Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Japan

Japan: Phosphate rock — Import quantity was 130,567 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
130,567 t
Change on year
up 34.7%
World rank
26th
of 182 countries
All-time high
844,527 t
in 2002
All-time low
96,962 t
in 2023
Years of data
23
2002–2024

Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Japan, 2002–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2002201320242002: 844.5k t2003: 814.5k t2004: 820.6k t2005: 774.3k t2006: 783.5k t2007: 722.1k t2008: 776.2k t2009: 479.1k t2010: 310.5k t2011: 502.3k t2012: 378.7k t2013: 363.5k t2014: 313.0k t2015: 293.4k t2016: 243.9k t2017: 261.0k t2018: 218.6k t2019: 194.1k t2020: 151.5k t2021: 142.5k t2022: 158.3k t2023: 97.0k t2024: 130.6k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for phosphate rock — import quantity in Japan is 130,567 t, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 34.7% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, phosphate rock — import quantity in Japan peaked at 844,527 t in 2002 and was at its lowest, 96,962 t, in 2023.

Japan ranks 26th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 751,862 t 479,131 t 844,527 t 8
2010s 307,906 t 194,144 t 502,326 t 10
2020s 135,962 t 96,962 t 158,264 t 5

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 23 Peru 211,079 t compare
  2. 24 China, Taiwan Province of 183,532 t compare
  3. 25 Austria 177,341 t compare
  4. 27 France 126,668 t compare
  5. 28 Italy 116,322 t compare
  6. 29 Uruguay 99,171 t compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

More environment data for Japan

All data for Japan →

Frequently asked questions

What is phosphate rock — import quantity in Japan?
Phosphate rock — import quantity in Japan was 130,567 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 844,527 t in 2002.
What is the lowest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 96,962 t in 2023.
How does Japan rank for phosphate rock — import quantity?
Japan ranks 26th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
Is phosphate rock — import quantity rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Japan 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

About this data

Indicator
Phosphate rock — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
214 places, 3,834 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed

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