Americas (excluding intra-trade) vs China, mainland: NPK fertilizers — Import quantity

Americas (excluding intra-trade)
2.25 million t
in 2024
China, mainland
1.23 million t
in 2024
Americas (excluding intra-trade) rank
4th
China, mainland rank
3rd

NPK fertilizers — Import quantity over time

  • Americas (excluding intra-trade)
  • China, mainland
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M200220132024

How they compare

Americas (excluding intra-trade) currently reports 2.25 million t against 1.23 million t in China, mainland, a difference of 1.03 million t.

That makes Americas (excluding intra-trade)'s figure about 1.8 times China, mainland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was China, mainland ahead.

Americas (excluding intra-trade) ranks 4th and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 32 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Americas (excluding intra-trade) averaged higher in 2 and China, mainland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas (excluding intra-trade) China, mainland Difference Ahead
2000s 1.39 million t 1.83 million t 439,013 t China, mainland
2010s 1.75 million t 1.22 million t 527,716 t Americas (excluding intra-trade)
2020s 2.58 million t 1.15 million t 1.43 million t Americas (excluding intra-trade)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher npk fertilizers — import quantity, Americas (excluding intra-trade) or China, mainland?
Americas (excluding intra-trade), at 2.25 million t against 1.23 million t in China, mainland as of 2024.
What is the difference in npk fertilizers — import quantity between Americas (excluding intra-trade) and China, mainland?
1.03 million t, with Americas (excluding intra-trade) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas (excluding intra-trade) and China, mainland?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Americas (excluding intra-trade) and China, mainland rank globally for npk fertilizers — import quantity?
Americas (excluding intra-trade) ranks 4th and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as NPK fertilizers — Import quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
NPK fertilizers — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
232 places, 4,921 data points, 2002–2024
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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