Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Americas (excluding intra-trade)
Americas (excluding intra-trade): Phosphate rock — Import quantity was 1.92 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Americas (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for phosphate rock — import quantity in Americas (excluding intra-trade) is 1.92 million t, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, phosphate rock — import quantity in Americas (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 6.67 million t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.92 million t, in 2024.
Americas (excluding intra-trade) ranks 11th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Americas (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 6.36 million t | — |
| 2003 | 5.89 million t | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 5.48 million t | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 5.38 million t | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 5.37 million t | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 6.67 million t | +24.2% |
| 2008 | 6.33 million t | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 2.96 million t | -53.2% |
| 2010 | 5.28 million t | +78.2% |
| 2011 | 4.64 million t | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 3.98 million t | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 4.17 million t | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 4.14 million t | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 4.86 million t | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 3.86 million t | -20.7% |
| 2017 | 4.93 million t | +27.7% |
| 2018 | 4.57 million t | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 3.34 million t | -26.8% |
| 2020 | 3.87 million t | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 2.45 million t | -36.7% |
| 2022 | 2.43 million t | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.06 million t | -15.2% |
| 2024 | 1.92 million t | -6.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Americas (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +78.2% | 2.96 million t | 5.28 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.56 million t | 2.96 million t | 6.67 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.38 million t | 3.34 million t | 5.28 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.55 million t | 1.92 million t | 3.87 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas (excluding intra-trade)
- 8 Republic of Moldova 3.66 t compare
- 8 Russian Federation 589,337 t compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.12 t compare
- 9 Republic of Korea 580,159 t compare
- 10 Pakistan 576,656 t compare
- 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.02 t compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 0 t compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 0 t compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) 541,586 t compare
- 12 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 533,528 t compare
- 13 Bulgaria 443,731 t compare
- 14 New Zealand 389,322 t compare
More environment data for Americas (excluding intra-trade)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 8.04 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 11.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 8.04 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 3.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 7.91 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 801,554 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 14.61 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -3.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate 3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is phosphate rock — import quantity in Americas (excluding intra-trade)?
- Phosphate rock — import quantity in Americas (excluding intra-trade) was 1.92 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in Americas (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.67 million t in 2007.
- What is the lowest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in Americas (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.92 million t in 2024.
- How does Americas (excluding intra-trade) rank for phosphate rock — import quantity?
- Americas (excluding intra-trade) ranks 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is phosphate rock — import quantity rising or falling in Americas (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas (excluding intra-trade) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Phosphate rock — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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