Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity in Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)
Western Europe (excluding intra-trade): Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity was 1.55 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity in Western Europe (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) recorded 1.55 million t for potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is up 42.6% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity in Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 2.34 million t in 2006 and was at its lowest, 582,501 t, in 2009.
Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) ranks 14th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity in Western Europe (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.95 million t | — |
| 2003 | 1.38 million t | -29.5% |
| 2004 | 1.23 million t | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 1.29 million t | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 2.34 million t | +81.2% |
| 2007 | 2.24 million t | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.99 million t | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 582,501 t | -70.7% |
| 2010 | 1.58 million t | +170.6% |
| 2011 | 2.02 million t | +28.1% |
| 2012 | 1.89 million t | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 1.92 million t | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 2.08 million t | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 1.94 million t | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 1.74 million t | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 1.84 million t | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.79 million t | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.51 million t | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 1.67 million t | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 1.80 million t | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 1.20 million t | -33.5% |
| 2023 | 1.09 million t | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 1.55 million t | +42.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.63 million t | 582,501 t | 2.34 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.83 million t | 1.51 million t | 2.08 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 million t | 1.09 million t | 1.80 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)
- 11 Morocco 620,342 t compare
- 12 Colombia 603,147 t compare
- 13 Australia 537,801 t compare
- 14 France 530,306 t compare
- 15 South Africa 430,130 t compare
- 16 China, Taiwan Province of 398,894 t compare
- 17 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 390,822 t compare
More environment data for Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 731,130 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 2.54 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 2.39 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 2.58 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 590,838 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.20 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 421,766 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 2.58 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 94,131 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 225,069 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity in Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity in Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) was 1.55 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 Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.34 million t in 2006.
- What is the lowest potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity recorded in Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 582,501 t in 2009.
- How does Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) rank for potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity?
- Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) ranks 14th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity rising or falling in Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Europe (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