Phosphate rock — Import quantity in United States of America

United States of America: Phosphate rock — Import quantity was 3.39 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.39 million t
Change on year
up 30.3%
Rank
7th
of 32 groups
All-time high
3.39 million t
in 2024
All-time low
1.25 million t
in 2014
Years of data
23
2002–2024

Phosphate rock — Import quantity in United States of America, 2002–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M2002201320242002: 2.7M t2003: 2.4M t2004: 2.6M t2005: 2.8M t2006: 1.8M t2007: 1.8M t2008: 1.9M t2009: 1.4M t2010: 1.9M t2011: 2.8M t2012: 2.6M t2013: 2.2M t2014: 1.3M t2015: 2.0M t2016: 1.6M t2017: 2.5M t2018: 2.8M 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

United States of America recorded 3.39 million t for phosphate rock — import quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 30.3% on the previous year and up 170.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, phosphate rock — import quantity in United States of America peaked at 3.39 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.25 million t, in 2014.

That places United States of America 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.14 million t 1.36 million t 2.75 million t 8
2010s 2.17 million t 1.25 million t 2.85 million t 10
2020s 2.70 million t 2.47 million t 3.39 million t 5

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 4 Brazil 1.34 million t compare
  2. 5 Lithuania 832,490 t compare
  3. 6 Belgium 809,645 t compare
  4. 7 Serbia 725,257 t compare
  5. 8 Russian Federation 589,337 t compare
  6. 9 Republic of Korea 580,159 t compare
  7. 10 Pakistan 576,656 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is phosphate rock — import quantity in United States of America?
Phosphate rock — import quantity in United States of America 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 United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 3.39 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 1.25 million t in 2014.
How does United States of America rank for phosphate rock — import quantity?
United States of America ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
Is phosphate rock — import quantity rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 170.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America 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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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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