NPK fertilizers — Import quantity in Americas (excluding intra-trade)
Americas (excluding intra-trade): NPK fertilizers — Import quantity was 2.25 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
NPK fertilizers — Import quantity in Americas (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for npk fertilizers — import quantity in Americas (excluding intra-trade) is 2.25 million t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, npk fertilizers — import quantity in Americas (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 4.90 million t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 700,145 t, in 2009.
That places Americas (excluding intra-trade) 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.39 million t | 700,145 t | 4.90 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.75 million t | 881,682 t | 2.39 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.58 million t | 2.16 million t | 3.28 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Americas (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 8.06 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 1.28 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 14.61 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 801,554 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 7.91 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 8.04 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 141,847 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 6.15 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 1.40 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 90,497 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is npk fertilizers — import quantity in Americas (excluding intra-trade)?
- Npk fertilizers — import quantity in Americas (excluding intra-trade) was 2.25 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest npk fertilizers — import quantity recorded in Americas (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.90 million t in 2004.
- What is the lowest npk fertilizers — import quantity recorded in Americas (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 700,145 t in 2009.
- How does Americas (excluding intra-trade) rank for npk fertilizers — import quantity?
- Americas (excluding intra-trade) ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is npk fertilizers — import quantity rising or falling in Americas (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas (excluding intra-trade) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of NPK fertilizers — 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