Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity was 1.05 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) recorded 1.05 million t for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 15.7% on the previous year and up 76.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 1.05 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 350,209 t, in 2001.
Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 45th of 58 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 360,692 t | — |
| 1991 | 360,692 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 360,692 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 360,692 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 360,692 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 360,692 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 360,692 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 360,692 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 360,692 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 360,692 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 360,692 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 350,209 t | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 485,608 t | +38.7% |
| 2003 | 442,948 t | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 783,064 t | +76.8% |
| 2005 | 374,173 t | -52.2% |
| 2006 | 434,476 t | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 497,912 t | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 496,479 t | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 392,408 t | -21.0% |
| 2010 | 445,910 t | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 549,933 t | +23.3% |
| 2012 | 535,933 t | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 500,457 t | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 597,324 t | +19.4% |
| 2015 | 493,484 t | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 602,330 t | +22.1% |
| 2017 | 646,251 t | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 634,027 t | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 774,731 t | +22.2% |
| 2020 | 659,678 t | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 934,473 t | +41.7% |
| 2022 | 877,466 t | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 909,340 t | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 1.05 million t | +15.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +76.8% | 442,948 t | 783,064 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 360,692 t | 360,692 t | 360,692 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 461,797 t | 350,209 t | 783,064 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 578,038 t | 445,910 t | 774,731 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 886,685 t | 659,678 t | 1.05 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -5.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 56.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 391,067 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 26.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 228,026 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 150,696 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 15.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.05 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 53,902 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) was 1.05 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity recorded in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity recorded in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 350,209 t in 2001.
- How does Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity?
- Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 45th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf