Potassium nitrate — Import quantity in Kuwait
Kuwait: Potassium nitrate — Import quantity was 879.26 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potassium nitrate — Import quantity in Kuwait, 2006–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 879.26 t for potassium nitrate — import quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 95.0% on the previous year and up 431.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potassium nitrate — import quantity in Kuwait peaked at 879.26 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.57 t, in 2010.
Kuwait ranks 57th of 168 countries 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 — Import quantity in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 66.27 t | — |
| 2007 | 21.02 t | -68.3% |
| 2008 | 137 t | +551.8% |
| 2010 | 17.57 t | -87.2% |
| 2011 | 21.04 t | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 173.75 t | +725.8% |
| 2014 | 165.54 t | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 267.76 t | +61.7% |
| 2016 | 175.41 t | -34.5% |
| 2017 | 386.78 t | +120.5% |
| 2018 | 338.08 t | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 132.65 t | -60.8% |
| 2020 | 170.01 t | +28.2% |
| 2021 | 125.8 t | -26.0% |
| 2022 | 181.53 t | +44.3% |
| 2023 | 450.79 t | +148.3% |
| 2024 | 879.26 t | +95.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 879.26 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 480.71 t, 1.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 879.26 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,068 t, 82% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potassium nitrate — Import quantity in Kuwait 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +725.8% | 21.04 t | 173.75 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.76 t | 21.02 t | 137 t | 3 |
| 2010s | 186.51 t | 17.57 t | 386.78 t | 9 |
| 2020s | 361.48 t | 125.8 t | 879.26 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 54 Switzerland 1,184 t compare
- 55 Costa Rica 1,096 t compare
- 56 Djibouti 1,068 t compare
- 58 Ethiopia 870.51 t compare
- 59 New Zealand 870.15 t compare
- 60 Cyprus 869.72 t compare
More environment data for Kuwait
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -61.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.516 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.24 % 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 1.84 % 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 — import quantity in Kuwait?
- Potassium nitrate — import quantity in Kuwait was 879.26 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potassium nitrate — import quantity recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 879.26 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest potassium nitrate — import quantity recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.57 t in 2010.
- How does Kuwait rank for potassium nitrate — import quantity?
- Kuwait ranks 57th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potassium nitrate — import quantity rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 431.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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