Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity in Tonga
Tonga: Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity was 0.06 t in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity in Tonga, 2003–2021
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 Tonga is 0.06 t, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 94.2% on the previous year and down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity in Tonga peaked at 172.24 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.06 t, in 2021.
Tonga ranks 163rd of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity in Tonga, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 22.01 t | — |
| 2004 | 1.86 t | -91.5% |
| 2009 | 100 t | +5276.3% |
| 2017 | 52 t | -48.0% |
| 2018 | 21.85 t | -58.0% |
| 2019 | 172.24 t | +688.3% |
| 2020 | 1.03 t | -99.4% |
| 2021 | 0.06 t | -94.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.06 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,867 t, 0% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.06 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,987 t, 0% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.29 t | 1.86 t | 100 t | 3 |
| 2010s | 82.03 t | 21.85 t | 172.24 t | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.545 t | 0.06 t | 1.03 t | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 160 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1 t compare
- 161 Samoa 0.08 t compare
- 161 Sierra Leone 0.08 t compare
- 164 Seychelles 0.04 t compare
- 164 Polynesia (excluding intra-trade) 0.04 t compare
- 166 Guyana 0.03 t compare
More environment data for Tonga
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.858 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity in Tonga?
- Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity in Tonga was 0.06 t in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 172.24 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 t in 2021.
- How does Tonga rank for potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity?
- Tonga ranks 163rd out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga 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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