Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)
Northern America (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity was 1.88 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Northern America (excluding intra-trade) recorded 1.88 million t for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.2% on the previous year and up 128.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 1.93 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 42,735 t, in 2001.
Northern America (excluding intra-trade) ranks 17th of 58 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 232,524 t | — |
| 1991 | 238,164 t | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 213,414 t | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 242,120 t | +13.5% |
| 1994 | 275,406 t | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 235,878 t | -14.4% |
| 1996 | 237,750 t | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 215,901 t | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 234,360 t | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 171,313 t | -26.9% |
| 2000 | 64,870 t | -62.1% |
| 2001 | 42,735 t | -34.1% |
| 2002 | 136,373 t | +219.1% |
| 2003 | 1.36 million t | +900.5% |
| 2004 | 1.55 million t | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 129,708 t | -91.6% |
| 2006 | 197,287 t | +52.1% |
| 2007 | 182,737 t | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 350,961 t | +92.1% |
| 2009 | 154,699 t | -55.9% |
| 2010 | 385,003 t | +148.9% |
| 2011 | 590,748 t | +53.4% |
| 2012 | 482,540 t | -18.3% |
| 2013 | 580,362 t | +20.3% |
| 2014 | 824,814 t | +42.1% |
| 2015 | 856,616 t | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 985,096 t | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 1.22 million t | +23.8% |
| 2018 | 1.81 million t | +48.1% |
| 2019 | 1.88 million t | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.47 million t | -21.9% |
| 2021 | 1.93 million t | +31.4% |
| 2022 | 1.08 million t | -43.9% |
| 2023 | 1.65 million t | +52.1% |
| 2024 | 1.88 million t | +14.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity in Northern America (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +900.5% | 136,373 t | 1.36 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 229,683 t | 171,313 t | 275,406 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 417,369 t | 42,735 t | 1.55 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 961,239 t | 385,003 t | 1.88 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.60 million t | 1.08 million t | 1.93 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America (excluding intra-trade)
- 14 Poland 285,071 t compare
- 14 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 5,318 t compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,807 t compare
- 15 Mexico 279,275 t compare
- 16 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,690 t compare
- 16 Spain 258,307 t compare
- 17 Ukraine 243,090 t compare
- 17 Polynesia 96 t compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t compare
- 18 Paraguay 240,028 t compare
- 18 Micronesia 0 t compare
- 19 Germany 236,522 t compare
- 20 Belgium-Luxembourg 232,000 t compare
More environment data for Northern America (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 36.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.30 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 14.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.88 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 1.37 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 4.12 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -9.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 1.18 million 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade) was 1.88 million 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 Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 million t in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity recorded in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,735 t in 2001.
- How does Northern America (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity?
- Northern America (excluding intra-trade) ranks 17th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern America (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