Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)
Western Europe (excluding intra-trade): Phosphate rock — Import quantity was 1.58 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Western Europe (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) recorded 1.58 million t for phosphate rock — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.3% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, phosphate rock — import quantity in Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 5.16 million t in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.22 million t, in 2022.
Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) ranks 14th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Western Europe (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5.16 million t | — |
| 2003 | 4.03 million t | -21.9% |
| 2004 | 4.33 million t | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 5.07 million t | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 4.40 million t | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 4.24 million t | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 4.21 million t | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.50 million t | -64.3% |
| 2010 | 3.39 million t | +125.5% |
| 2011 | 3.12 million t | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 2.87 million t | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 2.44 million t | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 2.13 million t | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 1.93 million t | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 1.76 million t | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 1.97 million t | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 1.52 million t | -23.1% |
| 2019 | 1.72 million t | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 1.86 million t | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 1.54 million t | -17.3% |
| 2022 | 1.22 million t | -20.6% |
| 2023 | 1.33 million t | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 1.58 million t | +18.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Phosphate rock — Import quantity in Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +125.5% | 1.50 million t | 3.39 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.12 million t | 1.50 million t | 5.16 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.28 million t | 1.52 million t | 3.39 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 million t | 1.22 million t | 1.86 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)
- 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
- 12 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 533,528 t compare
- 13 Bulgaria 443,731 t compare
- 14 New Zealand 389,322 t compare
- 15 Malaysia 357,420 t compare
- 16 Greece 347,675 t compare
- 17 Lebanon 339,964 t compare
More environment data for Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.20 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 38.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.20 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 15.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 590,838 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 2.58 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -4.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 2.39 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -9.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -9.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is phosphate rock — import quantity in Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- Phosphate rock — import quantity in Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) was 1.58 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.16 million t in 2002.
- What is the lowest phosphate rock — import quantity recorded in Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 million t in 2022.
- How does Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) rank for phosphate rock — import quantity?
- Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) ranks 14th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is phosphate rock — import quantity rising or falling in Western Europe (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Europe (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