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
202
Highest
1.58 million t
India
Lowest
0.1 t
Samoa
Median
13,062 t
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
4,921
What the numbers show
NPK fertilizers — Import quantity is currently reported for 202 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 13,062 t, and the mean is 82,875 t.
Over the past decade 133 countries rose and 69 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 |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 271,808 t | 2023 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 2 | Brazil | 1.40 million t | 2024 | up 122.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Türkiye | 168,009 t | 2024 | up 80.8% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 1.23 million t | 2024 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 3 | United Republic of Tanzania | 116,803 t | 2024 | up 82.0% | rising |
| 4 | Thailand | 998,964 t | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 4 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 90,269 t | 2024 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Spain | 625,481 t | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 42,478 t | 2024 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Poland | 620,349 t | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 28,308 t | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Ukraine | 592,984 t | 2024 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Syrian Arab Republic | 14,932 t | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 8 | France | 464,693 t | 2024 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 13,222 t | 2023 | up 74.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Indonesia | 370,755 t | 2024 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 9 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 11,111 t | 2024 | up 122.6% | volatile |
| 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 299,853 t | 2024 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 10 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 10,210 t | 2024 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 276,487 t | 2024 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 11 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 387.55 t | 2020 | up 1,365.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Romania | 275,853 t | 2024 | up 223.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 32 t | 2023 | up 1,018.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Sweden | 274,748 t | 2024 | down 37.3% | rising |
| 13 | Timor-Leste | 30.42 t | 2023 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Philippines | 272,306 t | 2024 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Paraguay | 270,418 t | 2024 | down 56.3% | rising |
| 16 | Cambodia | 233,327 t | 2024 | up 1,278.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Denmark | 231,043 t | 2024 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 18 | Ireland | 228,104 t | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 19 | Lithuania | 215,388 t | 2024 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Kenya | 212,427 t | 2024 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 21 | Hungary | 210,751 t | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 22 | Greece | 200,495 t | 2024 | up 47.3% | flat |
| 23 | Serbia | 195,998 t | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 24 | Italy | 181,349 t | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 25 | Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) | 180,111 t | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 26 | Portugal | 176,668 t | 2024 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 174,243 t | 2024 | up 178.1% | rising |
| 28 | Colombia | 168,435 t | 2024 | up 146.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Malaysia | 166,490 t | 2024 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 29 | Côte d'Ivoire | 75,844 t | 2024 | up 222.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 153,899 t | 2024 | up 82.8% | rising |
| 31 | Australia | 144,576 t | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 32 | Algeria | 134,923 t | 2024 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Cabo Verde | 147.5 t | 2024 | up 4,509.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Ghana | 134,138 t | 2023 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Benin | 127,338 t | 2024 | up 577.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 116,979 t | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 36 | Croatia | 112,858 t | 2024 | up 410.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Mexico | 109,532 t | 2024 | up 138.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Malawi | 108,885 t | 2024 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 39 | Belgium | 100,370 t | 2024 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 40 | Latvia | 99,052 t | 2024 | down 44.0% | rising |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 94,185 t | 2024 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Myanmar | 93,302 t | 2024 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Czechia | 89,162 t | 2024 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Slovakia | 82,019 t | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Estonia | 76,475 t | 2024 | down 49.3% | rising |
| 46 | Angola | 72,411 t | 2024 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Finland | 68,694 t | 2024 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Guatemala | 62,209 t | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 49 | Argentina | 61,351 t | 2024 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Costa Rica | 61,148 t | 2024 | up 197.0% | flat |
