Potassium nitrate — Export quantity in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Potassium nitrate — Export quantity was 150 t in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Potassium nitrate — Export quantity in Saudi Arabia, 2007–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potassium nitrate — export quantity in Saudi Arabia is 150 t, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3,622.1% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potassium nitrate — export quantity in Saudi Arabia peaked at 346 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.03 t, in 2019.
Saudi Arabia ranks 30th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Potassium nitrate — Export quantity in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 188 t | — |
| 2012 | 125 t | -33.5% |
| 2013 | 50 t | -60.0% |
| 2015 | 346 t | +592.0% |
| 2016 | 101 t | -70.8% |
| 2017 | 125 t | +23.8% |
| 2018 | 6.53 t | -94.8% |
| 2019 | 4.03 t | -38.3% |
| 2021 | 150 t | +3622.1% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 150 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.69 t, 4.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 150 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 173.36 t, 87% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 188 t | 188 t | 188 t | 1 |
| 2010s | 108.22 t | 4.03 t | 346 t | 7 |
| 2020s | 150 t | 150 t | 150 t | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 27 United Arab Emirates 196.71 t compare
- 28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 184.14 t compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 0 t compare
- 29 Hungary 176.65 t compare
- 30 Peru 150 t compare
- 32 Sweden 149.39 t compare
- 33 Portugal 118.01 t compare
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % 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 9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potassium nitrate — export quantity in Saudi Arabia?
- Potassium nitrate — export quantity in Saudi Arabia was 150 t in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potassium nitrate — export quantity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 346 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest potassium nitrate — export quantity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.03 t in 2019.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for potassium nitrate — export quantity?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 30th out of 79 countries with data for 2021.
- Is potassium nitrate — export quantity rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potassium nitrate — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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