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
Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More environment data for Northern America (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 1.56 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 1.18 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 4.12 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 1.37 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 1.88 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.30 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 625,913 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 9.72 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 205,819 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 74,188 t (2024)
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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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