Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Australia
Australia: Phosphate rock — Import quantity was 269,992 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Australia, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Australia recorded 269,992 t for phosphate rock — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is up 18.8% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, phosphate rock — import quantity in Australia peaked at 846,692 t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 101,501 t, in 2009.
That places Australia 20th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Australia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 819,803 t | — |
| 2003 | 629,624 t | -23.2% |
| 2004 | 652,532 t | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 812,919 t | +24.6% |
| 2006 | 537,316 t | -33.9% |
| 2007 | 574,454 t | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 846,692 t | +47.4% |
| 2009 | 101,501 t | -88.0% |
| 2010 | 279,893 t | +175.8% |
| 2011 | 388,416 t | +38.8% |
| 2012 | 301,330 t | -22.4% |
| 2013 | 350,443 t | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 367,182 t | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 409,856 t | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 447,529 t | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 431,281 t | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 403,565 t | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 355,646 t | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 288,907 t | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 335,058 t | +16.0% |
| 2022 | 415,344 t | +24.0% |
| 2023 | 227,269 t | -45.3% |
| 2024 | 269,992 t | +18.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 269,992 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 247.51 t, 1090.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Australia's 269,992 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 172.44 t, 1565.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Australia 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 | +175.8% | 101,501 t | 279,893 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 621,855 t | 101,501 t | 846,692 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 373,514 t | 279,893 t | 447,529 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 307,314 t | 227,269 t | 415,344 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is phosphate rock — import quantity in Australia?
- Phosphate rock — import quantity in Australia was 269,992 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 846,692 t in 2008.
- What is the lowest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 101,501 t in 2009.
- How does Australia rank for phosphate rock — import quantity?
- Australia ranks 20th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is phosphate rock — import quantity rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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