NPK fertilizers — 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
201
Highest
1.58 million t
India
Lowest
0.1 t
Samoa
Median
13,166 t
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
4,921
What the numbers show
NPK fertilizers — Import quantity is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 1.58 million t in India; the lowest is 0.1 t in Samoa.
The median across all reporting countries is 13,166 t, and the mean is 83,270 t.
Over the past decade 133 countries rose and 68 fell. The largest increase was in Afghanistan (up 660,550.0%), and the largest decrease in Nigeria (down 99.9%).
NPK fertilizers — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 1.58 million t | 2024 | up 2,319.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Brazil | 1.40 million t | 2024 | up 122.0% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 1.23 million t | 2024 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 4 | Thailand | 998,964 t | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 625,481 t | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 620,349 t | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Ukraine | 592,984 t | 2024 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 8 | France | 464,693 t | 2024 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 9 | Indonesia | 370,755 t | 2024 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 299,853 t | 2024 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 11 | Germany | 276,487 t | 2024 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 12 | Romania | 275,853 t | 2024 | up 223.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Sweden | 274,748 t | 2024 | down 37.3% | rising |
| 14 | Philippines | 272,306 t | 2024 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 271,808 t | 2023 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 16 | Paraguay | 270,418 t | 2024 | down 56.3% | rising |
| 17 | Cambodia | 233,327 t | 2024 | up 1,278.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Denmark | 231,043 t | 2024 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 19 | Ireland | 228,104 t | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 20 | Lithuania | 215,388 t | 2024 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Kenya | 212,427 t | 2024 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 22 | Hungary | 210,751 t | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 23 | Greece | 200,495 t | 2024 | up 47.3% | flat |
| 24 | Serbia | 195,998 t | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 25 | Italy | 181,349 t | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 26 | Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) | 180,111 t | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 27 | Portugal | 176,668 t | 2024 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 28 | Slovenia | 174,243 t | 2024 | up 178.1% | rising |
| 29 | Colombia | 168,435 t | 2024 | up 146.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Türkiye | 168,009 t | 2024 | up 80.8% | rising |
| 31 | Malaysia | 166,490 t | 2024 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 153,899 t | 2024 | up 82.8% | rising |
| 33 | Australia | 144,576 t | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 34 | Algeria | 134,923 t | 2024 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Ghana | 134,138 t | 2023 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Benin | 127,338 t | 2024 | up 577.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 116,979 t | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 38 | United Republic of Tanzania | 116,803 t | 2024 | up 82.0% | rising |
| 39 | Croatia | 112,858 t | 2024 | up 410.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Mexico | 109,532 t | 2024 | up 138.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Malawi | 108,885 t | 2024 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 42 | Belgium | 100,370 t | 2024 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 43 | Latvia | 99,052 t | 2024 | down 44.0% | rising |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 94,185 t | 2024 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Myanmar | 93,302 t | 2024 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 90,269 t | 2024 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Czechia | 89,162 t | 2024 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Slovakia | 82,019 t | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Estonia | 76,475 t | 2024 | down 49.3% | rising |
| 50 | Côte d'Ivoire | 75,844 t | 2024 | up 222.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Angola | 72,411 t | 2024 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Finland | 68,694 t | 2024 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Guatemala | 62,209 t | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 54 | Argentina | 61,351 t | 2024 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Costa Rica | 61,148 t | 2024 | up 197.0% | flat |
| 56 | Canada | 56,347 t | 2024 | up 161.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Zambia | 55,224 t | 2023 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Rwanda | 48,331 t | 2022 | up 480,803.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 47,610 t | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 60 | Mali | 47,529 t | 2024 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Cameroon | 44,797 t | 2023 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Republic of Moldova | 42,478 t | 2024 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Peru | 39,465 t | 2024 | up 172.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Ecuador | 39,159 t | 2024 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 65 | New Zealand | 36,534 t | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 66 | Uruguay | 35,353 t | 2024 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Senegal | 34,412 t | 2024 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Republic of Korea | 32,038 t | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 69 | Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) | 30,841 t | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 70 | Switzerland | 30,044 t | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 71 | Iceland | 29,536 t | 2024 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 72 | Japan | 29,502 t | 2024 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Austria | 28,683 t | 2024 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 74 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 28,308 t | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Albania | 28,265 t | 2024 | up 309.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Gabon | 28,166 t | 2023 | up 520.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 27,732 t | 2024 | up 394.8% | volatile |
