Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity by country
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...
Countries reporting
200
Highest
774,692 t
Malaysia
Lowest
0.01 t
Vanuatu
Median
3,494 t
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
4,997
What the numbers show
Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 774,692 t in Malaysia; the lowest is 0.01 t in Vanuatu.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,494 t, and the mean is 33,698 t.
Over the past decade 124 countries rose and 75 fell. The largest increase was in Solomon Islands (up 144,200.0%), and the largest decrease in Togo (down 100.0%).
Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia | 774,692 t | 2024 | up 167.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Brazil | 528,909 t | 2024 | up 124.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 450,028 t | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 334,879 t | 2024 | up 630.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Mexico | 292,564 t | 2024 | up 131.6% | rising |
| 6 | Spain | 222,728 t | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 7 | India | 215,473 t | 2024 | up 132.2% | volatile |
| 8 | France | 213,373 t | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 9 | Zambia | 151,925 t | 2023 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 143,776 t | 2024 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Iraq | 136,345 t | 2024 | up 410.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Kenya | 131,283 t | 2024 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Viet Nam | 123,634 t | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Belgium | 115,609 t | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 15 | Denmark | 112,964 t | 2024 | up 37.9% | flat |
| 16 | Italy | 111,580 t | 2024 | up 72.3% | flat |
| 17 | Canada | 110,637 t | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 18 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 106,484 t | 2024 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 19 | Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) | 104,471 t | 2024 | up 66.4% | rising |
| 20 | United Republic of Tanzania | 90,051 t | 2024 | up 193.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Poland | 89,633 t | 2024 | up 78.5% | rising |
| 22 | Australia | 89,426 t | 2024 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 23 | Colombia | 86,476 t | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 24 | Sweden | 79,567 t | 2024 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 25 | Egypt | 79,156 t | 2024 | up 706.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Cambodia | 73,074 t | 2024 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Myanmar | 69,981 t | 2024 | up 1,989.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Tunisia | 66,358 t | 2024 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Ireland | 66,340 t | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 30 | Peru | 60,307 t | 2024 | up 264.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Romania | 56,459 t | 2024 | up 170.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Philippines | 55,461 t | 2024 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Hungary | 54,369 t | 2024 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 34 | Japan | 52,483 t | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 35 | Thailand | 50,924 t | 2024 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Switzerland | 48,881 t | 2024 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 37 | Czechia | 48,280 t | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 38 | Chile | 47,804 t | 2024 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 39 | Norway | 45,934 t | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Mozambique | 43,081 t | 2024 | up 93.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Ecuador | 41,978 t | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 42 | Guatemala | 41,764 t | 2024 | up 128.6% | rising |
| 43 | Austria | 41,133 t | 2024 | down 46.0% | rising |
| 44 | Türkiye | 38,389 t | 2024 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Republic of Korea | 37,762 t | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 46 | Latvia | 37,315 t | 2024 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 36,161 t | 2024 | up 564.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Malawi | 36,049 t | 2024 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 49 | Zimbabwe | 34,016 t | 2023 | up 120.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Ukraine | 32,845 t | 2024 | up 218.8% | volatile |
| 51 | China, mainland | 32,073 t | 2024 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Lithuania | 31,729 t | 2024 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Argentina | 30,805 t | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Slovakia | 30,755 t | 2024 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 55 | Greece | 29,588 t | 2024 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Portugal | 28,412 t | 2024 | up 130.1% | rising |
| 57 | Ghana | 25,586 t | 2023 | up 1,956.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 24,588 t | 2024 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 59 | Niger | 24,309 t | 2024 | up 34,626.8% | volatile |
| 60 | China, Taiwan Province of | 19,991 t | 2024 | down 76.6% | falling |
| 61 | Paraguay | 18,730 t | 2024 | up 107.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Morocco | 18,255 t | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Serbia | 14,242 t | 2024 | up 669.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Botswana | 12,261 t | 2023 | up 497.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Sudan | 11,403 t | 2018 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 66 | United Arab Emirates | 11,378 t | 2023 | up 16.6% | falling |
| 67 | Algeria | 10,678 t | 2024 | up 498.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Senegal | 10,272 t | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 69 | New Zealand | 9,363 t | 2024 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 70 | Azerbaijan | 9,289 t | 2024 | up 157.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 9,223 t | 2024 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 8,648 t | 2024 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Slovenia | 7,532 t | 2024 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Uruguay | 7,325 t | 2024 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Croatia | 6,827 t | 2024 | up 152.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Turkmenistan | 6,693 t | 2024 | up 4,492.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Singapore | 6,636 t | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 78 | Saudi Arabia | 6,371 t | 2024 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Lebanon | 6,339 t | 2024 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Israel | 5,862 t | 2024 | up 300.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Ethiopia | 5,779 t | 2023 | up 489.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Kazakhstan | 5,652 t | 2024 | up 90.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Luxembourg | 5,644 t | 2024 | down 42.8% | rising |
| 84 | Russian Federation | 5,437 t | 2024 | down 72.4% | rising |
| 85 | Sudan (former) | 5,376 t | 2011 | up 514.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Djibouti | 5,270 t | 2024 | up 142.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Albania | 5,006 t | 2024 | up 11,405.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Jordan | 4,960 t | 2024 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Pakistan | 4,873 t | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) | 4,802 t | 2024 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Finland | 4,656 t | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Libya | 4,594 t | 2024 | up 3,363.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 4,417 t | 2024 | up 351.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Oman | 4,087 t | 2024 | up 232.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Republic of Moldova | 3,976 t | 2024 | up 522.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Honduras | 3,823 t | 2024 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Uganda | 3,811 t | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 98 | Uzbekistan | 3,774 t | 2024 | up 1,369.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Qatar | 3,691 t | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Estonia | 3,649 t | 2024 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Eswatini | 3,339 t | 2023 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3,294 t | 2024 | up 328.