Potassium nitrate — Import quantity in Guinea
Guinea: Potassium nitrate — Import quantity was 2.22 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potassium nitrate — Import quantity in Guinea, 2002–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, potassium nitrate — import quantity in Guinea stood at 2.22 t.
The figure is up 3,071.4% on the previous year and up 1,380.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potassium nitrate — import quantity in Guinea peaked at 52.21 t in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 2018.
That places Guinea 132nd 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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.94 t | — |
| 2003 | 3.25 t | +67.5% |
| 2004 | 43.38 t | +1234.8% |
| 2005 | 7.08 t | -83.7% |
| 2006 | 52.21 t | +637.4% |
| 2007 | 0.02 t | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 8.58 t | +42800.0% |
| 2010 | 5.3 t | -38.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7 t | -86.8% |
| 2013 | 0.15 t | -78.6% |
| 2015 | 1.38 t | +820.0% |
| 2017 | 0.03 t | -97.8% |
| 2018 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 2.85 t | — |
| 2021 | 0.07 t | -97.5% |
| 2023 | 2.22 t | +3071.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 2.22 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 150.09 t, 1% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 2.22 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.94 t, 37% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potassium nitrate — Import quantity in Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +42800.0% | 0.02 t | 8.58 t |
| 2023 | +3071.4% | 0.07 t | 2.22 t |
| 2004 | +1234.8% | 3.25 t | 43.38 t |
| 2015 | +820.0% | 0.15 t | 1.38 t |
| 2006 | +637.4% | 7.08 t | 52.21 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.64 t | 0.02 t | 52.21 t | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.49 t | 0 t | 5.3 t | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.15 t | 0.07 t | 2.22 t | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More environment data for Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.285 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.66 % 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 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potassium nitrate — import quantity in Guinea?
- Potassium nitrate — import quantity in Guinea was 2.22 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potassium nitrate — import quantity recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 52.21 t in 2006.
- What is the lowest potassium nitrate — import quantity recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 2018.
- How does Guinea rank for potassium nitrate — import quantity?
- Guinea ranks 132nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potassium nitrate — import quantity rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,380.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea 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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