Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Phosphate rock — Import quantity was 0.53 t in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Saint Lucia, 2008–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 0.53 t for phosphate rock — import quantity in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5,200.0% on the previous year and up 152.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, phosphate rock — import quantity in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.53 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.01 t, in 2012.
That places Saint Lucia 135th out of 170 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.48 t | — |
| 2009 | 0.21 t | -56.3% |
| 2012 | 0.01 t | -95.2% |
| 2016 | 0.01 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.53 t | +5200.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.53 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.8 t, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.53 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26 t, 2% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.345 t | 0.21 t | 0.48 t | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.1833 t | 0.01 t | 0.53 t | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More environment data for Saint Lucia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.15 % 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 -0.4464 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is phosphate rock — import quantity in Saint Lucia?
- Phosphate rock — import quantity in Saint Lucia was 0.53 t in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.53 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 t in 2012.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for phosphate rock — import quantity?
- Saint Lucia ranks 135th out of 170 countries with data for 2019.
- Is phosphate rock — import quantity rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 152.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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