Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import quantity in New Zealand
New Zealand: Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import quantity was 18,524 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import quantity in New Zealand, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 18,524 t for potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — import quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 132.1% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — import quantity in New Zealand peaked at 27,822 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5,176 t, in 2006.
That places New Zealand 26th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import quantity in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 10,095 t | — |
| 2003 | 9,791 t | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 18,812 t | +92.1% |
| 2005 | 10,125 t | -46.2% |
| 2006 | 5,176 t | -48.9% |
| 2007 | 8,070 t | +55.9% |
| 2008 | 6,050 t | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 10,730 t | +77.3% |
| 2010 | 14,822 t | +38.1% |
| 2011 | 14,706 t | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 14,119 t | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 19,107 t | +35.3% |
| 2014 | 27,043 t | +41.5% |
| 2015 | 22,299 t | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 19,166 t | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 27,822 t | +45.2% |
| 2018 | 18,238 t | -34.4% |
| 2019 | 23,074 t | +26.5% |
| 2020 | 26,790 t | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 14,569 t | -45.6% |
| 2022 | 21,062 t | +44.6% |
| 2023 | 7,981 t | -62.1% |
| 2024 | 18,524 t | +132.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,856 t | 5,176 t | 18,812 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 20,040 t | 14,119 t | 27,822 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,785 t | 7,981 t | 26,790 t | 5 |
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More environment data for New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 15.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0722 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 4.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — import quantity in New Zealand?
- Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — import quantity in New Zealand was 18,524 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 27,822 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — import quantity recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,176 t in 2006.
- How does New Zealand rank for potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — import quantity?
- New Zealand ranks 26th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — import quantity rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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About this data
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