Potassium nitrate — Import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Potassium nitrate — Import quantity was 19.9 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potassium nitrate — Import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, potassium nitrate — import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR stood at 19.9 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 99.0% on the previous year and down 87.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potassium nitrate — import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 517.59 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.4 t, in 2022.
That places China, Hong Kong SAR 112th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potassium nitrate — Import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 121.12 t | — |
| 2003 | 39.46 t | -67.4% |
| 2004 | 116.66 t | +195.6% |
| 2005 | 194.62 t | +66.8% |
| 2006 | 149.07 t | -23.4% |
| 2007 | 147.01 t | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 97.42 t | -33.7% |
| 2009 | 138.45 t | +42.1% |
| 2010 | 152.97 t | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 120.86 t | -21.0% |
| 2012 | 85.02 t | -29.7% |
| 2013 | 517.59 t | +508.8% |
| 2014 | 161.54 t | -68.8% |
| 2015 | 79.39 t | -50.9% |
| 2016 | 38.15 t | -51.9% |
| 2017 | 41.96 t | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 16.53 t | -60.6% |
| 2019 | 102.3 t | +518.9% |
| 2020 | 20.73 t | -79.7% |
| 2021 | 11.86 t | -42.8% |
| 2022 | 8.4 t | -29.2% |
| 2023 | 10 t | +19.0% |
| 2024 | 19.9 t | +99.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potassium nitrate — Import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +518.9% | 16.53 t | 102.3 t |
| 2013 | +508.8% | 85.02 t | 517.59 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 125.48 t | 39.46 t | 194.62 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 131.63 t | 16.53 t | 517.59 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.18 t | 8.4 t | 20.73 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR
- 109 Brunei Darussalam 26.1 t compare
- 110 Russian Federation 25.74 t compare
- 111 Tajikistan 24 t compare
- 113 French Polynesia 18.18 t compare
- 114 Cuba 15.56 t compare
- 115 Montenegro 14.91 t compare
More environment data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 261 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 293 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.57 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.03 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 219 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 824 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potassium nitrate — import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Potassium nitrate — import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR was 19.9 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potassium nitrate — import quantity recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 517.59 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest potassium nitrate — import quantity recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4 t in 2022.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for potassium nitrate — import quantity?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 112th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potassium nitrate — import quantity rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR 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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