NPK fertilizers — Import quantity in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: NPK fertilizers — Import quantity was 153,899 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
NPK fertilizers — Import quantity in Burkina Faso, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 153,899 t for npk fertilizers — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.6% on the previous year and up 82.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, npk fertilizers — import quantity in Burkina Faso peaked at 224,918 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42,761 t, in 2007.
That places Burkina Faso 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
NPK fertilizers — Import quantity in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 95,177 t | — |
| 2003 | 88,582 t | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 118,723 t | +34.0% |
| 2005 | 61,768 t | -48.0% |
| 2006 | 61,398 t | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 42,761 t | -30.4% |
| 2008 | 63,962 t | +49.6% |
| 2009 | 45,167 t | -29.4% |
| 2010 | 51,422 t | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 71,694 t | +39.4% |
| 2012 | 108,652 t | +51.5% |
| 2013 | 138,673 t | +27.6% |
| 2014 | 84,198 t | -39.3% |
| 2015 | 105,013 t | +24.7% |
| 2016 | 178,476 t | +70.0% |
| 2017 | 158,045 t | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 139,099 t | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 80,547 t | -42.1% |
| 2020 | 150,265 t | +86.6% |
| 2021 | 91,317 t | -39.2% |
| 2022 | 154,021 t | +68.7% |
| 2023 | 224,918 t | +46.0% |
| 2024 | 153,899 t | -31.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 153,899 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 3,976 t, 38.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 153,899 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9,326 t, 16.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72,192 t | 42,761 t | 118,723 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 111,582 t | 51,422 t | 178,476 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 154,884 t | 91,317 t | 224,918 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3634 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is npk fertilizers — import quantity in Burkina Faso?
- Npk fertilizers — import quantity in Burkina Faso was 153,899 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest npk fertilizers — import quantity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 224,918 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest npk fertilizers — import quantity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,761 t in 2007.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for npk fertilizers — import quantity?
- Burkina Faso ranks 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is npk fertilizers — import quantity rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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