Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Import quantity by country
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...
Countries reporting
186
Highest
1.16 million t
Brazil
Lowest
0 t
New Caledonia
Median
6,325 t
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
4,336
What the numbers show
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Import quantity is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 1.16 million t in Brazil; the lowest is 0 t in New Caledonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 6,325 t, and the mean is 45,097 t.
Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 96 fell. The largest increase was in Tonga (up 1,157,400.0%), and the largest decrease in Bermuda (down 100.0%).
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 1.16 million t | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 70,672 t | 2023 | up 663.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Canada | 456,848 t | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 2 | Türkiye | 59,383 t | 2024 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Peru | 428,532 t | 2024 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 3 | United Republic of Tanzania | 47,039 t | 2024 | up 102.3% | rising |
| 4 | India | 410,111 t | 2024 | up 589.1% | rising |
| 4 | Republic of Moldova | 37,602 t | 2024 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 5 | Ukraine | 369,728 t | 2024 | up 115.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 36,262 t | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 361,004 t | 2024 | up 117.1% | rising |
| 6 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 25,037 t | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Romania | 311,094 t | 2024 | up 263.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 25,011 t | 2023 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Lithuania | 276,869 t | 2024 | up 164.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 23,217 t | 2011 | up 520.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Morocco | 257,051 t | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 9 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 4,000 t | 2020 | up 1,566.7% | volatile |
| 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 196,555 t | 2024 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 10 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2,032 t | 2023 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) | 161,372 t | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.1 t | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Australia | 159,290 t | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Poland | 159,005 t | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 14 | Mongolia | 145,329 t | 2023 | up 96.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Zambia | 130,779 t | 2023 | up 66.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Zimbabwe | 126,952 t | 2023 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Serbia | 124,809 t | 2024 | up 129.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Chile | 123,799 t | 2024 | up 175.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Mexico | 123,281 t | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 20 | Ghana | 119,860 t | 2023 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Guatemala | 119,638 t | 2024 | up 117.8% | rising |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 114,841 t | 2024 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 23 | France | 104,347 t | 2024 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 89,007 t | 2024 | up 81.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Kyrgyzstan | 87,499 t | 2024 | down 48.1% | rising |
| 26 | Azerbaijan | 84,132 t | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Latvia | 81,299 t | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 28 | Colombia | 79,265 t | 2024 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 29 | Mozambique | 70,766 t | 2024 | up 164.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Belgium | 64,170 t | 2024 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 30 | Côte d'Ivoire | 56,594 t | 2024 | up 1,530.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Spain | 64,008 t | 2024 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Mauritania | 63,429 t | 2024 | up 135.3% | rising |
| 32 | Cabo Verde | 0.03 t | 2024 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 62,219 t | 2024 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Malaysia | 56,239 t | 2024 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 54,435 t | 2024 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Estonia | 54,376 t | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Hungary | 48,629 t | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Indonesia | 44,851 t | 2024 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Guinea | 41,681 t | 2024 | up 580.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) | 41,499 t | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 41 | Papua New Guinea | 40,527 t | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 42 | Israel | 39,838 t | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 43 | Namibia | 39,631 t | 2024 | up 1,576.8% | volatile |
| 44 | South Africa | 37,980 t | 2024 | up 3,793.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Armenia | 37,867 t | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Honduras | 36,280 t | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 47 | Botswana | 34,211 t | 2023 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Norway | 32,610 t | 2024 | down 10.2% | flat |
| 49 | Sweden | 30,626 t | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 29,615 t | 2023 | up 41.9% | falling |
| 51 | Jordan | 29,430 t | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 52 | Philippines | 29,361 t | 2024 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 53 | North Macedonia | 24,395 t | 2024 | up 65.2% | falling |
| 54 | China, Taiwan Province of | 24,002 t | 2024 | up 117.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Suriname | 23,241 t | 2024 | up 272.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 23,077 t | 2024 | up 154.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Nigeria | 22,353 t | 2024 | up 62,724.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Georgia | 21,596 t | 2024 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Czechia | 18,090 t | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 60 | Japan | 18,046 t | 2024 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 61 | Austria | 17,776 t | 2024 | up 206.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Finland | 17,496 t | 2024 | up 56.6% | flat |
| 63 | Ireland | 16,315 t | 2024 | down 46.8% | rising |
| 64 | Italy | 16,262 t | 2024 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Argentina | 16,126 t | 2024 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Senegal | 15,335 t | 2024 | up 81.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Thailand | 15,043 t | 2024 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Greece | 14,766 t | 2024 | down 76.6% | falling |
| 69 | Turkmenistan | 14,520 t | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 70 | New Zealand | 14,319 t | 2024 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 71 | Cambodia | 13,697 t | 2024 | up 4,339.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Oman | 11,274 t | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Nicaragua | 11,241 t | 2023 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Croatia | 10,723 t | 2024 | up 610.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Angola | 10,707 t | 2024 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) | 10,291 t | 2024 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Egypt | 9,668 t | 2024 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Tunisia | 9,431 t | 2024 | up 218.2% | flat |
| 79 | Panama | 8,942 t | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Mali | 8,050 t | 2024 | down 60.3% | rising |
