Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import quantity in Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade)
Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade): Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import quantity was 90,479 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import quantity in Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) recorded 90,479 t for fertilizers n.e.c. — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is down 43.9% on the previous year and down 61.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertilizers n.e.c. — import quantity in Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 998,443 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 22,394 t, in 2002.
Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 21st of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import quantity in Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 22,394 t | — |
| 2003 | 153,883 t | +587.2% |
| 2004 | 122,788 t | -20.2% |
| 2005 | 86,630 t | -29.4% |
| 2006 | 154,098 t | +77.9% |
| 2007 | 90,547 t | -41.2% |
| 2008 | 229,393 t | +153.3% |
| 2009 | 210,381 t | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 284,620 t | +35.3% |
| 2011 | 585,740 t | +105.8% |
| 2012 | 157,044 t | -73.2% |
| 2013 | 998,443 t | +535.8% |
| 2014 | 237,204 t | -76.2% |
| 2015 | 330,634 t | +39.4% |
| 2016 | 132,150 t | -60.0% |
| 2017 | 144,895 t | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 262,122 t | +80.9% |
| 2019 | 207,001 t | -21.0% |
| 2020 | 130,644 t | -36.9% |
| 2021 | 166,021 t | +27.1% |
| 2022 | 213,777 t | +28.8% |
| 2023 | 161,227 t | -24.6% |
| 2024 | 90,479 t | -43.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import quantity in Eastern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +587.2% | 22,394 t | 153,883 t |
| 2013 | +535.8% | 157,044 t | 998,443 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 133,764 t | 22,394 t | 229,393 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 333,985 t | 132,150 t | 998,443 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 152,430 t | 90,479 t | 213,777 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 9.06 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 9.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 9.06 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 303,845 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 5.93 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 23.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.01 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate 13.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -16.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertilizers n.e.c. — import quantity in Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Fertilizers n.e.c. — import quantity in Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) was 90,479 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fertilizers n.e.c. — import quantity recorded in Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 998,443 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest fertilizers n.e.c. — import quantity recorded in Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,394 t in 2002.
- How does Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) rank for fertilizers n.e.c. — import quantity?
- Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 21st out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fertilizers n.e.c. — import quantity rising or falling in Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fertilizers n.e.c. — 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