Phosphate rock — Import quantity in New Zealand
New Zealand: Phosphate rock — Import quantity was 389,322 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Phosphate rock — Import quantity in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand is 389,322 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, phosphate rock — import quantity in New Zealand peaked at 1.11 million t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 323,272 t, in 2009.
New Zealand ranks 14th 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 982,095 t | — |
| 2003 | 1.00 million t | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.11 million t | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 861,155 t | -22.3% |
| 2006 | 588,814 t | -31.6% |
| 2007 | 822,208 t | +39.6% |
| 2008 | 1.09 million t | +32.3% |
| 2009 | 323,272 t | -70.3% |
| 2010 | 892,685 t | +176.1% |
| 2011 | 654,119 t | -26.7% |
| 2012 | 628,684 t | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 689,533 t | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 711,768 t | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 638,450 t | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 559,137 t | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 546,372 t | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 665,478 t | +21.8% |
| 2019 | 527,545 t | -20.7% |
| 2020 | 471,978 t | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 673,176 t | +42.6% |
| 2022 | 645,780 t | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 393,427 t | -39.1% |
| 2024 | 389,322 t | -1.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 389,322 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 247.51 t, 1573.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 389,322 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 172.44 t, 2257.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Phosphate rock — Import quantity in New Zealand 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 | +176.1% | 323,272 t | 892,685 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 847,239 t | 323,272 t | 1.11 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 651,377 t | 527,545 t | 892,685 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 514,737 t | 389,322 t | 673,176 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 11 Timor-Leste 0 t compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 0 t compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) 541,586 t compare
- 12 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 533,528 t compare
- 13 Bulgaria 443,731 t compare
- 15 Malaysia 357,420 t compare
- 16 Greece 347,675 t compare
- 17 Lebanon 339,964 t compare
More environment data for New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.474 % 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 -0.9337 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is phosphate rock — import quantity in New Zealand?
- Phosphate rock — import quantity in New Zealand was 389,322 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 million t in 2004.
- What is the lowest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 323,272 t in 2009.
- How does New Zealand rank for phosphate rock — import quantity?
- New Zealand ranks 14th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is phosphate rock — import quantity rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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