Potassium nitrate — Import quantity in Rwanda
Rwanda: Potassium nitrate — Import quantity was 2.03 t in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Potassium nitrate — Import quantity in Rwanda, 2002–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 2.03 t for potassium nitrate — import quantity in 2022.
The figure is up 275.9% on the previous year and up 1,461.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, potassium nitrate — import quantity in Rwanda peaked at 8.35 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 2011.
That places Rwanda 134th out of 168 countries with data for 2022, 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.1 t | — |
| 2003 | 0.01 t | -90.0% |
| 2004 | 0.14 t | +1300.0% |
| 2007 | 0.03 t | -78.6% |
| 2009 | 0.01 t | -66.7% |
| 2010 | 0.53 t | +5200.0% |
| 2011 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0 t | — |
| 2014 | 0 t | — |
| 2015 | 0.28 t | — |
| 2016 | 0.29 t | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.13 t | -55.2% |
| 2018 | 0.05 t | -61.5% |
| 2019 | 8.35 t | +16600.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 t | -94.0% |
| 2021 | 0.54 t | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 2.03 t | +275.9% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 2.03 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.33 t, 1.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 2.03 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.94 t, 34% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potassium nitrate — Import quantity in Rwanda 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 | +16600.0% | 0.05 t | 8.35 t |
| 2010 | +5200.0% | 0.01 t | 0.53 t |
| 2004 | +1300.0% | 0.01 t | 0.14 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.058 t | 0.01 t | 0.14 t | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.07 t | 0 t | 8.35 t | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.02 t | 0.5 t | 2.03 t | 3 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More environment data for Rwanda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -31.63 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.35 °C (2013)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0359 % 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 -1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potassium nitrate — import quantity in Rwanda?
- Potassium nitrate — import quantity in Rwanda was 2.03 t in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potassium nitrate — import quantity recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 8.35 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest potassium nitrate — import quantity recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 2011.
- How does Rwanda rank for potassium nitrate — import quantity?
- Rwanda ranks 134th out of 168 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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