Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Export quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade): Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Export quantity was 27,322 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Export quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — export quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) is 27,322 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 67.1% on the previous year and up 1,001.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — export quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 27,322 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.28 t, in 2002.
That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Export quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 74.28 t | — |
| 2003 | 777.44 t | +946.6% |
| 2004 | 97.58 t | -87.4% |
| 2005 | 231.9 t | +137.7% |
| 2006 | 140 t | -39.6% |
| 2007 | 373.46 t | +166.8% |
| 2008 | 127.03 t | -66.0% |
| 2009 | 442 t | +247.9% |
| 2010 | 863.57 t | +95.4% |
| 2011 | 1,580 t | +83.0% |
| 2012 | 999.48 t | -36.8% |
| 2013 | 1,799 t | +80.0% |
| 2014 | 2,481 t | +37.9% |
| 2015 | 1,970 t | -20.6% |
| 2016 | 1,913 t | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 2,234 t | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 3,948 t | +76.7% |
| 2019 | 4,004 t | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 2,924 t | -27.0% |
| 2021 | 14,884 t | +409.0% |
| 2022 | 13,980 t | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 16,350 t | +16.9% |
| 2024 | 27,322 t | +67.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 282.96 t | 74.28 t | 777.44 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 2,179 t | 863.57 t | 4,004 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,092 t | 2,924 t | 27,322 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)
- 13 Saudi Arabia 14,336 t compare
- 14 South Africa 13,063 t compare
- 15 Republic of Korea 12,820 t compare
- 16 Italy 10,333 t compare
- 17 Singapore 7,830 t compare
- 18 France 7,138 t compare
- 19 Spain 6,655 t compare
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- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 269,539 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 2.98 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 602,410 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 1.06 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 114,223 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 1.06 million t (2024)
- Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import value 207,444 1000 USD (2024)
- Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 447,888 t (2024)
- Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import quantity 320,055 t (2024)
- Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import value 189,285 1000 USD (2024)
All data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — export quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
- Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — export quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) was 27,322 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — export quantity recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 27,322 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — export quantity recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.28 t in 2002.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) rank for potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — export quantity?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) ranks 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — export quantity rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,001.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf