Phosphate rock — 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
184
Highest
11.12 million t
India
Lowest
0 t
Polynesia (excluding intra-trade)
Median
55.84 t
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
3,834
What the numbers show
Phosphate rock — Import quantity is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 11.12 million t in India; the lowest is 0 t in Polynesia (excluding intra-trade).
The median across all reporting countries is 55.84 t, and the mean is 146,532 t.
Over the past decade 73 countries rose and 104 fell. The largest increase was in China, mainland (up 4,167,310.0%), and the largest decrease in Timor-Leste (down 100.0%).
Phosphate rock — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 11.12 million t | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 1 | Türkiye | 829,810 t | 2024 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 2.07 million t | 2024 | up 4,167,310.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 40,804 t | 2024 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Indonesia | 1.54 million t | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 29,357 t | 2022 | up 157.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Brazil | 1.34 million t | 2024 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 112.1 t | 2023 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Lithuania | 832,490 t | 2024 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 5 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 51.68 t | 2017 | up 4,206.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Belgium | 809,645 t | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 6 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 10 t | 2015 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Serbia | 725,257 t | 2024 | up 375.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 6.71 t | 2022 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 589,337 t | 2024 | up 982.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Republic of Moldova | 3.66 t | 2024 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Republic of Korea | 580,159 t | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 9 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.12 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Pakistan | 576,656 t | 2024 | up 619.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.02 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) | 541,586 t | 2024 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 11 | Timor-Leste | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 533,528 t | 2024 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 443,731 t | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 14 | New Zealand | 389,322 t | 2024 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 15 | Malaysia | 357,420 t | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 16 | Greece | 347,675 t | 2024 | up 90.1% | falling |
| 17 | Lebanon | 339,964 t | 2024 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 18 | Spain | 323,627 t | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Argentina | 300,843 t | 2024 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Australia | 269,992 t | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 21 | Philippines | 233,516 t | 2024 | up 84,122.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Peru | 211,079 t | 2024 | up 80.5% | rising |
| 23 | China, Taiwan Province of | 183,532 t | 2024 | up 31.6% | falling |
| 24 | Austria | 177,341 t | 2024 | up 266.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Japan | 130,567 t | 2024 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 26 | France | 126,668 t | 2024 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Italy | 116,322 t | 2024 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 28 | Uruguay | 99,171 t | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 6,407 t | 2024 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 98,513 t | 2023 | up 564.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Poland | 92,544 t | 2024 | down 92.7% | falling |
| 31 | Turkmenistan | 88,772 t | 2024 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Cabo Verde | 0.19 t | 2023 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Belarus | 83,751 t | 2024 | down 81.1% | falling |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 54,940 t | 2024 | down 53.0% | rising |
| 34 | Germany | 52,976 t | 2024 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 35 | Ukraine | 37,352 t | 2024 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 36 | South Africa | 36,373 t | 2024 | up 21,279.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Portugal | 30,907 t | 2024 | down 70.8% | falling |
| 38 | Colombia | 28,694 t | 2024 | up 1,361.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 23,290 t | 2024 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Croatia | 19,799 t | 2024 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Israel | 17,049 t | 2024 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Paraguay | 12,625 t | 2024 | up 548.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Slovenia | 10,291 t | 2024 | up 170,001.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Guyana | 8,735 t | 2024 | up 891,189.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Tunisia | 7,285 t | 2024 | up 208,043.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Chile | 7,112 t | 2024 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 47 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4,920 t | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Gabon | 3,546 t | 2022 | up 91.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Switzerland | 2,710 t | 2024 | up 811.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Sweden | 2,006 t | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 51 | El Salvador | 1,999 t | 2024 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 52 | United Arab Emirates | 1,913 t | 2023 | up 234.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Romania | 1,784 t | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Egypt | 1,641 t | 2024 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Georgia | 1,045 t | 2024 | up 3,484,600.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Mali | 1,000 t | 2021 | up 46,411.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Guatemala | 852.77 t | 2024 | up 578.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Ecuador | 802 t | 2024 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Czechia | 690.65 t | 2024 | up 1,132.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Singapore | 572.92 t | 2024 | up 1,042.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) | 540.02 t | 2024 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Uganda | 524.92 t | 2024 | up 63,914.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Denmark | 357.86 t | 2024 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Papua New Guinea | 263.48 t | 2022 | up 25,731.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Latvia | 248.12 t | 2024 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Slovakia | 246.9 t | 2024 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Malawi | 240.26 t | 2023 | up 79,986.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Nigeria | 239.6 t | 2024 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Bahamas | 233.13 t | 2024 | up 6,083.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Belize | 212.97 t | 2024 | up 5,278.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Libya | 209.49 t | 2022 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Cambodia | 175.25 t | 2024 | up 58,316.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Thailand | 169.64 t | 2024 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Kuwait | 163.83 t | 2024 | up 14,793.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Ireland | 154.13 t | 2024 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Ghana | 153.42 t | 2023 | up 600.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Liberia | 111.1 t | 2021 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Cameroon | 110 t | 2023 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Nepal | 87.55 t | 2022 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Canada | 76.48 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Cyprus | 76.42 t | 2024 | up 154.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Mauritania | 75.8 t | 2023 | up 513.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Afghanistan | 71 t | 2018 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Kenya | 67.91 t | 2024 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Oman | 67.73 t | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Bahrain | 66.64 t | 2021 | up 1,969.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Burkina Faso | 60 t | 2024 | up 4,900.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Luxembourg | 40.75 t | 2024 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Cuba | 40.3 t | 2024 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 35.72 t | 2024 | up 178,500.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Gambia | 33.25 t | 2024 | up 7,288.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Niger | 32 t | 2023 | up 26,566.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Qatar | 30 t | 2024 | up 2,870.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Sudan | 28.14 t | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Central African Republic | 27.86 t | 2021 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Panama | 26 t | 2023 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Ethiopia | 25.92 t | 2023 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Guinea | 25 t | 2014 | up 2,617.4% | volatile |