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Belarus | 3,140 t | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Namibia | 3,101 t | 2024 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Palestine | 3,020 t | 2023 | up 3,374.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Cameroon | 2,800 t | 2023 | up 261.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Burkina Faso | 2,308 t | 2024 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Panama | 2,251 t | 2024 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Sri Lanka | 2,010 t | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 110 | Armenia | 1,910 t | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Bangladesh | 1,810 t | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,809 t | 2024 | up 135.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Yemen | 1,583 t | 2023 | up 1,060.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Mauritius | 1,569 t | 2024 | up 193.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Kuwait | 1,340 t | 2024 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Nigeria | 1,271 t | 2024 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) | 1,087 t | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 118 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,079 t | 2024 | up 46.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,077 t | 2024 | up 156.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Georgia | 1,025 t | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Dominican Republic | 996.95 t | 2024 | up 90.2% | volatile |
| 122 | North Macedonia | 952.83 t | 2024 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 123 | Angola | 937.56 t | 2024 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 124 | El Salvador | 929.52 t | 2024 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Guyana | 875.99 t | 2024 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Trinidad and Tobago | 869.84 t | 2024 | down 75.7% | rising |
| 127 | Côte d'Ivoire | 865.82 t | 2024 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 812 t | 2024 | up 399.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Papua New Guinea | 756.2 t | 2024 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Cyprus | 693.48 t | 2024 | up 211.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Nicaragua | 682.01 t | 2023 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Lesotho | 666.66 t | 2024 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Montenegro | 613.05 t | 2024 | up 222.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Belize | 494.59 t | 2024 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Nepal | 474.05 t | 2022 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Polynesia (excluding intra-trade) | 444.38 t | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Saint Lucia | 403.87 t | 2020 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Iceland | 366.06 t | 2024 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Mongolia | 356.99 t | 2023 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 328.9 t | 2023 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Maldives | 323.71 t | 2024 | down 64.4% | rising |
| 142 | Bahamas | 279.71 t | 2024 | up 368.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Bahrain | 271.54 t | 2024 | up 55.7% | falling |
| 144 | Jamaica | 260.44 t | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Cuba | 237.9 t | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Madagascar | 214.08 t | 2024 | up 358.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Kyrgyzstan | 200.93 t | 2024 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Mauritania | 196.6 t | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Rwanda | 190.53 t | 2022 | up 219.3% | volatile |
| 150 | New Caledonia | 184.36 t | 2015 | up 62.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Haiti | 161.52 t | 2024 | up 425.8% | volatile |
| 152 | French Polynesia | 155.31 t | 2024 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 153 | Burundi | 141.33 t | 2023 | up 356.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Afghanistan | 139.7 t | 2024 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Mali | 115.37 t | 2024 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Brunei Darussalam | 93.19 t | 2024 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Equatorial Guinea | 60.66 t | 2024 | up 588.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Cabo Verde | 57.34 t | 2024 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Malta | 50.14 t | 2024 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Guinea | 49.21 t | 2024 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Suriname | 47.58 t | 2024 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Tajikistan | 46.2 t | 2024 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Fiji | 42.84 t | 2024 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Congo | 36.12 t | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Faroe Islands | 34.42 t | 2024 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Palau | 32.16 t | 2018 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Bhutan | 32.05 t | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 168 | Barbados | 31.2 t | 2024 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Grenada | 28.58 t | 2024 | up 402.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Aruba | 24.91 t | 2023 | up 306.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Antigua and Barbuda | 23.63 t | 2024 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 22.41 t | 2018 | up 2,736.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Seychelles | 21.48 t | 2024 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Greenland | 19.79 t | 2018 | up 1,168.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Gabon | 19.42 t | 2023 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Cook Islands | 17.68 t | 2024 | up 1,668.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 16.37 t | 2017 | up 504.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Solomon Islands | 14.43 t | 2024 | up 144,200.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Samoa | 12.44 t | 2024 | up 2,546.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Somalia | 12.2 t | 2024 | up 17,328.6% | volatile |
| 181 | Sierra Leone | 9.03 t | 2018 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Gambia | 6.44 t | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Benin | 6.23 t | 2024 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Bermuda | 4.41 t | 2024 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Eritrea | 4.02 t | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Dominica | 3.87 t | 2023 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 187 | South Sudan | 3.68 t | 2024 | up 843.6% | volatile |
| 188 | Liberia | 2.7 t | 2023 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 189 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.93 t | 2024 | up 1,186.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Micronesia (excluding intra-trade) | 1.71 t | 2024 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 191 | Kiribati | 1.22 t | 2018 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.41 t | 2023 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 193 | Tonga | 0.38 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 194 | Timor-Leste | 0.13 t | 2023 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 195 | Chad | 0.12 t | 2024 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 196 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1 t | 2023 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 197 | Niue | 0.07 t | 2018 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Comoros | 0.02 t | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 198 | Togo | 0.02 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Vanuatu | 0.01 t | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Americas (excluding intra-trade) 2.07 million t
- South-eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 1.75 million t
- Northern America (excluding intra-trade) 1.04 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 903,169 t
- United States of America 891,509 t
- Africa (excluding intra-trade) 778,533 t
- South America (excluding intra-trade) 777,983 t
- European Union (28) (excluding intra-trade) 627,666 t
- Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) 556,120 t
- Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) 533,752 t
- European Union (27) (excluding intra-trade) 518,230 t
- Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 516,636 t
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