Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity by country
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)....
Countries reporting
218
Highest
4.42 million t
Brazil
Lowest
0 t
Naoero
Median
10,844 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
13,840
What the numbers show
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 4.42 million t in Brazil; the lowest is 0 t in Naoero.
The median across all reporting countries is 10,844 t, and the mean is 111,075 t.
Over the past decade 112 countries rose and 94 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea (up 386,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 4.42 million t | 2024 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 2.72 million t | 2024 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 1.50 million t | 2024 | up 195.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) | 1.18 million t | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 5 | Canada | 1.12 million t | 2024 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.10 million t | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Australia | 990,855 t | 2024 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Indonesia | 706,440 t | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Argentina | 642,367 t | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Pakistan | 455,355 t | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 11 | France | 421,627 t | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 12 | Thailand | 372,372 t | 2024 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Djibouti | 338,085 t | 2024 | up 1,150.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Türkiye | 298,549 t | 2024 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 294,053 t | 2024 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Poland | 285,071 t | 2024 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Mexico | 279,275 t | 2024 | up 161.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Spain | 258,307 t | 2024 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Ukraine | 243,090 t | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Paraguay | 240,028 t | 2024 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Germany | 236,522 t | 2024 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 22 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 232,000 t | 1999 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 23 | China | 221,281 t | 2024 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Japan | 220,973 t | 2024 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Romania | 216,721 t | 2024 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Italy | 216,393 t | 2024 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 27 | China, mainland | 205,377 t | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 194,069 t | 2024 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Colombia | 188,509 t | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 30 | South Africa | 187,679 t | 2024 | up 73.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Malaysia | 180,786 t | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Peru | 158,880 t | 2024 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Philippines | 156,871 t | 2024 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Iraq | 156,692 t | 2024 | up 175.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Chile | 139,048 t | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 36 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 132,472 t | 2024 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Kenya | 116,323 t | 2024 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 38 | New Zealand | 104,957 t | 2024 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Uruguay | 100,092 t | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 93,157 t | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Lithuania | 92,569 t | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Ireland | 92,074 t | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 43 | Algeria | 91,451 t | 2024 | up 77.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Belgium | 83,181 t | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 45 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 80,628 t | 2024 | down 67.0% | rising |
| 46 | Slovenia | 80,607 t | 2024 | up 543.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Ethiopia PDR | 78,900 t | 1992 | up 283.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Hungary | 75,848 t | 2024 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Burundi | 73,824 t | 2024 | up 1,536.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Cambodia | 72,622 t | 2024 | up 95.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Guatemala | 69,161 t | 2024 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Yugoslav SFR | 69,000 t | 1991 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 53 | United Republic of Tanzania | 68,587 t | 2024 | up 151.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Greece | 65,258 t | 2024 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Côte d'Ivoire | 60,855 t | 2024 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Sweden | 56,231 t | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Myanmar | 53,515 t | 2024 | up 158.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Serbia | 53,450 t | 2024 | up 34.9% | falling |
| 59 | Zambia | 52,326 t | 2023 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Republic of Korea | 50,086 t | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Serbia and Montenegro | 49,518 t | 2005 | up 890.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Portugal | 49,254 t | 2024 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Denmark | 47,226 t | 2024 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 64 | Latvia | 46,829 t | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Honduras | 44,917 t | 2024 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Czechia | 44,674 t | 2024 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 67 | Libya | 44,004 t | 2024 | up 108.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Nepal | 43,147 t | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Czechoslovakia | 40,000 t | 1992 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Zimbabwe | 39,775 t | 2023 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Croatia | 39,101 t | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Afghanistan | 37,414 t | 2024 | up 945.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Uzbekistan | 35,063 t | 2024 | up 12,696.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Namibia | 33,811 t | 2024 | up 5,630.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) | 27,768 t | 2024 | down 60.8% | rising |
