Phosphate rock — Import quantity in India
India: Phosphate rock — Import quantity was 11.12 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Phosphate rock — Import quantity in India, 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 India is 11.12 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.4% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, phosphate rock — import quantity in India peaked at 11.12 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.63 million t, in 2003.
India ranks 1st of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.28 million t | 2.63 million t | 5.06 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.73 million t | 5.56 million t | 10.30 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.39 million t | 8.10 million t | 11.12 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More environment data for India
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.00 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 14.13 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 63,080 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 37,519 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 768,863 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1.05 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 1.10 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 1.34 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is phosphate rock — import quantity in India?
- Phosphate rock — import quantity in India was 11.12 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 11.12 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.63 million t in 2003.
- How does India rank for phosphate rock — import quantity?
- India ranks 1st out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is phosphate rock — import quantity rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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