Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)
Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade): Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity was 4.22 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) recorded 4.22 million t for potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 6.14 million t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.51 million t, in 2002.
Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 7th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 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 Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.51 million t | — |
| 2003 | 2.97 million t | +18.4% |
| 2004 | 3.94 million t | +32.7% |
| 2005 | 6.14 million t | +55.8% |
| 2006 | 3.60 million t | -41.3% |
| 2007 | 3.39 million t | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 5.74 million t | +69.5% |
| 2009 | 4.50 million t | -21.6% |
| 2010 | 4.86 million t | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 3.38 million t | -30.4% |
| 2012 | 3.19 million t | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 3.26 million t | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 4.92 million t | +51.0% |
| 2015 | 4.47 million t | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 4.77 million t | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 5.94 million t | +24.5% |
| 2018 | 5.32 million t | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 5.09 million t | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 5.92 million t | +16.2% |
| 2021 | 3.68 million t | -37.7% |
| 2022 | 3.50 million t | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 4.28 million t | +22.3% |
| 2024 | 4.22 million t | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.10 million t | 2.51 million t | 6.14 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.52 million t | 3.19 million t | 5.94 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.32 million t | 3.50 million t | 5.92 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)
- 4 Indonesia 3.44 million t compare
- 5 Malaysia 1.64 million t compare
- 6 Belgium 1.06 million t compare
- 7 Poland 958,781 t compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,007 t compare
- 8 Thailand 908,285 t compare
- 9 Republic of Korea 769,665 t compare
- 9 Timor-Leste 84.66 t compare
- 10 Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) 735,774 t compare
More environment data for Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 754,838 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 3.01 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 6.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 1.19 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 5.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.65 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 71,477 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 19,777 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 50,318 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 468,632 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) was 4.22 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 Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.14 million t in 2005.
- What is the lowest potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity recorded in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.51 million t in 2002.
- How does Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) rank for potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity?
- Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity rising or falling in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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