Phosphate rock — Import quantity in China, Taiwan Province of
China, Taiwan Province of: Phosphate rock — Import quantity was 183,532 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Phosphate rock — Import quantity in China, Taiwan Province of, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
China, Taiwan Province of recorded 183,532 t for phosphate rock — import quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 39.5% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, phosphate rock — import quantity in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 183,532 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23,686 t, in 2022.
That places China, Taiwan Province of 23rd 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 China, Taiwan Province of, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 157,116 t | — |
| 2003 | 160,110 t | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 152,010 t | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 131,886 t | -13.2% |
| 2006 | 135,844 t | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 149,078 t | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 168,810 t | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 119,183 t | -29.4% |
| 2010 | 180,048 t | +51.1% |
| 2011 | 115,753 t | -35.7% |
| 2012 | 168,281 t | +45.4% |
| 2013 | 121,777 t | -27.6% |
| 2014 | 139,511 t | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 117,124 t | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 121,265 t | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 80,180 t | -33.9% |
| 2018 | 147,957 t | +84.5% |
| 2019 | 111,942 t | -24.3% |
| 2020 | 82,891 t | -26.0% |
| 2021 | 125,279 t | +51.1% |
| 2022 | 23,686 t | -81.1% |
| 2023 | 131,599 t | +455.6% |
| 2024 | 183,532 t | +39.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Phosphate rock — Import quantity in China, Taiwan Province of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +455.6% | 23,686 t | 131,599 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 146,755 t | 119,183 t | 168,810 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 130,384 t | 80,180 t | 180,048 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 109,397 t | 23,686 t | 183,532 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, Taiwan Province of
More environment data for China, Taiwan Province of
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.342 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.31 °C (2025)
- Permanent crops — Area 183.27 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 776.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 776.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 47.93 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 372.36 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 55 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.59 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is phosphate rock — import quantity in China, Taiwan Province of?
- Phosphate rock — import quantity in China, Taiwan Province of was 183,532 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
- The highest recorded value was 183,532 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,686 t in 2022.
- How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for phosphate rock — import quantity?
- China, Taiwan Province of ranks 23rd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is phosphate rock — import quantity rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, Taiwan Province of 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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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