Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Central America (excluding intra-trade)
Central America (excluding intra-trade): Phosphate rock — Import quantity was 1.35 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Central America (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 Central America (excluding intra-trade) is 1.35 million t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, phosphate rock — import quantity in Central America (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 2.25 million t in 2002 and was at its lowest, 140,581 t, in 2009.
That places Central America (excluding intra-trade) 16th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 1.50 million t | 140,581 t | 2.25 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.28 million t | 783,444 t | 1.88 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 million t | 1.12 million t | 2.10 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Central America (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 680,555 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 14,915 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 2.20 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 35,631 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 596,566 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 649,321 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 125,064 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 6,151 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 131,319 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 1,826 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is phosphate rock — import quantity in Central America (excluding intra-trade)?
- Phosphate rock — import quantity in Central America (excluding intra-trade) was 1.35 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in Central America (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 million t in 2002.
- What is the lowest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in Central America (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 140,581 t in 2009.
- How does Central America (excluding intra-trade) rank for phosphate rock — import quantity?
- Central America (excluding intra-trade) ranks 16th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is phosphate rock — import quantity rising or falling in Central America (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central America (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