Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import quantity in New Zealand
New Zealand: Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import quantity was 7,427 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import quantity in New Zealand, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 7,427 t for fertilizers n.e.c. — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is down 32.7% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertilizers n.e.c. — import quantity in New Zealand peaked at 12,329 t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2,088 t, in 2004.
That places New Zealand 69th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import quantity in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8,392 t | — |
| 2003 | 8,677 t | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 2,088 t | -75.9% |
| 2005 | 9,566 t | +358.3% |
| 2006 | 6,886 t | -28.0% |
| 2007 | 12,329 t | +79.0% |
| 2008 | 8,462 t | -31.4% |
| 2009 | 9,791 t | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 4,150 t | -57.6% |
| 2011 | 2,801 t | -32.5% |
| 2012 | 5,734 t | +104.8% |
| 2013 | 4,774 t | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 5,695 t | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 7,757 t | +36.2% |
| 2016 | 6,145 t | -20.8% |
| 2017 | 6,896 t | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 10,576 t | +53.4% |
| 2019 | 7,114 t | -32.7% |
| 2020 | 8,228 t | +15.6% |
| 2021 | 7,216 t | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 6,622 t | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 11,033 t | +66.6% |
| 2024 | 7,427 t | -32.7% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 7,427 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,540 t, 1.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 7,427 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 723.1 t, 10.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import quantity in New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +358.3% | 2,088 t | 9,566 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,274 t | 2,088 t | 12,329 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 6,164 t | 2,801 t | 10,576 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,105 t | 6,622 t | 11,033 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More environment data for New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.474 % 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 -0.9337 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertilizers n.e.c. — import quantity in New Zealand?
- Fertilizers n.e.c. — import quantity in New Zealand was 7,427 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 12,329 t in 2007.
- What is the lowest fertilizers n.e.c. — import quantity recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,088 t in 2004.
- How does New Zealand rank for fertilizers n.e.c. — import quantity?
- New Zealand ranks 69th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertilizers n.e.c. — import quantity rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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