Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Malaysia
Malaysia: Phosphate rock — Import quantity was 357,420 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Malaysia, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, phosphate rock — import quantity in Malaysia stood at 357,420 t.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, phosphate rock — import quantity in Malaysia peaked at 613,069 t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 184,183 t, in 2009.
Malaysia ranks 15th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 194,594 t | — |
| 2003 | 205,696 t | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 550,269 t | +167.5% |
| 2005 | 407,648 t | -25.9% |
| 2006 | 428,088 t | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 613,069 t | +43.2% |
| 2008 | 517,814 t | -15.5% |
| 2009 | 184,183 t | -64.4% |
| 2010 | 364,199 t | +97.7% |
| 2011 | 326,492 t | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 376,990 t | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 378,616 t | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 404,400 t | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 378,241 t | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 315,938 t | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 380,717 t | +20.5% |
| 2018 | 330,271 t | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 253,685 t | -23.2% |
| 2020 | 298,359 t | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 322,858 t | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 350,240 t | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 359,129 t | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 357,420 t | -0.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 357,420 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.8 t, 18051.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 357,420 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 172.44 t, 2072.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +167.5% | 205,696 t | 550,269 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 387,670 t | 184,183 t | 613,069 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 350,955 t | 253,685 t | 404,400 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 337,601 t | 298,359 t | 359,129 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More environment data for Malaysia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.33 % 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 0.9114 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is phosphate rock — import quantity in Malaysia?
- Phosphate rock — import quantity in Malaysia was 357,420 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 613,069 t in 2007.
- What is the lowest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 184,183 t in 2009.
- How does Malaysia rank for phosphate rock — import quantity?
- Malaysia ranks 15th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is phosphate rock — import quantity rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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