Ammonium sulphate — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Ammonium sulphate — Import quantity was 12,475 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ammonium sulphate — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia, 2003–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 12,475 t for ammonium sulphate — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is up 41.7% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ammonium sulphate — import quantity in Saudi Arabia peaked at 18,436 t in 2006 and was at its lowest, 144 t, in 2010.
That places Saudi Arabia 73rd out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Ammonium sulphate — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 300 t | — |
| 2004 | 11,302 t | +3667.3% |
| 2005 | 11,291 t | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 18,436 t | +63.3% |
| 2007 | 16,984 t | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 13,657 t | -19.6% |
| 2009 | 807 t | -94.1% |
| 2010 | 144 t | -82.2% |
| 2011 | 11,208 t | +7683.3% |
| 2012 | 11,692 t | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 11,891 t | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 8,613 t | -27.6% |
| 2015 | 10,207 t | +18.5% |
| 2016 | 8,809 t | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 6,964 t | -20.9% |
| 2018 | 12,585 t | +80.7% |
| 2019 | 11,754 t | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 12,794 t | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 5,446 t | -57.4% |
| 2022 | 11,636 t | +113.7% |
| 2023 | 8,806 t | -24.3% |
| 2024 | 12,475 t | +41.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 12,475 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 11,787 t, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 12,475 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,728 t, 4.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ammonium sulphate — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +7683.3% | 144 t | 11,208 t |
| 2004 | +3667.3% | 300 t | 11,302 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,397 t | 300 t | 18,436 t | 7 |
| 2010s | 9,387 t | 144 t | 12,585 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,231 t | 5,446 t | 12,794 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % 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 9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ammonium sulphate — import quantity in Saudi Arabia?
- Ammonium sulphate — import quantity in Saudi Arabia was 12,475 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ammonium sulphate — import quantity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 18,436 t in 2006.
- What is the lowest ammonium sulphate — import quantity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 144 t in 2010.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for ammonium sulphate — import quantity?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 73rd out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ammonium sulphate — import quantity rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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