NPK fertilizers — Import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade): NPK fertilizers — Import quantity was 1.35 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
NPK fertilizers — Import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) is 1.35 million t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, npk fertilizers — import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 3.23 million t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 511,179 t, in 2002.
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) ranks 9th of 31 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.06 million t | 511,179 t | 3.23 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.35 million t | 897,411 t | 1.66 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 million t | 1.14 million t | 1.93 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 5.36 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 2.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 2.18 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.46 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 9.86 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 3.20 million t (2024)
- Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import value 420,096 1000 USD (2024)
- Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 903,169 t (2024)
- Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import value 845,418 1000 USD (2024)
- Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import quantity 1.41 million t (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is npk fertilizers — import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
- Npk fertilizers — import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) was 1.35 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest npk fertilizers — import quantity recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.23 million t in 2004.
- What is the lowest npk fertilizers — import quantity recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 511,179 t in 2002.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) rank for npk fertilizers — import quantity?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) ranks 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is npk fertilizers — import quantity rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing 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