| 51 | Canada | 56,347 t | 2024 | up 161.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Zambia | 55,224 t | 2023 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Rwanda | 48,331 t | 2022 | up 480,803.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 47,610 t | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 55 | Mali | 47,529 t | 2024 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Cameroon | 44,797 t | 2023 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Peru | 39,465 t | 2024 | up 172.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Ecuador | 39,159 t | 2024 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 59 | New Zealand | 36,534 t | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 60 | Uruguay | 35,353 t | 2024 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Senegal | 34,412 t | 2024 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Republic of Korea | 32,038 t | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 63 | Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) | 30,841 t | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 64 | Switzerland | 30,044 t | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 65 | Iceland | 29,536 t | 2024 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 66 | Japan | 29,502 t | 2024 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Austria | 28,683 t | 2024 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 68 | Albania | 28,265 t | 2024 | up 309.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Gabon | 28,166 t | 2023 | up 520.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 27,732 t | 2024 | up 394.8% | volatile |
| 71 | North Macedonia | 26,829 t | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 72 | Chile | 25,459 t | 2024 | up 236.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Panama | 23,935 t | 2024 | down 49.7% | rising |
| 74 | Madagascar | 23,215 t | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 75 | Guinea | 22,864 t | 2024 | up 182,812.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Cyprus | 21,392 t | 2024 | up 52.2% | falling |
| 77 | Togo | 21,138 t | 2024 | up 39,344.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Iraq | 20,691 t | 2024 | up 205.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 20,638 t | 2024 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Botswana | 19,937 t | 2023 | up 1,943.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Lebanon | 19,826 t | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 82 | Eswatini | 19,440 t | 2023 | up 243.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Georgia | 17,527 t | 2024 | up 99.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Namibia | 16,679 t | 2024 | up 2,686.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) | 15,149 t | 2024 | up 196.5% | rising |
| 86 | Tunisia | 14,942 t | 2024 | up 158.1% | volatile |
| 87 | El Salvador | 14,521 t | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Guyana | 14,132 t | 2024 | up 945.5% | volatile |
| 89 | China, Taiwan Province of | 13,868 t | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Papua New Guinea | 13,637 t | 2024 | up 188.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Morocco | 13,311 t | 2024 | up 41.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Jordan | 13,166 t | 2024 | up 42.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Belize | 12,959 t | 2024 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Sudan (former) | 12,881 t | 2011 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Cuba | 12,622 t | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Egypt | 12,064 t | 2024 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Niger | 11,736 t | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Oman | 10,922 t | 2024 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 99 | United Arab Emirates | 10,912 t | 2023 | up 164.5% | falling |
| 100 | Ethiopia | 10,813 t | 2023 | up 8,925.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Uganda | 10,739 t | 2024 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 102 | Sri Lanka | 10,492 t | 2024 | up 115.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Nicaragua | 9,401 t | 2023 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Dominican Republic | 9,349 t | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Zimbabwe | 9,326 t | 2023 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Pakistan | 9,163 t | 2024 | up 200.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Honduras | 9,017 t | 2024 | down 56.5% | rising |
| 108 | Luxembourg | 7,713 t | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Kyrgyzstan | 7,679 t | 2024 | up 644.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Congo | 7,328 t | 2024 | up 1,532.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Yemen | 7,082 t | 2023 | up 100.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Kuwait | 6,070 t | 2024 | up 91.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Sierra Leone | 5,816 t | 2018 | up 542.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Libya | 5,479 t | 2024 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Israel | 5,152 t | 2024 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Norway | 5,148 t | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Armenia | 4,948 t | 2024 | up 365.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4,896 t | 2024 | up 889.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Suriname | 4,815 t | 2024 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Belarus | 4,566 t | 2024 | up 305.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Qatar | 4,523 t | 2024 | up 76.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Mauritius | 4,317 t | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Russian Federation | 4,088 t | 2024 | down 71.6% | flat |
| 124 | Montenegro | 4,087 t | 2024 | up 14.4% | flat |
| 125 | Liberia | 3,976 t | 2023 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Uzbekistan | 3,504 t | 2024 | up 264.2% | volatile |
