Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity in Eritrea
Eritrea: Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity was 1.55 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity in Eritrea, 2010–2023
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 Eritrea is 1.55 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 42.6% on the previous year and down 98.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity in Eritrea peaked at 113.99 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.01 t, in 2020.
That places Eritrea 152nd out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13 t | — |
| 2011 | 3.83 t | -70.5% |
| 2012 | 113.99 t | +2876.2% |
| 2014 | 1 t | -99.1% |
| 2019 | 0.05 t | -95.0% |
| 2020 | 0.01 t | -80.0% |
| 2021 | 2.7 t | +26900.0% |
| 2023 | 1.55 t | -42.6% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 1.55 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 249.16 t, 1% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 1.55 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,658 t, 0% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.37 t | 0.05 t | 113.99 t | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.42 t | 0.01 t | 2.7 t | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More environment data for Eritrea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 57.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.531 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 0.012 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6471 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
- 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 0.3665 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity in Eritrea?
- Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity in Eritrea was 1.55 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 113.99 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 t in 2020.
- How does Eritrea rank for potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity?
- Eritrea ranks 152nd out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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