NPK fertilizers — Import quantity in China, mainland
China, mainland: NPK fertilizers — Import quantity was 1.23 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
NPK fertilizers — Import quantity in China, mainland, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, npk fertilizers — import quantity in China, mainland stood at 1.23 million t.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, npk fertilizers — import quantity in China, mainland peaked at 2.82 million t in 2002 and was at its lowest, 644,661 t, in 2008.
That places China, mainland 3rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.83 million t | 644,661 t | 2.82 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.22 million t | 909,317 t | 1.46 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 million t | 697,603 t | 1.40 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
More environment data for China, mainland
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.14 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,591 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 108,466 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.68 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 20,142 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 74,542 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 57.96 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is npk fertilizers — import quantity in China, mainland?
- Npk fertilizers — import quantity in China, mainland was 1.23 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest npk fertilizers — import quantity recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.82 million t in 2002.
- What is the lowest npk fertilizers — import quantity recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 644,661 t in 2008.
- How does China, mainland rank for npk fertilizers — import quantity?
- China, mainland ranks 3rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is npk fertilizers — import quantity rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, mainland 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