| 127 | South Africa | 3,472 t | 2024 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Saudi Arabia | 3,389 t | 2024 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Djibouti | 3,225 t | 2024 | up 2,900.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Lesotho | 2,700 t | 2024 | up 11,946.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Nepal | 2,696 t | 2022 | up 32,036.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Bhutan | 2,396 t | 2022 | up 104.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Sudan | 2,170 t | 2018 | up 1,297.2% | volatile |
| 134 | New Caledonia | 2,017 t | 2015 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 135 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,744 t | 2024 | up 18.1% | falling |
| 136 | Chad | 1,696 t | 2024 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Palestine | 1,689 t | 2023 | up 160.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Jamaica | 1,632 t | 2024 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Bahamas | 1,455 t | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 140 | Mongolia | 1,418 t | 2023 | up 5,474.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Singapore | 1,170 t | 2024 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 142 | Haiti | 1,066 t | 2024 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Mozambique | 1,035 t | 2024 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 791.31 t | 2023 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 145 | Polynesia (excluding intra-trade) | 787.96 t | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 146 | Mauritania | 732.83 t | 2024 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Saint Lucia | 704.02 t | 2020 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Brunei Darussalam | 693.33 t | 2024 | up 3,664.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Tajikistan | 531.1 t | 2024 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Dominica | 529.73 t | 2023 | up 1,264.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Bahrain | 516.92 t | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 152 | French Polynesia | 508.68 t | 2024 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 153 | Comoros | 464 t | 2024 | up 13,960.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Guinea-Bissau | 459.3 t | 2024 | up 595.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Gambia | 400 t | 2024 | up 1,153.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Maldives | 398.04 t | 2024 | up 11,208.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Bangladesh | 384.47 t | 2024 | up 77.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Malta | 355.92 t | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 159 | Sao Tome and Principe | 341.8 t | 2023 | up 1,380.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Nigeria | 263.53 t | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Fiji | 204.08 t | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Barbados | 154.73 t | 2024 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Afghanistan | 132.13 t | 2024 | up 660,550.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Turkmenistan | 130.68 t | 2024 | up 132.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Faroe Islands | 128.31 t | 2024 | up 258.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Tonga | 86.16 t | 2024 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Burundi | 70.04 t | 2023 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Somalia | 69.95 t | 2024 | up 23,216.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Bermuda | 68.94 t | 2024 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Solomon Islands | 50.41 t | 2024 | up 715.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Eritrea | 39.24 t | 2012 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Seychelles | 32.88 t | 2024 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Tuvalu | 32 t | 2021 | up 1,200.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Cook Islands | 31.51 t | 2024 | up 601.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Grenada | 31.29 t | 2024 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Equatorial Guinea | 23 t | 2024 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 22.55 t | 2017 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Micronesia (excluding intra-trade) | 16 t | 2024 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Antigua and Barbuda | 14.53 t | 2024 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 180 | Greenland | 10.15 t | 2018 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 181 | South Sudan | 7.69 t | 2024 | up 441.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Vanuatu | 5.46 t | 2024 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Kiribati | 2 t | 2021 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Palau | 1.64 t | 2018 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Aruba | 1.35 t | 2023 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Niue | 0.45 t | 2022 | up 1,400.0% | volatile |
| 187 | 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
- Eastern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 1.18 million t
- Africa (excluding intra-trade) 914,675 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 892,333 t
- Europe (excluding intra-trade) 737,206 t
- Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) 699,101 t
- Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 506,239 t
- Northern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 427,555 t
- Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) 393,224 t
- Central America (excluding intra-trade) 335,473 t
- Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) 297,686 t
- United States of America 201,319 t
- Oceania (excluding intra-trade) 195,671 t
- Northern America (excluding intra-trade) 152,362 t
- Middle Africa (excluding intra-trade) 142,786 t
- Northern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 123,459 t
- Small Island Developing States (excluding intra-trade) 75,914 t
- Central Asia (excluding intra-trade) 36,377 t
- Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 19,965 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