| 81 | Slovakia | 7,920 t | 2024 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Eswatini | 7,535 t | 2023 | up 75.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Germany | 7,401 t | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Pakistan | 6,865 t | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 85 | Portugal | 5,784 t | 2024 | up 42.0% | falling |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 5,650 t | 2024 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5,359 t | 2024 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 88 | Ecuador | 5,024 t | 2024 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Eritrea | 4,922 t | 2024 | up 251.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Uganda | 4,599 t | 2024 | up 306.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Guyana | 4,594 t | 2024 | up 827.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Lesotho | 4,481 t | 2024 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Albania | 3,599 t | 2024 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Denmark | 3,117 t | 2024 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Benin | 2,893 t | 2024 | up 1,421.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Niger | 2,426 t | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Cyprus | 2,426 t | 2024 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 98 | Sudan | 2,425 t | 2018 | up 98.3% | rising |
| 99 | Switzerland | 1,905 t | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 100 | Luxembourg | 1,865 t | 2024 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Cuba | 1,624 t | 2024 | up 738,182.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Madagascar | 1,370 t | 2024 | up 169.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Congo | 1,261 t | 2024 | up 264.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Kenya | 1,134 t | 2024 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Djibouti | 1,123 t | 2024 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Sri Lanka | 987.19 t | 2024 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Cameroon | 947.8 t | 2023 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Singapore | 932.93 t | 2024 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Solomon Islands | 910.6 t | 2023 | up 137.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Republic of Korea | 881.7 t | 2024 | up 256.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Jamaica | 872.02 t | 2024 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 112 | Ethiopia | 827.25 t | 2023 | down 86.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Belize | 819.61 t | 2024 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Montenegro | 802.14 t | 2024 | down 24.5% | flat |
| 115 | Bangladesh | 758.4 t | 2024 | up 100.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Iraq | 612.2 t | 2024 | up 116.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Faroe Islands | 604.8 t | 2023 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Iceland | 504 t | 2024 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 119 | China, mainland | 495 t | 2012 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 120 | South Sudan | 474.5 t | 2024 | up 1,086.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Kuwait | 472.06 t | 2024 | up 104.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Slovenia | 455.31 t | 2024 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Nepal | 449.52 t | 2022 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Uzbekistan | 440.73 t | 2024 | up 1,101,720.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Paraguay | 416.11 t | 2024 | up 732.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Equatorial Guinea | 400 t | 2024 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Fiji | 358.42 t | 2024 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Chad | 352.55 t | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Liberia | 349.7 t | 2021 | up 774.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Libya | 261.28 t | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Gabon | 259.55 t | 2023 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 132 | El Salvador | 254.66 t | 2024 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Rwanda | 224.46 t | 2022 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Malawi | 159.63 t | 2024 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Yemen | 144 t | 2023 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Togo | 134.75 t | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Bahrain | 132 t | 2020 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Bahamas | 131.35 t | 2024 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Tonga | 115.75 t | 2023 | up 1,157,400.0% | volatile |
| 140 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 109.76 t | 2024 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Burkina Faso | 99.85 t | 2020 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Polynesia (excluding intra-trade) | 79.23 t | 2024 | up 83.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Sudan (former) | 71.05 t | 2011 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Saint Lucia | 64.15 t | 2020 | up 239.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Uruguay | 53 t | 2024 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Barbados | 48.8 t | 2024 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Qatar | 47.76 t | 2017 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Dominica | 47.62 t | 2023 | up 2,839.5% | volatile |
| 149 | French Polynesia | 45.64 t | 2022 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Antigua and Barbuda | 44.05 t | 2021 | up 99.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Mauritius | 31.72 t | 2019 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Micronesia (excluding intra-trade) | 25.35 t | 2016 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Samoa | 22.47 t | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Vanuatu | 22 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Seychelles | 20.08 t | 2024 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Sierra Leone | 15.85 t | 2018 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Malta | 14.86 t | 2024 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6 t | 2019 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Lebanon | 4.48 t | 2023 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Algeria | 2.5 t | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.5 t | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Cook Islands | 2.5 t | 2020 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Belarus | 2 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Russian Federation | 0.57 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Burundi | 0.03 t | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Bhutan | 0.02 t | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Maldives | 0.02 t | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.02 t | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.01 t | 2022 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Greenland | 0.01 t | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Bermuda | 0 t | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Myanmar | 0 t | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 171 | New Caledonia | 0 t | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Americas (excluding intra-trade) 2.18 million t
- South America (excluding intra-trade) 1.90 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 1.38 million t
- Asia (excluding intra-trade) 1.10 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 901,878 t
- Africa (excluding intra-trade) 873,679 t
- Europe (excluding intra-trade) 564,147 t
- European Union (27) (excluding intra-trade) 551,655 t
- Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) 511,174 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) 500,266 t
- Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 466,880 t
- Northern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 453,709 t
- Central America (excluding intra-trade) 417,201 t
- Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) 410,736 t
- Eastern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 408,225 t
- Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 381,084 t
- Central Asia (excluding intra-trade) 355,848 t
- European Union (28) (excluding intra-trade) 350,604 t
- United States of America 289,199 t
- Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) 275,434 t
- Northern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 254,245 t
- Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 251,652 t
- Northern America (excluding intra-trade) 209,137 t
- Oceania (excluding intra-trade) 197,327 t
- South-eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 172,479 t
- Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) 110,425 t
- Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 105,477 t
- Small Island Developing States (excluding intra-trade) 84,815 t
- Middle Africa (excluding intra-trade) 67,897 t
- Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 24,581 t
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