| 78 | North Macedonia | 26,829 t | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 79 | Chile | 25,459 t | 2024 | up 236.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Panama | 23,935 t | 2024 | down 49.7% | rising |
| 81 | Madagascar | 23,215 t | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 82 | Guinea | 22,864 t | 2024 | up 182,812.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Cyprus | 21,392 t | 2024 | up 52.2% | falling |
| 84 | Togo | 21,138 t | 2024 | up 39,344.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Iraq | 20,691 t | 2024 | up 205.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Azerbaijan | 20,638 t | 2024 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Botswana | 19,937 t | 2023 | up 1,943.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Lebanon | 19,826 t | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 89 | Eswatini | 19,440 t | 2023 | up 243.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Georgia | 17,527 t | 2024 | up 99.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Namibia | 16,679 t | 2024 | up 2,686.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) | 15,149 t | 2024 | up 196.5% | rising |
| 93 | Tunisia | 14,942 t | 2024 | up 158.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Syrian Arab Republic | 14,932 t | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 95 | El Salvador | 14,521 t | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Guyana | 14,132 t | 2024 | up 945.5% | volatile |
| 97 | China, Taiwan Province of | 13,868 t | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Papua New Guinea | 13,637 t | 2024 | up 188.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Morocco | 13,311 t | 2024 | up 41.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 13,222 t | 2023 | up 74.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Jordan | 13,166 t | 2024 | up 42.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Belize | 12,959 t | 2024 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Sudan (former) | 12,881 t | 2011 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Cuba | 12,622 t | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Egypt | 12,064 t | 2024 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Niger | 11,736 t | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 11,111 t | 2024 | up 122.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Oman | 10,922 t | 2024 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 109 | United Arab Emirates | 10,912 t | 2023 | up 164.5% | falling |
| 110 | Ethiopia | 10,813 t | 2023 | up 8,925.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Uganda | 10,739 t | 2024 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 112 | Sri Lanka | 10,492 t | 2024 | up 115.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 10,210 t | 2024 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 114 | Nicaragua | 9,401 t | 2023 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Dominican Republic | 9,349 t | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Zimbabwe | 9,326 t | 2023 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Pakistan | 9,163 t | 2024 | up 200.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Honduras | 9,017 t | 2024 | down 56.5% | rising |
| 119 | Luxembourg | 7,713 t | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Kyrgyzstan | 7,679 t | 2024 | up 644.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Congo | 7,328 t | 2024 | up 1,532.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Yemen | 7,082 t | 2023 | up 100.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Kuwait | 6,070 t | 2024 | up 91.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Sierra Leone | 5,816 t | 2018 | up 542.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Libya | 5,479 t | 2024 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Israel | 5,152 t | 2024 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Norway | 5,148 t | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Armenia | 4,948 t | 2024 | up 365.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4,896 t | 2024 | up 889.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Suriname | 4,815 t | 2024 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Belarus | 4,566 t | 2024 | up 305.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Qatar | 4,523 t | 2024 | up 76.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Mauritius | 4,317 t | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Russian Federation | 4,088 t | 2024 | down 71.6% | flat |
| 135 | Montenegro | 4,087 t | 2024 | up 14.4% | flat |
| 136 | Liberia | 3,976 t | 2023 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Uzbekistan | 3,504 t | 2024 | up 264.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Saudi Arabia | 3,389 t | 2024 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Djibouti | 3,225 t | 2024 | up 2,900.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Lesotho | 2,700 t | 2024 | up 11,946.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Nepal | 2,696 t | 2022 | up 32,036.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Bhutan | 2,396 t | 2022 | up 104.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Sudan | 2,170 t | 2018 | up 1,297.2% | volatile |
