Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import quantity was 24.3 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR, 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) — import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR is 24.3 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 67.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 364.51 t in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.17 t, in 2016.
That places China, Hong Kong SAR 127th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 130.01 t | — |
| 2003 | 364.51 t | +180.4% |
| 2004 | 221.47 t | -39.2% |
| 2005 | 6.12 t | -97.2% |
| 2006 | 41.71 t | +581.5% |
| 2007 | 66.83 t | +60.2% |
| 2008 | 57.04 t | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 29.11 t | -49.0% |
| 2010 | 5.7 t | -80.4% |
| 2012 | 23 t | +303.5% |
| 2013 | 24.58 t | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 24.55 t | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 42.5 t | +73.1% |
| 2016 | 0.17 t | -99.6% |
| 2018 | 57.04 t | +33452.9% |
| 2019 | 46 t | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 46 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 55.55 t | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 52.37 t | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 73.92 t | +41.1% |
| 2024 | 24.3 t | -67.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 114.6 t | 6.12 t | 364.51 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 27.94 t | 0.17 t | 57.04 t | 8 |
| 2020s | 50.43 t | 24.3 t | 73.92 t | 5 |
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More environment data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.91 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.03 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 219 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 261 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 545 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 11,047 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR was 24.3 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — import quantity recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 364.51 t in 2003.
- What is the lowest potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — import quantity recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 t in 2016.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — import quantity?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 127th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — import quantity rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR 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) — Import 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