Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity in Americas (excluding intra-trade)
Americas (excluding intra-trade): Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity was 11.73 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity in Americas (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Americas (excluding intra-trade) recorded 11.73 million t for potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity in Americas (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 11.99 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.62 million t, in 2009.
That places Americas (excluding intra-trade) 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity in Americas (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4.08 million t | — |
| 2003 | 4.52 million t | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 6.23 million t | +37.7% |
| 2005 | 4.81 million t | -22.8% |
| 2006 | 5.25 million t | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 6.01 million t | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 6.46 million t | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 3.62 million t | -43.9% |
| 2010 | 6.09 million t | +68.0% |
| 2011 | 7.21 million t | +18.4% |
| 2012 | 5.97 million t | -17.2% |
| 2013 | 6.37 million t | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 7.70 million t | +20.9% |
| 2015 | 7.03 million t | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 7.75 million t | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 9.25 million t | +19.3% |
| 2018 | 9.49 million t | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 9.59 million t | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 10.10 million t | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 11.99 million t | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 8.88 million t | -25.9% |
| 2023 | 10.40 million t | +17.0% |
| 2024 | 11.73 million t | +12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.12 million t | 3.62 million t | 6.46 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.65 million t | 5.97 million t | 9.59 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.62 million t | 8.88 million t | 11.99 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Americas (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 8.06 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 1.28 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 14.61 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 801,554 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 7.91 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 8.04 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 141,847 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 6.15 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 1.40 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 90,497 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity in Americas (excluding intra-trade)?
- Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity in Americas (excluding intra-trade) was 11.73 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity recorded in Americas (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.99 million t in 2021.
- What is the lowest potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity recorded in Americas (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.62 million t in 2009.
- How does Americas (excluding intra-trade) rank for potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity?
- Americas (excluding intra-trade) ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity rising or falling in Americas (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas (excluding intra-trade) 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) — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf