NPK fertilizers — Import quantity in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)
Western Africa (excluding intra-trade): NPK fertilizers — Import quantity was 699,101 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
NPK fertilizers — Import quantity in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) recorded 699,101 t for npk fertilizers — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 69.5% on the previous year and up 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, npk fertilizers — import quantity in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 1.02 million t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 158,807 t, in 2003.
Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 17th 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 | 463,157 t | 158,807 t | 1.02 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 489,916 t | 270,848 t | 805,442 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 592,641 t | 412,458 t | 713,859 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 1.04 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 361,194 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 434,229 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 1.58 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 128.85 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.07 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 39,628 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 81,221 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 398,062 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 45.01 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is npk fertilizers — import quantity in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Npk fertilizers — import quantity in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) was 699,101 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest npk fertilizers — import quantity recorded in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 million t in 2007.
- What is the lowest npk fertilizers — import quantity recorded in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 158,807 t in 2003.
- How does Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) rank for npk fertilizers — import quantity?
- Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is npk fertilizers — import quantity rising or falling in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa (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