Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade): Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity was 1.69 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.69 million t
Change on year
down 12.5%
Rank
13th
of 32 groups
All-time high
2.65 million t
in 2017
All-time low
750,962 t
in 2009
Years of data
23
2002–2024

Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024

1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M2002201320242002: 884.6k t2003: 980.0k t2004: 1.4M t2005: 1.5M t2006: 1.2M t2007: 1.3M t2008: 1.6M t2009: 751.0k t2010: 1.2M t2011: 1.4M t2012: 1.7M t2013: 1.2M t2014: 1.4M t2015: 1.7M t2016: 1.9M t2017: 2.6M t2018: 1.9M t2019: 1.6M t2020: 1.7M t2021: 1.4M t2022: 1.4M t2023: 1.9M t2024: 1.7M t

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

Analysis

In 2024, potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) stood at 1.69 million t.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 2.65 million t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 750,962 t, in 2009.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) ranks 13th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade), year by year

Annual values for Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade), 2002 to 2024.
Year t Change
2002 884,581 t
2003 979,998 t +10.8%
2004 1.44 million t +46.5%
2005 1.45 million t +1.0%
2006 1.25 million t -14.1%
2007 1.30 million t +4.0%
2008 1.64 million t +26.9%
2009 750,962 t -54.3%
2010 1.17 million t +56.1%
2011 1.42 million t +20.9%
2012 1.69 million t +19.0%
2013 1.22 million t -27.6%
2014 1.43 million t +17.4%
2015 1.72 million t +20.0%
2016 1.92 million t +11.7%
2017 2.65 million t +37.7%
2018 1.90 million t -28.2%
2019 1.61 million t -15.0%
2020 1.74 million t +7.8%
2021 1.41 million t -18.8%
2022 1.40 million t -0.9%
2023 1.93 million t +37.9%
2024 1.69 million t -12.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.21 million t 750,962 t 1.64 million t 8
2010s 1.67 million t 1.17 million t 2.65 million t 10
2020s 1.63 million t 1.40 million t 1.93 million t 5

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)

  1. 10 Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) 735,774 t compare
  2. 11 Morocco 620,342 t compare
  3. 12 Colombia 603,147 t compare
  4. 13 Australia 537,801 t compare
  5. 14 France 530,306 t compare
  6. 15 South Africa 430,130 t compare
  7. 16 China, Taiwan Province of 398,894 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) was 1.69 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
The highest recorded value was 2.65 million t in 2017.
What is the lowest potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
The lowest recorded value was 750,962 t in 2009.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) rank for potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) ranks 13th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
Is potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing 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
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
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222 places, 4,456 data points, 2002–2024
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