NPK fertilizers — Import quantity in Ireland
Ireland: NPK fertilizers — Import quantity was 228,104 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
NPK fertilizers — Import quantity in Ireland, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 228,104 t for npk fertilizers — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, npk fertilizers — import quantity in Ireland peaked at 613,911 t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 182,531 t, in 2009.
Ireland ranks 18th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
NPK fertilizers — Import quantity in Ireland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 477,108 t | — |
| 2003 | 493,914 t | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 613,911 t | +24.3% |
| 2005 | 524,134 t | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 545,355 t | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 434,595 t | -20.3% |
| 2008 | 327,055 t | -24.7% |
| 2009 | 182,531 t | -44.2% |
| 2010 | 395,020 t | +116.4% |
| 2011 | 338,490 t | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 275,585 t | -18.6% |
| 2013 | 331,482 t | +20.3% |
| 2014 | 277,807 t | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 261,036 t | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 292,836 t | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 307,960 t | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 413,983 t | +34.4% |
| 2019 | 338,580 t | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 421,696 t | +24.5% |
| 2021 | 346,368 t | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 356,555 t | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 241,508 t | -32.3% |
| 2024 | 228,104 t | -5.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 228,104 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 29,502 t, 7.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 228,104 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76,475 t, 3.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where NPK fertilizers — Import quantity in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +116.4% | 182,531 t | 395,020 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 449,825 t | 182,531 t | 613,911 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 323,278 t | 261,036 t | 413,983 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 318,846 t | 228,104 t | 421,696 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More environment data for Ireland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % 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 -0.0083 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is npk fertilizers — import quantity in Ireland?
- Npk fertilizers — import quantity in Ireland was 228,104 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest npk fertilizers — import quantity recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 613,911 t in 2004.
- What is the lowest npk fertilizers — import quantity recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 182,531 t in 2009.
- How does Ireland rank for npk fertilizers — import quantity?
- Ireland ranks 18th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is npk fertilizers — import quantity rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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