Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Europe (excluding intra-trade)
Europe (excluding intra-trade): Phosphate rock — Import quantity was 5.75 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Europe (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 Europe (excluding intra-trade) is 5.75 million t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 57.2% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, phosphate rock — import quantity in Europe (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 11.07 million t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.50 million t, in 2009.
That places Europe (excluding intra-trade) 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 8.72 million t | 3.50 million t | 11.07 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.17 million t | 6.12 million t | 9.05 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.92 million t | 3.66 million t | 7.46 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Europe (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 2.07 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 4.35 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 4.11 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 9.09 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 1.32 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.62 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 3.85 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 15.00 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 305,951 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 463,527 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is phosphate rock — import quantity in Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- Phosphate rock — import quantity in Europe (excluding intra-trade) was 5.75 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.07 million t in 2008.
- What is the lowest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.50 million t in 2009.
- How does Europe (excluding intra-trade) rank for phosphate rock — import quantity?
- Europe (excluding intra-trade) ranks 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is phosphate rock — import quantity rising or falling in Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe (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