NPK fertilizers — Import quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)
Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade): NPK fertilizers — Import quantity was 1.61 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
NPK fertilizers — Import quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) recorded 1.61 million t for npk fertilizers — import quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.3% on the previous year and up 1,933.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, npk fertilizers — import quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 1.83 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22,961 t, in 2005.
Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 7th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47,349 t | 22,961 t | 89,356 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 315,053 t | 64,894 t | 627,515 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 million t | 824,893 t | 1.83 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 754,838 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 3.01 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 6.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 1.19 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 5.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.65 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 71,477 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 19,777 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 50,318 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 468,632 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is npk fertilizers — import quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Npk fertilizers — import quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) was 1.61 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest npk fertilizers — import quantity recorded in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest npk fertilizers — import quantity recorded in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,961 t in 2005.
- How does Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) rank for npk fertilizers — import quantity?
- Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is npk fertilizers — import quantity rising or falling in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,933.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Asia (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