Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Melanesia (excluding intra-trade)
Melanesia (excluding intra-trade): Phosphate rock — Import quantity was 0.13 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Melanesia (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 Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) is 0.13 t, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 95.0% on the previous year and down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, phosphate rock — import quantity in Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 2,431 t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.13 t, in 2024.
Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 145th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Melanesia (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 27.31 t | — |
| 2003 | 142 t | +420.0% |
| 2004 | 1,104 t | +677.8% |
| 2005 | 2,431 t | +120.1% |
| 2006 | 59.77 t | -97.5% |
| 2007 | 166.09 t | +177.9% |
| 2008 | 1,881 t | +1032.3% |
| 2009 | 57.15 t | -97.0% |
| 2010 | 147.59 t | +158.3% |
| 2011 | 88.54 t | -40.0% |
| 2012 | 37.56 t | -57.6% |
| 2013 | 44.43 t | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 153.3 t | +245.0% |
| 2015 | 4.24 t | -97.2% |
| 2016 | 72.25 t | +1604.0% |
| 2017 | 0.16 t | -99.8% |
| 2018 | 18.89 t | +11706.2% |
| 2019 | 21.5 t | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 6.28 t | -70.8% |
| 2021 | 331.51 t | +5178.8% |
| 2022 | 264.21 t | -20.3% |
| 2023 | 2.61 t | -99.0% |
| 2024 | 0.13 t | -95.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +11706.2% | 0.16 t | 18.89 t |
| 2021 | +5178.8% | 6.28 t | 331.51 t |
| 2016 | +1604.0% | 4.24 t | 72.25 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 733.54 t | 27.31 t | 2,431 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 58.85 t | 0.16 t | 153.3 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 120.95 t | 0.13 t | 331.51 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Melanesia (excluding intra-trade)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 21,475 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 21,475 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -98.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 5,957 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 34.48 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -7.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 55,481 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate 239.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -6.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is phosphate rock — import quantity in Melanesia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Phosphate rock — import quantity in Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) was 0.13 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in Melanesia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 2,431 t in 2005.
- What is the lowest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in Melanesia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 t in 2024.
- How does Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) rank for phosphate rock — import quantity?
- Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 145th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is phosphate rock — import quantity rising or falling in Melanesia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Melanesia (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