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.
Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| 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
| 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)
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 51.68 t compare
- 5 Lithuania 832,490 t compare
- 6 Belgium 809,645 t compare
- 6 Micronesia (Federated States of) 10 t compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 6.71 t compare
- 7 Serbia 725,257 t compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 3.66 t compare
- 8 Russian Federation 589,337 t compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.12 t compare
- 9 Republic of Korea 580,159 t compare
- 10 Pakistan 576,656 t compare
- 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.02 t compare
- 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
More environment data for Northern America (excluding intra-trade)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.30 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 36.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.30 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 14.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.88 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 1.37 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 4.12 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -9.93 % change on previous year (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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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