Fertilizers n.e.c. — 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
203
Highest
1.05 million t
Mexico
Lowest
0.01 t
Eritrea
Median
2,657 t
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
5,005
What the numbers show
Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import quantity is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 1.05 million t in Mexico; the lowest is 0.01 t in Eritrea.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,657 t, and the mean is 23,558 t.
Over the past decade 127 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in Comoros (up 206,811.0%), and the largest decrease in Eritrea (down 100.0%).
Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 1.05 million t | 2024 | up 81,764.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Myanmar | 692,865 t | 2024 | up 407.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 240,805 t | 2023 | up 688.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Brazil | 150,617 t | 2024 | up 49.5% | falling |
| 5 | United Republic of Tanzania | 142,979 t | 2024 | up 9,054.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) | 107,443 t | 2024 | up 97.7% | rising |
| 7 | Zambia | 102,398 t | 2023 | up 298.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Canada | 97,026 t | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 9 | Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) | 93,541 t | 2024 | up 209.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 88,163 t | 2024 | up 1,155.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Australia | 87,689 t | 2024 | up 97.2% | rising |
| 12 | Uganda | 83,912 t | 2024 | up 479.1% | volatile |
| 13 | France | 77,862 t | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 14 | Cambodia | 72,052 t | 2024 | up 138.9% | volatile |
| 15 | India | 65,639 t | 2024 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Japan | 57,315 t | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Republic of Korea | 53,532 t | 2024 | up 389.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Egypt | 51,768 t | 2024 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Indonesia | 47,786 t | 2024 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Malaysia | 47,672 t | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Ecuador | 47,041 t | 2024 | up 116.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Poland | 46,332 t | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 23 | Portugal | 45,911 t | 2024 | up 102.2% | rising |
| 24 | Guatemala | 45,533 t | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Panama | 43,558 t | 2024 | up 276.2% | rising |
| 26 | Denmark | 42,253 t | 2024 | up 1,260.6% | volatile |
| 27 | China, mainland | 40,788 t | 2024 | up 182.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Thailand | 37,671 t | 2024 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Philippines | 35,892 t | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Chile | 35,591 t | 2024 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 33,518 t | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 30,564 t | 2024 | up 32.3% | falling |
| 33 | Peru | 30,333 t | 2024 | up 441.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Rwanda | 29,011 t | 2022 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Italy | 28,987 t | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 36 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 28,554 t | 2024 | down 37.7% | flat |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 28,124 t | 2024 | up 319.2% | falling |
| 38 | Kenya | 26,984 t | 2024 | up 256.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 25,403 t | 2024 | up 367.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Germany | 22,826 t | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Spain | 22,511 t | 2024 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 42 | Paraguay | 22,420 t | 2024 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 20,138 t | 2024 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) | 20,042 t | 2024 | up 258.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Hungary | 19,604 t | 2024 | up 268.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Papua New Guinea | 19,597 t | 2024 | up 277.5% | volatile |
| 47 | El Salvador | 17,742 t | 2024 | up 223.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Türkiye | 17,729 t | 2024 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Algeria | 17,355 t | 2024 | up 274.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Colombia | 17,058 t | 2024 | up 266.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Switzerland | 16,881 t | 2024 | up 208.8% | rising |
| 52 | Zimbabwe | 16,176 t | 2023 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Austria | 16,161 t | 2024 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 54 | Namibia | 14,897 t | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Romania | 14,522 t | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Slovakia | 14,444 t | 2024 | up 244.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Mozambique | 14,403 t | 2024 | up 236.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Czechia | 14,328 t | 2024 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Nicaragua | 13,602 t | 2023 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Lithuania | 12,399 t | 2024 | up 222.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Greece | 12,333 t | 2024 | up 81.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 11,700 t | 2024 | up 297.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Sweden | 11,358 t | 2024 | up 57.4% | falling |
| 64 | Syrian Arab Republic | 11,158 t | 2024 | up 80.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Belgium | 10,640 t | 2024 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Madagascar | 10,474 t | 2024 | up 653.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Latvia | 9,587 t | 2024 | up 122.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Angola | 9,522 t | 2024 | up 540.2% | volatile |
