Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade)
Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade): Phosphate rock — Import quantity was 541,586 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Australia and New Zealand (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 Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) is 541,586 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, phosphate rock — import quantity in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 2.14 million t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 471,024 t, in 2009.
Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) ranks 11th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.54 million t | 471,024 t | 2.14 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.13 million t | 976,003 t | 1.34 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 804,842 t | 541,586 t | 1.07 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade)
- 8 Russian Federation 589,337 t compare
- 9 Republic of Korea 580,159 t compare
- 10 Pakistan 576,656 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 Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 1.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 66,924 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 2.83 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 91,679 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 1.18 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 575,932 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 275,719 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 2,151 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 281,163 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 6,237 t (2024)
All data for Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is phosphate rock — import quantity in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade)?
- Phosphate rock — import quantity in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) was 541,586 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.14 million t in 2008.
- What is the lowest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 471,024 t in 2009.
- How does Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) rank for phosphate rock — import quantity?
- Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) ranks 11th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is phosphate rock — import quantity rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand (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