NPK fertilizers — Export quantity in Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)
Western Europe (excluding intra-trade): NPK fertilizers — Export quantity was 1.58 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
NPK fertilizers — Export quantity in Western Europe (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, npk fertilizers — export quantity in Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) stood at 1.58 million t.
That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, npk fertilizers — export quantity in Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 2.17 million t in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.04 million t, in 2009.
Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) ranks 6th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
NPK fertilizers — Export quantity in Western Europe (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.17 million t | — |
| 2003 | 1.97 million t | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 1.88 million t | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 2.06 million t | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 2.01 million t | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.85 million t | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 1.54 million t | -16.5% |
| 2009 | 1.04 million t | -32.7% |
| 2010 | 1.49 million t | +43.8% |
| 2011 | 1.55 million t | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.60 million t | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.65 million t | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.63 million t | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.79 million t | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 1.69 million t | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 1.90 million t | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 1.96 million t | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.93 million t | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.01 million t | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 1.84 million t | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 1.38 million t | -25.3% |
| 2023 | 1.41 million t | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 1.58 million t | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.82 million t | 1.04 million t | 2.17 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.72 million t | 1.49 million t | 1.96 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 million t | 1.38 million t | 2.01 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)
- 3 Belgium 1.29 million t compare
- 3 Lao People's Democratic Republic 29,408 t compare
- 4 China, mainland 708,137 t compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 2,203 t compare
- 5 Finland 468,982 t compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 361.58 t compare
- 6 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 411,980 t compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 58.98 t compare
- 7 Spain 381,854 t compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 28.58 t compare
- 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 24.01 t compare
- 8 Poland 364,644 t compare
- 9 Germany 297,221 t compare
- 9 Republic of Moldova 0.9 t compare
More environment data for Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.20 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 38.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.20 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 15.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 590,838 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 2.58 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -4.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 2.39 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -9.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -9.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is npk fertilizers — export quantity in Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- Npk fertilizers — export quantity in Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) was 1.58 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest npk fertilizers — export quantity recorded in Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.17 million t in 2002.
- What is the lowest npk fertilizers — export quantity recorded in Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 million t in 2009.
- How does Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) rank for npk fertilizers — export quantity?
- Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is npk fertilizers — export quantity rising or falling in Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Europe (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