Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity in Asia (excluding intra-trade)
Asia (excluding intra-trade): Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity was 18.87 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity in Asia (excluding intra-trade), 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) — import quantity in Asia (excluding intra-trade) is 18.87 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 17.1% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity in Asia (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 18.87 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.13 million t, in 2009.
Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 1st of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity in Asia (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 11.10 million t | — |
| 2003 | 10.88 million t | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 14.39 million t | +32.3% |
| 2005 | 17.50 million t | +21.6% |
| 2006 | 13.60 million t | -22.3% |
| 2007 | 15.69 million t | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 14.23 million t | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 7.13 million t | -49.9% |
| 2010 | 12.85 million t | +80.3% |
| 2011 | 14.08 million t | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 13.20 million t | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 12.89 million t | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 16.70 million t | +29.6% |
| 2015 | 18.13 million t | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 15.29 million t | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 18.20 million t | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 17.52 million t | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 17.46 million t | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 18.57 million t | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 17.53 million t | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 14.45 million t | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 16.11 million t | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 18.87 million t | +17.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.06 million t | 7.13 million t | 17.50 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.63 million t | 12.85 million t | 18.20 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.11 million t | 14.45 million t | 18.87 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Asia (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 2.96 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 11.68 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 4.04 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 12.03 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 4.01 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 13.56 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 4.34 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 3.34 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 315,951 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 3.01 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity in Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity in Asia (excluding intra-trade) was 18.87 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 Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.87 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity recorded in Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.13 million t in 2009.
- How does Asia (excluding intra-trade) rank for potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity?
- Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity rising or falling in Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia (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