Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export quantity in Mauritius
Mauritius: Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export quantity was 0.5 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export quantity in Mauritius, 2002–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.5 t for potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — export quantity in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 98.4% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — export quantity in Mauritius peaked at 2,510 t in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5 t, in 2023.
Mauritius ranks 101st of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Mauritius, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2,510 t | — |
| 2003 | 2,171 t | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 1,871 t | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 448 t | -76.1% |
| 2006 | 550 t | +22.8% |
| 2007 | 845 t | +53.6% |
| 2008 | 826.54 t | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 626.57 t | -24.2% |
| 2010 | 650 t | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 1 t | -99.8% |
| 2012 | 192 t | +19100.0% |
| 2013 | 1 t | -99.5% |
| 2014 | 219.12 t | +21812.0% |
| 2015 | 71.11 t | -67.5% |
| 2018 | 400 t | +462.5% |
| 2019 | 50 t | -87.5% |
| 2020 | 25 t | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 15 t | -40.0% |
| 2022 | 32.1 t | +114.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5 t | -98.4% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.5 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 201.41 t, 0% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.5 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 150 t, 0% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export quantity in Mauritius 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +21812.0% | 1 t | 219.12 t |
| 2012 | +19100.0% | 1 t | 192 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,231 t | 448 t | 2,510 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 198.03 t | 1 t | 650 t | 8 |
| 2020s | 18.15 t | 0.5 t | 32.1 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 98 Papua New Guinea 1.07 t compare
- 98 Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) 1.07 t compare
- 100 Gabon 1.04 t compare
- 102 North Macedonia 0.4 t compare
- 103 Armenia 0.05 t compare
- 104 Mali 0.02 t compare
More environment data for Mauritius
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 9.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 9.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.35 % 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 -1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — export quantity in Mauritius?
- Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — export quantity in Mauritius was 0.5 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — export quantity recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 2,510 t in 2002.
- What is the lowest potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — export quantity recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 t in 2023.
- How does Mauritius rank for potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — export quantity?
- Mauritius ranks 101st out of 108 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — export quantity rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius 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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