Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Italy
Italy: Phosphate rock — Import quantity was 116,322 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Italy, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, phosphate rock — import quantity in Italy stood at 116,322 t.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, phosphate rock — import quantity in Italy peaked at 359,055 t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 89,245 t, in 2009.
Italy ranks 27th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Italy, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 278,388 t | — |
| 2003 | 302,624 t | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 359,055 t | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 279,838 t | -22.1% |
| 2006 | 242,653 t | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 254,348 t | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 248,005 t | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 89,245 t | -64.0% |
| 2010 | 231,860 t | +159.8% |
| 2011 | 243,718 t | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 196,478 t | -19.4% |
| 2013 | 140,746 t | -28.4% |
| 2014 | 107,048 t | -23.9% |
| 2015 | 102,621 t | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 130,744 t | +27.4% |
| 2017 | 160,731 t | +22.9% |
| 2018 | 140,817 t | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 137,303 t | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 125,416 t | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 185,392 t | +47.8% |
| 2022 | 178,637 t | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 119,483 t | -33.1% |
| 2024 | 116,322 t | -2.6% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 116,322 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 247.51 t, 470.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Italy's 116,322 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 868.03 t, 134.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +159.8% | 89,245 t | 231,860 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 256,769 t | 89,245 t | 359,055 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 159,207 t | 102,621 t | 243,718 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 145,050 t | 116,322 t | 185,392 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More environment data for Italy
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % 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 -0.2257 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is phosphate rock — import quantity in Italy?
- Phosphate rock — import quantity in Italy was 116,322 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 359,055 t in 2004.
- What is the lowest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 89,245 t in 2009.
- How does Italy rank for phosphate rock — import quantity?
- Italy ranks 27th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is phosphate rock — import quantity rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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