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

Latest (2024)
18.87 million t
Change on year
up 17.1%
Rank
1st
of 32 groups
All-time high
18.87 million t
in 2024
All-time low
7.13 million t
in 2009
Years of data
23
2002–2024

Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity in Asia (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M2002201320242002: 11.1M t2003: 10.9M t2004: 14.4M t2005: 17.5M t2006: 13.6M t2007: 15.7M t2008: 14.2M t2009: 7.1M t2010: 12.8M t2011: 14.1M t2012: 13.2M t2013: 12.9M t2014: 16.7M t2015: 18.1M t2016: 15.3M t2017: 18.2M t2018: 17.5M t2019: 17.5M t2020: 18.6M t2021: 17.5M t2022: 14.4M t2023: 16.1M t2024: 18.9M t

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

Annual values for Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity in Asia (excluding intra-trade), 2002 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 1 Brazil 14.06 million t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 12.78 million t compare
  3. 3 India 3.73 million t compare
  4. 4 Indonesia 3.44 million t compare

See the full ranking of 222 places →

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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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Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
222 places, 4,456 data points, 2002–2024
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