Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Brazil
Brazil: Phosphate rock — Import quantity was 1.34 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Brazil, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1.34 million t for phosphate rock — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, phosphate rock — import quantity in Brazil peaked at 2.37 million t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 915,077 t, in 2009.
Brazil ranks 4th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Brazil, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.05 million t | — |
| 2003 | 1.10 million t | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 1.56 million t | +42.8% |
| 2005 | 1.22 million t | -21.9% |
| 2006 | 1.41 million t | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 1.75 million t | +24.4% |
| 2008 | 1.62 million t | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 915,077 t | -43.4% |
| 2010 | 1.40 million t | +52.9% |
| 2011 | 1.43 million t | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.27 million t | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 1.63 million t | +28.1% |
| 2014 | 1.75 million t | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 1.87 million t | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 1.71 million t | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 1.90 million t | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 1.98 million t | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 2.37 million t | +19.5% |
| 2020 | 1.76 million t | -25.7% |
| 2021 | 1.82 million t | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 1.93 million t | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 1.49 million t | -22.9% |
| 2024 | 1.34 million t | -9.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1.34 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.8 t, 67850.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1.34 million t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26 t, 51670.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.33 million t | 915,077 t | 1.75 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.73 million t | 1.27 million t | 2.37 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 million t | 1.34 million t | 1.93 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 1 India 11.12 million t compare
- 1 Türkiye 829,810 t compare
- 2 China, mainland 2.07 million t compare
- 2 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 40,804 t compare
- 3 Indonesia 1.54 million t compare
- 3 Viet Nam 29,357 t compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 112.1 t compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 51.68 t compare
- 5 Lithuania 832,490 t compare
- 6 Belgium 809,645 t compare
- 6 Micronesia (Federated States of) 10 t compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 6.71 t compare
- 7 Serbia 725,257 t compare
More environment data for Brazil
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.155 % 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 -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is phosphate rock — import quantity in Brazil?
- Phosphate rock — import quantity in Brazil was 1.34 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 2.37 million t in 2019.
- What is the lowest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 915,077 t in 2009.
- How does Brazil rank for phosphate rock — import quantity?
- Brazil ranks 4th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is phosphate rock — import quantity rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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