Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)

Northern America (excluding intra-trade): Phosphate rock — Import quantity was 3.39 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.39 million t
Change on year
up 30.4%
Rank
8th
of 32 groups
All-time high
4.36 million t
in 2015
All-time low
1.36 million t
in 2009
Years of data
23
2002–2024

Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024

1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M2002201320242002: 2.7M t2003: 2.4M t2004: 2.6M t2005: 2.8M t2006: 1.8M t2007: 2.1M t2008: 1.8M t2009: 1.4M t2010: 2.1M t2011: 2.9M t2012: 2.7M t2013: 2.9M t2014: 3.1M t2015: 4.4M t2016: 3.2M t2017: 3.5M t2018: 3.5M t2019: 2.2M t2020: 2.5M t2021: 2.5M t2022: 2.5M t2023: 2.6M t2024: 3.4M t

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

Analysis

In 2024, phosphate rock — import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade) stood at 3.39 million t.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.4% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, phosphate rock — import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 4.36 million t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.36 million t, in 2009.

Northern America (excluding intra-trade) ranks 8th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade), year by year

Annual values for Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade), 2002 to 2024.
Year t Change
2002 2.68 million t —
2003 2.39 million t -10.8%
2004 2.56 million t +6.8%
2005 2.76 million t +7.9%
2006 1.78 million t -35.6%
2007 2.08 million t +17.3%
2008 1.84 million t -11.5%
2009 1.36 million t -26.0%
2010 2.06 million t +51.4%
2011 2.87 million t +39.2%
2012 2.69 million t -6.2%
2013 2.89 million t +7.3%
2014 3.10 million t +7.3%
2015 4.36 million t +40.6%
2016 3.22 million t -26.2%
2017 3.51 million t +9.0%
2018 3.45 million t -1.7%
2019 2.20 million t -36.2%
2020 2.52 million t +14.4%
2021 2.47 million t -2.0%
2022 2.50 million t +1.4%
2023 2.60 million t +3.7%
2024 3.39 million t +30.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.18 million t 1.36 million t 2.76 million t 8
2010s 3.04 million t 2.06 million t 4.36 million t 10
2020s 2.70 million t 2.47 million t 3.39 million t 5

Countries ranked near Northern America (excluding intra-trade)

  1. 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 51.68 t compare
  2. 5 Lithuania 832,490 t compare
  3. 6 Belgium 809,645 t compare
  4. 6 Micronesia (Federated States of) 10 t compare
  5. 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 6.71 t compare
  6. 7 Serbia 725,257 t compare
  7. 8 Republic of Moldova 3.66 t compare
  8. 8 Russian Federation 589,337 t compare
  9. 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.12 t compare
  10. 9 Republic of Korea 580,159 t compare
  11. 10 Pakistan 576,656 t compare
  12. 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.02 t compare
  13. 11 Timor-Leste 0 t compare
  14. 11 United Republic of Tanzania 0 t compare
  15. 11 Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) 541,586 t compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is phosphate rock — import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
Phosphate rock — import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade) was 3.39 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
The highest recorded value was 4.36 million t in 2015.
What is the lowest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.36 million t in 2009.
How does Northern America (excluding intra-trade) rank for phosphate rock — import quantity?
Northern America (excluding intra-trade) ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
Is phosphate rock — import quantity rising or falling in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern America (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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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
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