Potassium nitrate — Export quantity in Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade)
Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade): Potassium nitrate — Export quantity was 20,331 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potassium nitrate — Export quantity in Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potassium nitrate — export quantity in Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade) is 20,331 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potassium nitrate — export quantity in Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 46,774 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,280 t, in 2005.
Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade) ranks 14th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potassium nitrate — Export quantity in Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3,764 t | — |
| 2003 | 3,005 t | -20.2% |
| 2004 | 3,600 t | +19.8% |
| 2005 | 2,280 t | -36.7% |
| 2006 | 2,907 t | +27.5% |
| 2007 | 4,928 t | +69.5% |
| 2008 | 7,670 t | +55.6% |
| 2009 | 3,033 t | -60.5% |
| 2010 | 17,296 t | +470.3% |
| 2011 | 22,450 t | +29.8% |
| 2012 | 17,589 t | -21.6% |
| 2013 | 36,316 t | +106.5% |
| 2014 | 29,692 t | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 24,422 t | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 16,145 t | -33.9% |
| 2017 | 46,774 t | +189.7% |
| 2018 | 33,725 t | -27.9% |
| 2019 | 28,122 t | -16.6% |
| 2020 | 31,145 t | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 23,110 t | -25.8% |
| 2022 | 18,520 t | -19.9% |
| 2023 | 21,441 t | +15.8% |
| 2024 | 20,331 t | -5.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potassium nitrate — Export quantity in Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +470.3% | 3,033 t | 17,296 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,898 t | 2,280 t | 7,670 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 27,253 t | 16,145 t | 46,774 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,909 t | 18,520 t | 31,145 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 824,202 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 824,202 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 12.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 803,456 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 790,582 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 3.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 2.48 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -11.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -7.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potassium nitrate — export quantity in Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- Potassium nitrate — export quantity in Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade) was 20,331 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potassium nitrate — export quantity recorded in Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 46,774 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest potassium nitrate — export quantity recorded in Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,280 t in 2005.
- How does Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade) rank for potassium nitrate — export quantity?
- Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade) ranks 14th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potassium nitrate — export quantity rising or falling in Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 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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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