Ammonia, anhydrous — Import quantity in Australia
Australia: Ammonia, anhydrous — Import quantity was 48,989 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Ammonia, anhydrous — Import quantity in Australia, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Australia recorded 48,989 t for ammonia, anhydrous — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 72.3% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ammonia, anhydrous — import quantity in Australia peaked at 283,023 t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.32 t, in 2003.
That places Australia 34th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Ammonia, anhydrous — Import quantity in Australia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 23,466 t | — |
| 2003 | 2.32 t | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 31,204 t | +1344887.1% |
| 2005 | 104,253 t | +234.1% |
| 2006 | 64,799 t | -37.8% |
| 2007 | 57,300 t | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 283,023 t | +393.9% |
| 2009 | 81,253 t | -71.3% |
| 2010 | 61,646 t | -24.1% |
| 2011 | 154,462 t | +150.6% |
| 2012 | 136,781 t | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 61,060 t | -55.4% |
| 2014 | 89,040 t | +45.8% |
| 2015 | 62,261 t | -30.1% |
| 2016 | 7.52 t | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 33,197 t | +441348.1% |
| 2018 | 163,988 t | +394.0% |
| 2019 | 38,349 t | -76.6% |
| 2020 | 71,853 t | +87.4% |
| 2021 | 38,646 t | -46.2% |
| 2022 | 20,840 t | -46.1% |
| 2023 | 176,575 t | +747.3% |
| 2024 | 48,989 t | -72.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 48,989 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 411.56 t, 119.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Australia's 48,989 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 116.39 t, 420.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ammonia, anhydrous — Import quantity in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +1344887.1% | 2.32 t | 31,204 t |
| 2017 | +441348.1% | 7.52 t | 33,197 t |
| 2023 | +747.3% | 20,840 t | 176,575 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80,663 t | 2.32 t | 283,023 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 80,079 t | 7.52 t | 163,988 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 71,381 t | 20,840 t | 176,575 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ammonia, anhydrous — import quantity in Australia?
- Ammonia, anhydrous — import quantity in Australia was 48,989 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ammonia, anhydrous — import quantity recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 283,023 t in 2008.
- What is the lowest ammonia, anhydrous — import quantity recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.32 t in 2003.
- How does Australia rank for ammonia, anhydrous — import quantity?
- Australia ranks 34th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ammonia, anhydrous — import quantity rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Ammonia, anhydrous — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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