Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export quantity in India
India: Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export quantity was 18,925 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export quantity in India, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — export quantity in India is 18,925 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 127.8% on the previous year and up 316.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — export quantity in India peaked at 51,119 t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 403.68 t, in 2022.
India ranks 20th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export quantity in India, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 708.24 t | — |
| 2003 | 1,189 t | +67.9% |
| 2004 | 6,932 t | +482.9% |
| 2005 | 7,052 t | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 5,332 t | -24.4% |
| 2007 | 9,824 t | +84.2% |
| 2008 | 51,119 t | +420.4% |
| 2009 | 5,138 t | -89.9% |
| 2010 | 12,952 t | +152.1% |
| 2011 | 29,733 t | +129.6% |
| 2012 | 6,912 t | -76.8% |
| 2013 | 11,018 t | +59.4% |
| 2014 | 4,547 t | -58.7% |
| 2015 | 23,022 t | +406.3% |
| 2016 | 1,136 t | -95.1% |
| 2017 | 3,406 t | +199.8% |
| 2018 | 8,564 t | +151.4% |
| 2019 | 540.16 t | -93.7% |
| 2020 | 20,959 t | +3780.1% |
| 2021 | 1,978 t | -90.6% |
| 2022 | 403.68 t | -79.6% |
| 2023 | 8,306 t | +1957.6% |
| 2024 | 18,925 t | +127.8% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 18,925 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 182.5 t, 103.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export quantity in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +3780.1% | 540.16 t | 20,959 t |
| 2023 | +1957.6% | 403.68 t | 8,306 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,912 t | 708.24 t | 51,119 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 10,183 t | 540.16 t | 29,733 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,114 t | 403.68 t | 20,959 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 17 Kazakhstan 41,789 t compare
- 18 Thailand 38,970 t compare
- 19 South Africa 21,566 t compare
- 21 Honduras 15,061 t compare
- 22 Côte d'Ivoire 4,864 t compare
- 22 Hungary 14,341 t compare
- 23 France 11,561 t compare
More environment data for India
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — export quantity in India?
- Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — export quantity in India was 18,925 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — export quantity recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 51,119 t in 2008.
- What is the lowest potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — export quantity recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 403.68 t in 2022.
- How does India rank for potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — export quantity?
- India ranks 20th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — export quantity rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 316.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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