| 76 | Costa Rica | 27,141 t | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 77 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 27,016 t | 2024 | up 108.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Sudan | 26,957 t | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Ghana | 25,756 t | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Mozambique | 25,418 t | 2024 | up 284.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Austria | 24,708 t | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 82 | Ecuador | 24,003 t | 2024 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Caribbean | 23,290 t | 2024 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 84 | Slovakia | 23,233 t | 2024 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 85 | Burkina Faso | 23,124 t | 2024 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Malawi | 23,042 t | 2024 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 20,915 t | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 88 | USSR | 20,000 t | 1991 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Israel | 19,885 t | 2024 | up 359.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 19,421 t | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Benin | 19,132 t | 2024 | up 441.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Kazakhstan | 19,093 t | 2024 | up 533.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Angola | 17,827 t | 2024 | up 128.4% | volatile |
| 94 | China, Taiwan Province of | 15,643 t | 2024 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 15,157 t | 2024 | down 66.6% | rising |
| 96 | Republic of Moldova | 14,859 t | 2024 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Dominican Republic | 14,805 t | 2024 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Rwanda | 14,424 t | 2024 | up 211.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Russian Federation | 14,339 t | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Cameroon | 13,783 t | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Norway | 13,277 t | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 102 | El Salvador | 12,935 t | 2024 | down 18.2% | flat |
| 103 | Estonia | 12,842 t | 2024 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Nicaragua | 12,244 t | 2022 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Senegal | 11,180 t | 2024 | up 82.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Finland | 11,072 t | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Turkmenistan | 10,990 t | 2024 | up 122,011.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Syrian Arab Republic | 10,928 t | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Switzerland | 10,914 t | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 110 | Albania | 10,773 t | 2024 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Panama | 10,390 t | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 112 | Mali | 10,359 t | 2024 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Saudi Arabia | 8,967 t | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Jordan | 7,941 t | 2024 | up 82.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7,492 t | 2024 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Egypt | 6,981 t | 2024 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 6,959 t | 2024 | up 163.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Sudan (former) | 6,693 t | 2011 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Belize | 6,582 t | 2024 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Guadeloupe | 6,500 t | 2001 | up 80.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Melanesia | 6,033 t | 2024 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Iceland | 5,978 t | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 123 | Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) | 5,957 t | 2024 | up 87.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Madagascar | 5,562 t | 2024 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 5,318 t | 2024 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Uganda | 5,028 t | 2024 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Cyprus | 4,890 t | 2024 | up 23.9% | falling |
| 128 | North Macedonia | 4,866 t | 2024 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 129 | Lebanon | 4,857 t | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4,807 t | 2024 | up 148.0% | volatile |
| 131 | United Arab Emirates | 4,732 t | 2024 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Georgia | 4,452 t | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Gabon | 4,381 t | 2024 | up 182.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Papua New Guinea | 4,359 t | 2024 | up 471.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Guyana | 4,321 t | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Niger | 4,000 t | 2024 | up 128.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Guinea | 3,864 t | 2024 | up 386,300.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Tunisia | 3,855 t | 2024 | up 197.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 3,690 t | 2024 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Eswatini | 3,528 t | 2024 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Botswana | 3,448 t | 2024 | up 235.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Tajikistan | 3,346 t | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Togo | 3,172 t | 2024 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Martinique | 2,900 t | 2001 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Kuwait | 2,867 t | 2024 | up 266.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Oman | 2,827 t | 2024 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Yemen | 2,422 t | 2023 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Jamaica | 2,370 t | 2024 | down 19.2% | flat |
