1.95 million t | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.98 million t | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 2.09 million t | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 2.31 million t | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 2.94 million t | +27.0% |
| 2024 | 3.23 million t | +10.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +85.9% | 293,200 t | 544,920 t |
| 2010 | +75.6% | 700,450 t | 1.23 million t |
| 1984 | +73.7% | 168,800 t | 293,200 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 572,103 t | 168,800 t | 810,400 t | 7 |
| 1990s | 919,278 t | 807,612 t | 1.08 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 million t | 700,450 t | 1.23 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 million t | 1.14 million t | 1.95 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.51 million t | 1.98 million t | 3.23 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 4 Belarus 7.56 million t compare
- 4 Türkiye 103,656 t compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 31,398 t compare
- 5 Israel 2.29 million t compare
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 t
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 t
- 6 Germany 2.10 million t compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 t compare
- 6 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t
- 6 Republic of Moldova 0 t
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 0 t
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 0 t compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 t compare
- 6 Viet Nam 0 t compare
- 6 Melanesia 0 t
- 6 Micronesia 0 t
- 6 Polynesia 0 t
- 7 Jordan 1.60 million t compare
- 8 China 1.12 million t compare
- 8 China, mainland 1.12 million t compare
- 10 Spain 624,149 t compare
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 10.78 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 10.59 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.05 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 317,994 1000 ha (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 3.23 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — production recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.23 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — production recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 168,800 t in 1983.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — production?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — production rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production. 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