Potassium nitrate — Import quantity in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Potassium nitrate — Import quantity was 2.39 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potassium nitrate — Import quantity in Papua New Guinea, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 2.39 t for potassium nitrate — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 82.7% on the previous year and down 87.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potassium nitrate — import quantity in Papua New Guinea peaked at 503.28 t in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.21 t, in 2012.
Papua New Guinea ranks 131st 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.85 t | — |
| 2003 | 503.28 t | +17558.9% |
| 2004 | 0.43 t | -99.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8 t | +86.0% |
| 2007 | 0.63 t | -21.3% |
| 2008 | 0.77 t | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 6.6 t | +757.1% |
| 2011 | 0.41 t | -93.8% |
| 2012 | 0.21 t | -48.8% |
| 2013 | 3.76 t | +1690.5% |
| 2014 | 18.34 t | +387.8% |
| 2015 | 8.17 t | -55.5% |
| 2016 | 38.64 t | +372.9% |
| 2017 | 0.82 t | -97.9% |
| 2018 | 2.25 t | +174.4% |
| 2019 | 2.34 t | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.36 t | -84.6% |
| 2021 | 0.98 t | +172.2% |
| 2022 | 11.99 t | +1123.5% |
| 2023 | 13.84 t | +15.4% |
| 2024 | 2.39 t | -82.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 2.39 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 150.09 t, 2% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 2.39 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 137.62 t, 2% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potassium nitrate — Import quantity in Papua New 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +17558.9% | 2.85 t | 503.28 t |
| 2013 | +1690.5% | 0.21 t | 3.76 t |
| 2022 | +1123.5% | 0.98 t | 11.99 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.62 t | 0.43 t | 503.28 t | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.33 t | 0.21 t | 38.64 t | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.91 t | 0.36 t | 13.84 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.183 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.834 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9266 % 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 0.6032 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potassium nitrate — import quantity in Papua New Guinea?
- Potassium nitrate — import quantity in Papua New Guinea was 2.39 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potassium nitrate — import quantity recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 503.28 t in 2003.
- What is the lowest potassium nitrate — import quantity recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 t in 2012.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for potassium nitrate — import quantity?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 131st out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potassium nitrate — import quantity rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New 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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