| 144 | New Caledonia | 2,017 t | 2015 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 145 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,744 t | 2024 | up 18.1% | falling |
| 146 | Chad | 1,696 t | 2024 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Palestine | 1,689 t | 2023 | up 160.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Jamaica | 1,632 t | 2024 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Bahamas | 1,455 t | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 150 | Mongolia | 1,418 t | 2023 | up 5,474.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Singapore | 1,170 t | 2024 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 152 | Haiti | 1,066 t | 2024 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Mozambique | 1,035 t | 2024 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 791.31 t | 2023 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 155 | Polynesia (excluding intra-trade) | 787.96 t | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 156 | Mauritania | 732.83 t | 2024 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Saint Lucia | 704.02 t | 2020 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Brunei Darussalam | 693.33 t | 2024 | up 3,664.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Tajikistan | 531.1 t | 2024 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Dominica | 529.73 t | 2023 | up 1,264.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Bahrain | 516.92 t | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 162 | French Polynesia | 508.68 t | 2024 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 163 | Comoros | 464 t | 2024 | up 13,960.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Guinea-Bissau | 459.3 t | 2024 | up 595.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Gambia | 400 t | 2024 | up 1,153.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Maldives | 398.04 t | 2024 | up 11,208.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 387.55 t | 2020 | up 1,365.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Bangladesh | 384.47 t | 2024 | up 77.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Malta | 355.92 t | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 170 | Sao Tome and Principe | 341.8 t | 2023 | up 1,380.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Nigeria | 263.53 t | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Fiji | 204.08 t | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Barbados | 154.73 t | 2024 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Cabo Verde | 147.5 t | 2024 | up 4,509.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Afghanistan | 132.13 t | 2024 | up 660,550.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Turkmenistan | 130.68 t | 2024 | up 132.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Faroe Islands | 128.31 t | 2024 | up 258.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Tonga | 86.16 t | 2024 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Burundi | 70.04 t | 2023 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 180 | Somalia | 69.95 t | 2024 | up 23,216.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Bermuda | 68.94 t | 2024 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Solomon Islands | 50.41 t | 2024 | up 715.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Eritrea | 39.24 t | 2012 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Seychelles | 32.88 t | 2024 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Tuvalu | 32 t | 2021 | up 1,200.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 32 t | 2023 | up 1,018.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Cook Islands | 31.51 t | 2024 | up 601.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Grenada | 31.29 t | 2024 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 189 | Timor-Leste | 30.42 t | 2023 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 190 | Equatorial Guinea | 23 t | 2024 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 22.55 t | 2017 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 192 | Micronesia (excluding intra-trade) | 16 t | 2024 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 193 | Antigua and Barbuda | 14.53 t | 2024 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 194 | Greenland | 10.15 t | 2018 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 195 | South Sudan | 7.69 t | 2024 | up 441.5% | volatile |
| 196 | Vanuatu | 5.46 t | 2024 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 197 | Kiribati | 2 t | 2021 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 198 | Palau | 1.64 t | 2018 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 199 | Aruba | 1.35 t | 2023 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Niue | 0.45 t | 2022 | up 1,400.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Samoa | 0.1 t | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Asia (excluding intra-trade) 4.47 million t
- European Union (28) (excluding intra-trade) 2.85 million t
- European Union (27) (excluding intra-trade) 2.34 million t
- Americas (excluding intra-trade) 2.25 million t
- South-eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 2.01 million t
- South America (excluding intra-trade) 1.79 million t
- Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 1.61 million t
- Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) 1.42 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 1.35 million t
- Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 1.32 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) 1.27 million t
- Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 1.24 million 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