Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity in Caribbean (excluding intra-trade)
Caribbean (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity was 27,768 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity in Caribbean (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) recorded 27,768 t for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity in Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 87,703 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13,364 t, in 1990.
Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) ranks 75th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity in Caribbean (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13,364 t | — |
| 1991 | 17,139 t | +28.2% |
| 1992 | 18,363 t | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 18,861 t | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 18,200 t | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 17,553 t | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 18,266 t | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 18,532 t | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 20,078 t | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 46,583 t | +132.0% |
| 2000 | 49,944 t | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 52,655 t | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 42,574 t | -19.1% |
| 2003 | 41,434 t | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 38,711 t | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 42,030 t | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 50,859 t | +21.0% |
| 2007 | 54,086 t | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 65,048 t | +20.3% |
| 2009 | 64,873 t | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 87,703 t | +35.2% |
| 2011 | 76,086 t | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 61,527 t | -19.1% |
| 2013 | 65,044 t | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 70,753 t | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 63,935 t | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 69,544 t | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 56,354 t | -19.0% |
| 2018 | 59,086 t | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 44,005 t | -25.5% |
| 2020 | 40,968 t | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 32,727 t | -20.1% |
| 2022 | 22,162 t | -32.3% |
| 2023 | 28,548 t | +28.8% |
| 2024 | 27,768 t | -2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity in Caribbean (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +132.0% | 20,078 t | 46,583 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,694 t | 13,364 t | 46,583 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 50,222 t | 38,711 t | 65,048 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,404 t | 44,005 t | 87,703 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,435 t | 22,162 t | 40,968 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean (excluding intra-trade)
- 72 Afghanistan 37,414 t compare
- 73 Uzbekistan 35,063 t compare
- 74 Namibia 33,811 t compare
- 76 Costa Rica 27,141 t compare
- 77 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 27,016 t compare
- 78 Sudan 26,957 t compare
More environment data for Caribbean (excluding intra-trade)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 644,820 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate 9.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, gaps filled 496.85 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -52.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 124,162 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 9.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 25,380 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 131,563 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity in Caribbean (excluding intra-trade)?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity in Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) was 27,768 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity recorded in Caribbean (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 87,703 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity recorded in Caribbean (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,364 t in 1990.
- How does Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity?
- Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) ranks 75th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Caribbean (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (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