Ammonium sulphate — Import quantity in Jamaica
Jamaica: Ammonium sulphate — Import quantity was 3,203 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Ammonium sulphate — Import quantity in Jamaica, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, ammonium sulphate — import quantity in Jamaica stood at 3,203 t.
That represents a change of down 60.7% on the previous year and down 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ammonium sulphate — import quantity in Jamaica peaked at 17,250 t in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2,174 t, in 2015.
That places Jamaica 88th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Ammonium sulphate — Import quantity in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13,712 t | — |
| 2003 | 17,250 t | +25.8% |
| 2004 | 16,583 t | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 13,723 t | -17.2% |
| 2006 | 10,499 t | -23.5% |
| 2007 | 2,291 t | -78.2% |
| 2008 | 10,254 t | +347.6% |
| 2009 | 11,078 t | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 10,542 t | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 8,905 t | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 5,891 t | -33.8% |
| 2013 | 10,861 t | +84.4% |
| 2014 | 6,997 t | -35.6% |
| 2015 | 2,174 t | -68.9% |
| 2016 | 2,597 t | +19.5% |
| 2017 | 3,564 t | +37.2% |
| 2018 | 9,597 t | +169.3% |
| 2019 | 9,000 t | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 6,480 t | -28.0% |
| 2021 | 6,484 t | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 7,414 t | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 8,160 t | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 3,203 t | -60.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 3,203 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,844 t, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 3,203 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18,161 t, 18% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ammonium sulphate — Import quantity in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +347.6% | 2,291 t | 10,254 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11,924 t | 2,291 t | 17,250 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 7,013 t | 2,174 t | 10,861 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,348 t | 3,203 t | 8,160 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % 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 -0.7158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ammonium sulphate — import quantity in Jamaica?
- Ammonium sulphate — import quantity in Jamaica was 3,203 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ammonium sulphate — import quantity recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 17,250 t in 2003.
- What is the lowest ammonium sulphate — import quantity recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,174 t in 2015.
- How does Jamaica rank for ammonium sulphate — import quantity?
- Jamaica ranks 88th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ammonium sulphate — import quantity rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Ammonium sulphate — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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