Potassium nitrate — Import quantity in Niger
Niger: Potassium nitrate — Import quantity was 0.62 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potassium nitrate — Import quantity in Niger, 2002–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potassium nitrate — import quantity in Niger is 0.62 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 37.8% on the previous year and up 148.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potassium nitrate — import quantity in Niger peaked at 21.5 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.03 t, in 2009.
Niger ranks 140th of 168 countries on this measure, 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.07 t | — |
| 2004 | 0.31 t | +342.9% |
| 2005 | 1.48 t | +377.4% |
| 2006 | 0.99 t | -33.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3 t | -69.7% |
| 2008 | 0.06 t | -80.0% |
| 2009 | 0.03 t | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 0.34 t | +1033.3% |
| 2011 | 3.58 t | +952.9% |
| 2012 | 1.01 t | -71.8% |
| 2013 | 0.25 t | -75.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8 t | +220.0% |
| 2015 | 1.94 t | +142.5% |
| 2016 | 10 t | +415.5% |
| 2017 | 21.5 t | +115.0% |
| 2018 | 20.5 t | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.58 t | -97.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5 t | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 0.45 t | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.62 t | +37.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.62 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.33 t, 47% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.62 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.94 t, 10% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potassium nitrate — Import quantity in Niger 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 | +1033.3% | 0.03 t | 0.34 t |
| 2011 | +952.9% | 0.34 t | 3.58 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4629 t | 0.03 t | 1.48 t | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.05 t | 0.25 t | 21.5 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5233 t | 0.45 t | 0.62 t | 3 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More environment data for Niger
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % 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 2.69 % 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 Niger?
- Potassium nitrate — import quantity in Niger was 0.62 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potassium nitrate — import quantity recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest potassium nitrate — import quantity recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 t in 2009.
- How does Niger rank for potassium nitrate — import quantity?
- Niger ranks 140th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potassium nitrate — import quantity rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 148.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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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