Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Asia (excluding intra-trade)
Asia (excluding intra-trade): Phosphate rock — Import quantity was 11.55 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Asia (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, phosphate rock — import quantity in Asia (excluding intra-trade) stood at 11.55 million t. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.5% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, phosphate rock — import quantity in Asia (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 11.55 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.18 million t, in 2003.
That places Asia (excluding intra-trade) 2nd out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.16 million t | 4.18 million t | 7.21 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.32 million t | 4.93 million t | 10.50 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.58 million t | 8.26 million t | 11.55 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Asia (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 2.96 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 11.68 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 4.04 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 12.03 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 4.01 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 13.56 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 4.34 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 3.34 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 315,951 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 3.01 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is phosphate rock — import quantity in Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Phosphate rock — import quantity in Asia (excluding intra-trade) was 11.55 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.55 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.18 million t in 2003.
- How does Asia (excluding intra-trade) rank for phosphate rock — import quantity?
- Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 2nd out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is phosphate rock — import quantity rising or falling in Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia (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