Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)
Western Asia (excluding intra-trade): Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import quantity was 66,358 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) recorded 66,358 t for potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — import quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 115,635 t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 25,184 t, in 2009.
Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 18th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 61,173 t | — |
| 2003 | 93,943 t | +53.6% |
| 2004 | 98,433 t | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 82,515 t | -16.2% |
| 2006 | 76,449 t | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 115,635 t | +51.3% |
| 2008 | 65,302 t | -43.5% |
| 2009 | 25,184 t | -61.4% |
| 2010 | 64,223 t | +155.0% |
| 2011 | 61,529 t | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 73,312 t | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 45,689 t | -37.7% |
| 2014 | 55,510 t | +21.5% |
| 2015 | 89,289 t | +60.9% |
| 2016 | 63,243 t | -29.2% |
| 2017 | 68,380 t | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 66,946 t | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 68,931 t | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 84,068 t | +22.0% |
| 2021 | 72,454 t | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 54,232 t | -25.1% |
| 2023 | 59,317 t | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 66,358 t | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77,329 t | 25,184 t | 115,635 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 65,705 t | 45,689 t | 89,289 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,286 t | 54,232 t | 84,068 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 784,511 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 827,169 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.60 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 10.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 503,848 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 302,507 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 3.70 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 3.41 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 98,436 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 94,170 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — import quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — import quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) was 66,358 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 Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 115,635 t in 2007.
- What is the lowest potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — import quantity recorded in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,184 t in 2009.
- How does Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) rank for potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — import quantity?
- Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 18th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — import quantity rising or falling in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Asia (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) — 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