NPK fertilizers — Import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade): NPK fertilizers — Import quantity was 1.27 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
NPK fertilizers — Import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) is 1.27 million t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.3% on the previous year and up 94.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, npk fertilizers — import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 1.52 million t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 420,243 t, in 2003.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) ranks 11th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
NPK fertilizers — Import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 483,611 t | — |
| 2003 | 420,243 t | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 1.52 million t | +261.4% |
| 2005 | 634,064 t | -58.3% |
| 2006 | 714,130 t | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 529,566 t | -25.8% |
| 2008 | 492,472 t | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 477,136 t | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 549,416 t | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 545,828 t | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 596,185 t | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 635,503 t | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 652,270 t | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 658,055 t | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 642,956 t | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.15 million t | +79.4% |
| 2018 | 1.05 million t | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 1.14 million t | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 1.24 million t | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 1.05 million t | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 1.08 million t | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 1.07 million t | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.27 million t | +18.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 658,762 t | 420,243 t | 1.52 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 762,616 t | 545,828 t | 1.15 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 million t | 1.05 million t | 1.27 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 269,539 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 1.06 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 602,410 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 2.98 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 114,223 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 1.06 million t (2024)
- Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import value 207,444 1000 USD (2024)
- Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 447,888 t (2024)
- Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import value 189,285 1000 USD (2024)
- Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import quantity 320,055 t (2024)
All data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is npk fertilizers — import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
- Npk fertilizers — import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) was 1.27 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest npk fertilizers — import quantity recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 million t in 2004.
- What is the lowest npk fertilizers — import quantity recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 420,243 t in 2003.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) rank for npk fertilizers — import quantity?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) ranks 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is npk fertilizers — import quantity rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (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