| 99 | New Caledonia | 23.75 t | 2013 | up 1,297.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Norway | 21.72 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 101 | South Sudan | 20.3 t | 2023 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 102 | North Macedonia | 19.8 t | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Togo | 19.28 t | 2024 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Albania | 16 t | 2020 | up 220.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Nicaragua | 11.97 t | 2023 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Senegal | 11.81 t | 2024 | up 293.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Yemen | 10 t | 2018 | up 8,990.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Faroe Islands | 9.87 t | 2015 | up 1,373.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Angola | 8.39 t | 2024 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Morocco | 8.22 t | 2023 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Hungary | 8.08 t | 2024 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Kazakhstan | 5.73 t | 2021 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Iraq | 5.57 t | 2024 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.61 t | 2024 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Benin | 3.92 t | 2021 | up 1,860.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.57 t | 2022 | up 5,850.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Barbados | 3.09 t | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Mongolia | 3 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Rwanda | 2.65 t | 2021 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Burundi | 2.05 t | 2022 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Malta | 1.87 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Dominican Republic | 1.82 t | 2023 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Mozambique | 1.63 t | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Grenada | 1.51 t | 2024 | up 1,410.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Zimbabwe | 1.28 t | 2023 | up 190.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Sri Lanka | 1.14 t | 2024 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.08 t | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Zambia | 1.06 t | 2023 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Samoa | 1.01 t | 2016 | up 3,266.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Haiti | 1 t | 2015 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Namibia | 0.98 t | 2024 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Azerbaijan | 0.96 t | 2024 | up 123.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.73 t | 2023 | up 3,550.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Aruba | 0.6 t | 2023 | up 650.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Saint Lucia | 0.53 t | 2019 | up 152.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Suriname | 0.45 t | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Algeria | 0.4 t | 2023 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Myanmar | 0.4 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Honduras | 0.28 t | 2024 | up 833.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Finland | 0.27 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Sierra Leone | 0.27 t | 2017 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Lesotho | 0.24 t | 2023 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 143 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.16 t | 2024 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Sudan (former) | 0.15 t | 2010 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Fiji | 0.13 t | 2024 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) | 0.13 t | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.12 t | 2022 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Botswana | 0.1 t | 2023 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Comoros | 0.1 t | 2018 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Vanuatu | 0.1 t | 2013 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Mauritius | 0.09 t | 2024 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Greenland | 0.07 t | 2018 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Madagascar | 0.06 t | 2024 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Congo | 0.05 t | 2023 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Dominica | 0.04 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Estonia | 0.03 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Montenegro | 0.03 t | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Eswatini | 0.03 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Iceland | 0.02 t | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 159 | French Polynesia | 0.02 t | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Seychelles | 0.02 t | 2021 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Armenia | 0 t | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Bermuda | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Bhutan | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Jamaica | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 t | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Mexico | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Palau | 0 t | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Micronesia (excluding intra-trade) | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Polynesia (excluding intra-trade) | 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.
- Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 11.83 million t
- Asia (excluding intra-trade) 11.55 million t
- European Union (28) (excluding intra-trade) 6.93 million t
- Europe (excluding intra-trade) 5.75 million t
- European Union (27) (excluding intra-trade) 4.39 million t
- South-eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 3.77 million t
- United States of America 3.39 million t
- Northern America (excluding intra-trade) 3.39 million t
- Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 3.07 million t
- Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) 2.17 million t
- Americas (excluding intra-trade) 1.92 million t
- Eastern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 1.82 million t
- Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 1.67 million t
- Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) 1.58 million t
- Northern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 1.55 million t
- Central America (excluding intra-trade) 1.35 million t
- South America (excluding intra-trade) 575,884 t
- Oceania (excluding intra-trade) 514,386 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 110,665 t
- Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) 56,722 t
- Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 36,389 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) 25,006 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 18,529 t
- Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) 11,273 t
- Africa (excluding intra-trade) 9,649 t
- Northern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 9,121 t
- Small Island Developing States (excluding intra-trade) 6,794 t
- Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 617.22 t
- Middle Africa (excluding intra-trade) 82.78 t
- Central Asia (excluding intra-trade) 0 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