Colombia vs Northern America (excluding intra-trade): NPK fertilizers — Import quantity

Colombia
168,435 t
in 2024
Northern America (excluding intra-trade)
152,362 t
in 2024
Colombia rank
28th
Northern America (excluding intra-trade) rank
25th

NPK fertilizers — Import quantity over time

  • Colombia
  • Northern America (excluding intra-trade)
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M200220132024

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 168,435 t against 152,362 t in Northern America (excluding intra-trade), a difference of 16,073 t.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Northern America (excluding intra-trade)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Northern America (excluding intra-trade) ahead.

Colombia ranks 28th and Northern America (excluding intra-trade) ranks 25th of 187 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Northern America (excluding intra-trade) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Northern America (excluding intra-trade) Difference Ahead
2000s 37,465 t 689,487 t 652,022 t Northern America (excluding intra-trade)
2010s 88,836 t 165,051 t 76,215 t Northern America (excluding intra-trade)
2020s 190,872 t 167,143 t 23,730 t Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher npk fertilizers — import quantity, Colombia or Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
Colombia, at 168,435 t against 152,362 t in Northern America (excluding intra-trade) as of 2024.
What is the difference in npk fertilizers — import quantity between Colombia and Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
16,073 t, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Northern America (excluding intra-trade) rank globally for npk fertilizers — import quantity?
Colombia ranks 28th and Northern America (excluding intra-trade) ranks 25th of 187 countries.
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
Last refreshed

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