NPK fertilizers — Import quantity in Paraguay
Paraguay: NPK fertilizers — Import quantity was 270,418 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
NPK fertilizers — Import quantity in Paraguay, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 270,418 t for npk fertilizers — import quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and down 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, npk fertilizers — import quantity in Paraguay peaked at 618,973 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 149,915 t, in 2002.
Paraguay ranks 15th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
NPK fertilizers — Import quantity in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 149,915 t | — |
| 2003 | 231,999 t | +54.8% |
| 2004 | 290,408 t | +25.2% |
| 2005 | 240,791 t | -17.1% |
| 2006 | 257,287 t | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 433,663 t | +68.6% |
| 2008 | 317,291 t | -26.8% |
| 2009 | 272,343 t | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 417,311 t | +53.2% |
| 2011 | 485,536 t | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 445,607 t | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 546,253 t | +22.6% |
| 2014 | 618,973 t | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 488,623 t | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 411,088 t | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 360,284 t | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 345,433 t | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 211,209 t | -38.9% |
| 2020 | 299,070 t | +41.6% |
| 2021 | 360,273 t | +20.5% |
| 2022 | 186,133 t | -48.3% |
| 2023 | 255,981 t | +37.5% |
| 2024 | 270,418 t | +5.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 270,418 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,844 t, 19.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 270,418 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11,012 t, 24.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 274,212 t | 149,915 t | 433,663 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 433,032 t | 211,209 t | 618,973 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 274,375 t | 186,133 t | 360,273 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More environment data for Paraguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.45 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.698 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.19 % 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 0.2789 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is npk fertilizers — import quantity in Paraguay?
- Npk fertilizers — import quantity in Paraguay was 270,418 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest npk fertilizers — import quantity recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 618,973 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest npk fertilizers — import quantity recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 149,915 t in 2002.
- How does Paraguay rank for npk fertilizers — import quantity?
- Paraguay ranks 15th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is npk fertilizers — import quantity rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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