| 149 | Brunei Darussalam | 2,313 t | 2024 | up 38,450.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Morocco | 2,302 t | 2024 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Congo | 2,244 t | 2024 | up 2,776.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Haiti | 2,114 t | 2024 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Luxembourg | 2,073 t | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 154 | Cuba | 2,026 t | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,808 t | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Gambia | 1,685 t | 2024 | up 2,117.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Réunion | 1,500 t | 2001 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 158 | Mauritius | 1,361 t | 2024 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 159 | Fiji | 1,328 t | 2024 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,184 t | 2024 | up 228.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Armenia | 1,065 t | 2024 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Suriname | 915 t | 2024 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Qatar | 888 t | 2024 | up 74.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Sierra Leone | 872 t | 2022 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Liberia | 853 t | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Belarus | 733 t | 2024 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Lesotho | 724 t | 2024 | up 364.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Malta | 662 t | 2024 | up 934.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Montenegro | 613 t | 2024 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 170 | French Guiana | 400 t | 2001 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 171 | Mongolia | 339 t | 2024 | up 147.4% | volatile |
| 172 | New Caledonia | 333 t | 2024 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Bahamas | 297 t | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Singapore | 290 t | 2024 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 175 | Palestine | 273 t | 2024 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 176 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 261 t | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Mauritania | 258 t | 2024 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Chad | 254 t | 2024 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Dominica | 150 t | 2024 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 143 t | 2024 | up 169.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Polynesia (excluding intra-trade) | 140.98 t | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Saint Lucia | 115 t | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Bahrain | 100 t | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Polynesia | 96 t | 2024 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 185 | Sao Tome and Principe | 91 t | 2024 | up 4,450.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Nigeria | 80 t | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Comoros | 77 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 188 | French Polynesia | 76 t | 2024 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 189 | Guinea-Bissau | 69 t | 2024 | up 666.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Maldives | 63 t | 2024 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Cabo Verde | 41 t | 2024 | up 215.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Barbados | 40 t | 2024 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Faroe Islands | 20 t | 2024 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 193 | Grenada | 20 t | 2024 | up 185.7% | volatile |
| 195 | Antigua and Barbuda | 17 t | 2024 | up 112.5% | volatile |
| 195 | Greenland | 17 t | 2024 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 197 | Bermuda | 14 t | 2024 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Seychelles | 13 t | 2024 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 198 | Tonga | 13 t | 2024 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 200 | Solomon Islands | 12 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 201 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9 t | 2024 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 201 | South Sudan | 9 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 203 | Micronesia (excluding intra-trade) | 8.38 t | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 204 | Equatorial Guinea | 4 t | 2024 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 204 | Cook Islands | 4 t | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 206 | Samoa | 3 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Central African Republic | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Vanuatu | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 209 | Aruba | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Bhutan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 209 | Eritrea | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 209 | Kiribati | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 209 | Marshall Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 209 | Palau | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Tuvalu | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 209 | Micronesia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Naoero | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 22.57 million t
- Americas 9.07 million t
- Americas (excluding intra-trade) 7.91 million t
- Asia 7.75 million t
- South America (excluding intra-trade) 6.12 million t
- South America 5.95 million t
- Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 5.00 million t
- Southern Asia 4.77 million t
- Asia (excluding intra-trade) 4.01 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3.57 million t
- Europe 3.17 million t
- Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) 2.97 million t
- European Union (27) 2.66 million t
- Northern America 2.65 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2.61 million t
- European Union (28) (excluding intra-trade) 2.21 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 2.00 million t
- South-eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 1.96 million t
- Northern America (excluding intra-trade) 1.88 million t
- South-eastern Asia 1.86 million t
- European Union (27) (excluding intra-trade) 1.82 million t
- United States of America 1.53 million t
- Africa 1.48 million t
- Europe (excluding intra-trade) 1.32 million t
- Oceania (excluding intra-trade) 1.18 million t
- Oceania 1.10 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 1.07 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) 1.06 million t
- Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 1.03 million t
- Eastern Europe 1.01 million t
- Eastern Africa 865,822 t
- Western Europe 859,653 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 835,204 t
- Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 803,456 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 793,699 t
- Southern Europe 786,776 t
- Africa (excluding intra-trade) 737,848 t
- Eastern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 725,729 t
- Central America (excluding intra-trade) 596,566 t
- Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) 590,838 t
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