Ammonium sulphate — Import quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)
Western Asia (excluding intra-trade): Ammonium sulphate — Import quantity was 940,158 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ammonium sulphate — Import quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) recorded 940,158 t for ammonium sulphate — import quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 24.8% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ammonium sulphate — import quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 1.28 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 409,028 t, in 2020.
That places Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Ammonium sulphate — Import quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 726,389 t | — |
| 2003 | 736,225 t | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 752,383 t | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 811,378 t | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 866,826 t | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 833,853 t | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 593,706 t | -28.8% |
| 2009 | 789,533 t | +33.0% |
| 2010 | 774,273 t | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 773,932 t | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 698,645 t | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 1.00 million t | +43.7% |
| 2014 | 977,153 t | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 984,704 t | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 741,147 t | -24.7% |
| 2017 | 1.05 million t | +41.5% |
| 2018 | 1.02 million t | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.08 million t | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 409,028 t | -62.2% |
| 2021 | 886,876 t | +116.8% |
| 2022 | 1.28 million t | +44.9% |
| 2023 | 753,630 t | -41.3% |
| 2024 | 940,158 t | +24.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ammonium sulphate — Import quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +116.8% | 409,028 t | 886,876 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 763,787 t | 593,706 t | 866,826 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 910,729 t | 698,645 t | 1.08 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 854,908 t | 409,028 t | 1.28 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 100,266 t compare
- 4 Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) 653,068 t compare
- 5 Philippines 631,469 t compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 14,155 t compare
- 6 India 544,616 t compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 10,025 t compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5,814 t compare
- 7 Thailand 479,804 t compare
- 8 Australia 452,110 t compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,945 t compare
- 9 Ukraine 435,530 t compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,762 t compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 374.24 t compare
- 10 South Africa 399,761 t compare
More environment data for Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 302,507 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 302,507 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -19.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 503,848 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 10.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.60 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -25.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -9.04 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ammonium sulphate — import quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Ammonium sulphate — import quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) was 940,158 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ammonium sulphate — import quantity recorded in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 million t in 2022.
- What is the lowest ammonium sulphate — import quantity recorded in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 409,028 t in 2020.
- How does Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) rank for ammonium sulphate — import quantity?
- Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ammonium sulphate — import quantity rising or falling in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) 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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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