Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade): Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity was 267,662 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
267,662 t
Change on year
down 35.1%
Rank
25th
of 32 groups
All-time high
415,554 t
in 2020
All-time low
91,522 t
in 2009
Years of data
23
2002–2024

Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2002201320242002: 266.3k t2003: 173.8k t2004: 272.3k t2005: 158.2k t2006: 145.7k t2007: 145.6k t2008: 122.1k t2009: 91.5k t2010: 191.1k t2011: 203.4k t2012: 213.9k t2013: 205.8k t2014: 246.2k t2015: 273.1k t2016: 242.3k t2017: 370.2k t2018: 284.4k t2019: 286.4k t2020: 415.6k t2021: 263.2k t2022: 236.0k t2023: 412.2k t2024: 267.7k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) recorded 267,662 t for potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity in 2024.

The figure is down 35.1% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 415,554 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 91,522 t, in 2009.

That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) 25th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade), year by year

Annual values for Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade), 2002 to 2024.
Year t Change
2002 266,254 t
2003 173,828 t -34.7%
2004 272,319 t +56.7%
2005 158,167 t -41.9%
2006 145,736 t -7.9%
2007 145,564 t -0.1%
2008 122,061 t -16.1%
2009 91,522 t -25.0%
2010 191,086 t +108.8%
2011 203,427 t +6.5%
2012 213,933 t +5.2%
2013 205,818 t -3.8%
2014 246,241 t +19.6%
2015 273,097 t +10.9%
2016 242,266 t -11.3%
2017 370,209 t +52.8%
2018 284,374 t -23.2%
2019 286,367 t +0.7%
2020 415,554 t +45.1%
2021 263,159 t -36.7%
2022 236,021 t -10.3%
2023 412,153 t +74.6%
2024 267,662 t -35.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 171,931 t 91,522 t 272,319 t 8
2010s 251,682 t 191,086 t 370,209 t 10
2020s 318,910 t 236,021 t 415,554 t 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)

  1. 22 Bangladesh 307,890 t compare
  2. 23 Italy 299,598 t compare
  3. 24 Egypt 285,426 t compare
  4. 25 Ecuador 240,872 t compare
  5. 26 Philippines 214,863 t compare
  6. 27 New Zealand 194,918 t compare
  7. 28 Côte d'Ivoire 117,855 t compare
  8. 28 Mexico 163,414 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) was 267,662 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
The highest recorded value was 415,554 t in 2020.
What is the lowest potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
The lowest recorded value was 91,522 t in 2009.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) rank for potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) ranks 25th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
Is potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (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
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Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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222 places, 4,456 data points, 2002–2024
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