| 69 | China, Taiwan Province of | 8,839 t | 2024 | up 87.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Iraq | 8,747 t | 2024 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Botswana | 8,395 t | 2023 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Nepal | 7,976 t | 2022 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Croatia | 7,514 t | 2024 | up 281.5% | volatile |
| 74 | New Zealand | 7,427 t | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 75 | Belize | 7,325 t | 2024 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Russian Federation | 7,115 t | 2024 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Ukraine | 6,847 t | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Yemen | 6,836 t | 2023 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Bulgaria | 6,647 t | 2024 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Ireland | 6,642 t | 2024 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Argentina | 6,008 t | 2024 | up 141.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 5,456 t | 2024 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Ghana | 5,140 t | 2023 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Libya | 4,907 t | 2024 | up 325.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Senegal | 4,869 t | 2024 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Malawi | 4,759 t | 2024 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Belarus | 4,729 t | 2024 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Norway | 4,540 t | 2024 | down 58.8% | rising |
| 89 | Pakistan | 4,161 t | 2024 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Lesotho | 4,118 t | 2024 | up 21,912.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Djibouti | 3,982 t | 2024 | up 1,413.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Uruguay | 3,947 t | 2024 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Serbia | 3,888 t | 2024 | up 222.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Tunisia | 3,827 t | 2024 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 3,790 t | 2024 | up 202.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Eswatini | 3,466 t | 2023 | up 128.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3,315 t | 2024 | up 1,406.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Estonia | 3,015 t | 2024 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Cuba | 2,901 t | 2024 | up 252.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Luxembourg | 2,811 t | 2024 | down 17.3% | flat |
| 101 | Oman | 2,713 t | 2024 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Slovenia | 2,657 t | 2024 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Ethiopia | 2,395 t | 2023 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Azerbaijan | 2,389 t | 2024 | up 143.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Mauritius | 2,297 t | 2024 | up 113.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Haiti | 2,271 t | 2024 | up 92.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Israel | 2,236 t | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Burundi | 2,137 t | 2023 | down 72.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Honduras | 2,114 t | 2024 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Morocco | 2,048 t | 2024 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Albania | 1,927 t | 2024 | up 68.2% | falling |
| 112 | Republic of Moldova | 1,910 t | 2024 | up 478.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Uzbekistan | 1,904 t | 2024 | up 935.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Finland | 1,858 t | 2024 | up 78.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,830 t | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Georgia | 1,828 t | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Lebanon | 1,800 t | 2024 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 118 | Barbados | 1,568 t | 2024 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Bangladesh | 1,446 t | 2024 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Liberia | 1,393 t | 2023 | up 122.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,378 t | 2024 | up 2,207.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Mauritania | 1,316 t | 2024 | up 134,172.0% | volatile |
| 123 | United Arab Emirates | 1,229 t | 2023 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Guinea | 1,127 t | 2024 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1,123 t | 2024 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,043 t | 2024 | up 294.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Guyana | 926.45 t | 2024 | up 716.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Jordan | 881.9 t | 2024 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Grenada | 762.61 t | 2024 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 130 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 750.74 t | 2024 | up 89.8% | rising |
| 131 | Mongolia | 732.64 t | 2023 | up 4,209.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Singapore | 723.1 t | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Somalia | 714.93 t | 2024 | up 1,511.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Sierra Leone | 685.04 t | 2018 | up 1,425.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Sudan (former) | 616.23 t | 2011 | up 1,096.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Congo | 603.34 t | 2024 | up 149.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Cyprus | 598.05 t | 2024 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Armenia | 541.24 t | 2024 | up 248.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Saint Lucia | 539.43 t | 2020 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Cameroon | 530.54 t | 2023 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 141 | North Macedonia | 510.07 t | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Palestine | 504.05 t | 2023 | up 99.