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.
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 Serbia 725,257 t compare
- 9 Russian Federation 589,337 t compare
- 10 Republic of Korea 580,159 t compare
- 11 Pakistan 576,656 t compare
- 12 Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) 541,586 t compare
- 13 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 533,528 t compare
- 14 Bulgaria 443,731 t compare
More environment data for Americas (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 8.06 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 1.28 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 14.61 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 801,554 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 7.91 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 8.04 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 141,847 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 6.15 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 1.40 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 90,497 t (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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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