NPK fertilizers — Export quantity in Middle Africa (excluding intra-trade)
Middle Africa (excluding intra-trade): NPK fertilizers — Export quantity was 0.8 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
NPK fertilizers — Export quantity in Middle Africa (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Middle Africa (excluding intra-trade) recorded 0.8 t for npk fertilizers — export quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 98.1% on the previous year and down 98.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, npk fertilizers — export quantity in Middle Africa (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 4,000 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.02 t, in 2017.
That places Middle Africa (excluding intra-trade) 31st out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
NPK fertilizers — Export quantity in Middle Africa (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 31.81 t | — |
| 2003 | 120.34 t | +278.3% |
| 2004 | 101 t | -16.1% |
| 2007 | 20 t | -80.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5 t | -97.5% |
| 2009 | 281.05 t | +56110.0% |
| 2010 | 41.12 t | -85.4% |
| 2012 | 17.6 t | -57.2% |
| 2013 | 40.8 t | +131.8% |
| 2014 | 40 t | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 28 t | -30.0% |
| 2016 | 4,000 t | +14185.7% |
| 2017 | 0.02 t | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 1 t | +4900.0% |
| 2020 | 0.03 t | -97.0% |
| 2023 | 41.24 t | +137366.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8 t | -98.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where NPK fertilizers — Export quantity in Middle Africa (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +137366.7% | 0.03 t | 41.24 t |
| 2009 | +56110.0% | 0.5 t | 281.05 t |
| 2016 | +14185.7% | 28 t | 4,000 t |
| 2019 | +4900.0% | 0.02 t | 1 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.45 t | 0.5 t | 281.05 t | 6 |
| 2010s | 521.07 t | 0.02 t | 4,000 t | 8 |
| 2020s | 14.02 t | 0.03 t | 41.24 t | 3 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Middle Africa (excluding intra-trade)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 102,251 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -8.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 102,251 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 20.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 53,646 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 957.97 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 192,574 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate 126.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -0.602 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is npk fertilizers — export quantity in Middle Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Npk fertilizers — export quantity in Middle Africa (excluding intra-trade) was 0.8 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest npk fertilizers — export quantity recorded in Middle Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 4,000 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest npk fertilizers — export quantity recorded in Middle Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 t in 2017.
- How does Middle Africa (excluding intra-trade) rank for npk fertilizers — export quantity?
- Middle Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 31st out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is npk fertilizers — export quantity rising or falling in Middle Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle Africa (excluding intra-trade) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of NPK fertilizers — Export 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