Potassium nitrate — Import quantity in Cameroon
Cameroon: Potassium nitrate — Import quantity was 0.2 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potassium nitrate — Import quantity in Cameroon, 2002–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.2 t for potassium nitrate — import quantity in 2023.
That represents a change of up 233.3% on the previous year and down 98.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potassium nitrate — import quantity in Cameroon peaked at 456.04 t in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.01 t, in 2010.
That places Cameroon 145th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potassium nitrate — Import quantity in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 16.92 t | — |
| 2003 | 21.95 t | +29.7% |
| 2004 | 27 t | +23.0% |
| 2005 | 0.13 t | -99.5% |
| 2006 | 27 t | +20669.2% |
| 2007 | 30.31 t | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 343.59 t | +1033.6% |
| 2009 | 456.04 t | +32.7% |
| 2010 | 0.01 t | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 27.03 t | +270200.0% |
| 2012 | 52.11 t | +92.8% |
| 2013 | 12 t | -77.0% |
| 2014 | 24 t | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 54.1 t | +125.4% |
| 2016 | 25.18 t | -53.5% |
| 2017 | 26.23 t | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 52.07 t | +98.5% |
| 2019 | 81.01 t | +55.6% |
| 2020 | 81.24 t | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.06 t | -99.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2 t | +233.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.2 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 150.09 t, 0% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.2 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.94 t, 3% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potassium nitrate — Import quantity in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +270200.0% | 0.01 t | 27.03 t |
| 2006 | +20669.2% | 0.13 t | 27 t |
| 2008 | +1033.6% | 30.31 t | 343.59 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 115.37 t | 0.13 t | 456.04 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 35.37 t | 0.01 t | 81.01 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.17 t | 0.06 t | 81.24 t | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More environment data for Cameroon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6539 % 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 0.4385 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potassium nitrate — import quantity in Cameroon?
- Potassium nitrate — import quantity in Cameroon was 0.2 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potassium nitrate — import quantity recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 456.04 t in 2009.
- What is the lowest potassium nitrate — import quantity recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 t in 2010.
- How does Cameroon rank for potassium nitrate — import quantity?
- Cameroon ranks 145th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potassium nitrate — import quantity rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potassium nitrate — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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