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Turkmenistan | 503.02 t | 2024 | up 765.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Polynesia (excluding intra-trade) | 436.78 t | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 145 | Brunei Darussalam | 406.62 t | 2024 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Jamaica | 387.52 t | 2024 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Qatar | 351.07 t | 2024 | up 340.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Sudan | 339.92 t | 2018 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Burkina Faso | 322.29 t | 2024 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Mali | 291.35 t | 2024 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 151 | South Sudan | 287.25 t | 2024 | up 23,837.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Fiji | 274.27 t | 2024 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Kuwait | 268.71 t | 2024 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 154 | New Caledonia | 258.88 t | 2015 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Faroe Islands | 258.15 t | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Malta | 227.17 t | 2024 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 157 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 224.45 t | 2024 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Chad | 199.9 t | 2024 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Comoros | 186.22 t | 2024 | up 206,811.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 161.49 t | 2023 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Tajikistan | 159.72 t | 2024 | up 120.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Niger | 138.28 t | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Tonga | 138.26 t | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Montenegro | 134.93 t | 2024 | up 244.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Palau | 132.59 t | 2018 | up 1,019.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Nigeria | 128.45 t | 2024 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Bermuda | 127.36 t | 2024 | up 265.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Antigua and Barbuda | 125.38 t | 2024 | up 157.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Suriname | 109.82 t | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 108.08 t | 2017 | up 344.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Iceland | 107.92 t | 2024 | up 3,083.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Bahrain | 103.21 t | 2024 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 101.84 t | 2023 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Guinea-Bissau | 85.76 t | 2024 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Maldives | 83.87 t | 2024 | up 1,688.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Benin | 83.78 t | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Gabon | 77.59 t | 2023 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Bahamas | 74.8 t | 2024 | up 714.8% | volatile |
| 179 | French Polynesia | 71.68 t | 2024 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 180 | Afghanistan | 69.5 t | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Togo | 66.64 t | 2024 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Cook Islands | 49.06 t | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Cabo Verde | 34.97 t | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Solomon Islands | 30.32 t | 2024 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 185 | Seychelles | 27.58 t | 2024 | up 205.1% | volatile |
| 186 | Kiribati | 18 t | 2021 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 187 | Micronesia (excluding intra-trade) | 10.65 t | 2024 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 188 | Samoa | 9.72 t | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 189 | Aruba | 9.21 t | 2023 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 190 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.09 t | 2024 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Timor-Leste | 7.7 t | 2023 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 192 | Dominica | 7.59 t | 2023 | up 622.9% | volatile |
| 193 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.47 t | 2023 | up 1,089.1% | volatile |
| 194 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 5.09 t | 2023 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 195 | Marshall Islands | 5 t | 2023 | up 177.8% | volatile |
| 196 | Gambia | 3.82 t | 2024 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 197 | Greenland | 3.25 t | 2018 | up 209.5% | volatile |
| 198 | Niue | 2.87 t | 2024 | up 2,107.7% | volatile |
| 199 | Vanuatu | 2.26 t | 2024 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 200 | Bhutan | 0.16 t | 2024 | up 1,500.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Naoero | 0.12 t | 2020 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 202 | Tuvalu | 0.1 t | 2022 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 203 | Eritrea | 0.01 t | 2023 | 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.
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 1.41 million t
- South-eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 1.38 million t
- Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) 1.20 million t
- Central America (excluding intra-trade) 1.17 million t
- Americas (excluding intra-trade) 714,246 t
- South America (excluding intra-trade) 398,707 t
- Africa (excluding intra-trade) 388,178 t
- Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 358,671 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) 320,055 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 295,051 t
- Asia (excluding intra-trade) 270,675 t
- Northern America (excluding intra-trade) 223,410 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