Phosphate rock — Import value by country
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What the numbers show
Phosphate rock — Import value is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 1.79 million 1000 USD in India; the lowest is 0 1000 USD in United Republic of Tanzania.
The median across all reporting countries is 23.37 1000 USD, and the mean is 23,254 1000 USD.
Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 99 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 255,950.0%), and the largest decrease in Timor-Leste (down 100.0%).
Phosphate rock — Import value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 1.79 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 82.0% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 202,718 1000 USD | 2024 | up 205,434.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Belgium | 201,226 1000 USD | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 199,276 1000 USD | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 182,160 1000 USD | 2024 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 150,879 1000 USD | 2024 | up 431.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Lithuania | 150,158 1000 USD | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 139,419 1000 USD | 2024 | up 241.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) | 108,602 1000 USD | 2024 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Republic of Korea | 103,986 1000 USD | 2024 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Türkiye | 99,670 1000 USD | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 12 | New Zealand | 81,618 1000 USD | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 72,667 1000 USD | 2024 | up 804.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Lebanon | 55,713 1000 USD | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 15 | Japan | 53,848 1000 USD | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 52,351 1000 USD | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Australia | 51,862 1000 USD | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Malaysia | 51,772 1000 USD | 2024 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Serbia | 45,345 1000 USD | 2024 | up 154.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Spain | 44,526 1000 USD | 2024 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Argentina | 43,610 1000 USD | 2024 | up 82.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Peru | 40,224 1000 USD | 2024 | up 162.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Philippines | 39,240 1000 USD | 2024 | up 78,146.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Greece | 36,187 1000 USD | 2024 | up 115.4% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 34,286 1000 USD | 2024 | up 430.1% | volatile |
| 26 | China, Taiwan Province of | 29,108 1000 USD | 2024 | up 81.7% | volatile |
| 27 | France | 19,838 1000 USD | 2024 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Italy | 17,083 1000 USD | 2024 | up 38.0% | falling |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 15,220 1000 USD | 2023 | up 226.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Poland | 14,468 1000 USD | 2024 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Uruguay | 13,751 1000 USD | 2024 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Belarus | 11,420 1000 USD | 2024 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 10,614 1000 USD | 2024 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Turkmenistan | 7,329 1000 USD | 2024 | up 155.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Colombia | 7,226 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,598.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Germany | 7,225 1000 USD | 2024 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Ukraine | 6,951 1000 USD | 2024 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 5,957 1000 USD | 2024 | up 88.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Portugal | 5,415 1000 USD | 2024 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Viet Nam | 4,981 1000 USD | 2022 | up 256.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Croatia | 3,210 1000 USD | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Israel | 2,794 1000 USD | 2024 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Paraguay | 2,684 1000 USD | 2024 | up 372.4% | volatile |
| 44 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,993 1000 USD | 2024 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 1,328 1000 USD | 2024 | up 80.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1,219 1000 USD | 2024 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Tunisia | 1,050 1000 USD | 2024 | up 11,874.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Chile | 996.35 1000 USD | 2024 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Gabon | 817.29 1000 USD | 2022 | up 135.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Guyana | 702.53 1000 USD | 2024 | up 16,869.3% | volatile |
| 51 | El Salvador | 496.55 1000 USD | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Slovakia | 478.01 1000 USD | 2024 | up 174.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Romania | 439.77 1000 USD | 2024 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Switzerland | 395.51 1000 USD | 2024 | up 277.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Guatemala | 328.29 1000 USD | 2024 | up 322.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Egypt | 274.13 1000 USD | 2024 | up 2,207.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Kenya | 272.26 1000 USD | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 58 | United Arab Emirates | 270.91 1000 USD | 2023 | up 152.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Sweden | 218.59 1000 USD | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Czechia | 215.82 1000 USD | 2024 | up 95.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Georgia | 193.4 1000 USD | 2024 | up 96,600.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Latvia | 190.74 1000 USD | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Thailand | 176.89 1000 USD | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Slovenia | 147.54 1000 USD | 2024 | up 657.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Ireland | 147.09 1000 USD | 2024 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Ghana | 145.39 1000 USD | 2023 | up 587.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Nigeria | 115.97 1000 USD | 2024 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Ecuador | 110.88 1000 USD | 2024 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Nicaragua | 106.32 1000 USD | 2023 | up 1,520.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Gambia | 102.42 1000 USD | 2024 | up 255,950.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) | 102.4 1000 USD | 2024 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Denmark | 100.75 1000 USD | 2024 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Belize | 81.63 1000 USD | 2024 | up 11,561.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Uganda | 75.83 1000 USD | 2024 | up 23,596.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Libya | 71.45 1000 USD | 2022 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Mauritania | 64.65 1000 USD | 2023 | up 1,965.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Singapore | 58.14 1000 USD | 2024 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Qatar | 57.12 1000 USD | 2024 | up 4,700.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Papua New Guinea | 44.99 1000 USD | 2022 | up 1,430.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Mali | 44.18 1000 USD | 2021 | up 251.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Malawi | 41 1000 USD | 2023 | up 9,661.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Bahamas | 33.61 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,288.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Costa Rica | 33.13 1000 USD | 2024 | up 17,336.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Bahrain | 33 1000 USD | 2021 | up 1,136.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Cambodia | 32.83 1000 USD | 2024 | up 546.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Cyprus | 32.77 1000 USD | 2024 | up 492.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Republic of Moldova | 30.27 1000 USD | 2024 | up 217.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Ethiopia | 29.44 1000 USD | 2023 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 89 | North Macedonia | 27.24 1000 USD | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Kuwait | 26.6 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,013.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Cuba | 23.95 1000 USD | 2024 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Trinidad and Tobago | 22.79 1000 USD | 2022 | up 6,230.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Oman | 21.31 1000 USD | 2024 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Cameroon | 20.12 1000 USD | 2023 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Liberia | 20.11 1000 USD | 2021 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Norway | 17.14 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Canada | 17 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | New Caledonia | 16.84 1000 USD | 2013 | up 459.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Luxembourg | 15.85 1000 USD | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 15.73 1000 USD | 2023 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Morocco | 12.94 1000 USD | 2023 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Nepal | 11.26 1000 USD | 2022 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Albania | 9.85 1000 USD | 2020 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 9.64 1000 USD | 2017 | up 354.7% | volatile |
| 105 | South Sudan | 8.01 1000 USD | 2023 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Panama | 7.32 1000 USD | 2023 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Afghanistan | 7.1 1000 USD | 2018 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Togo | 6.93 1000 USD | 2024 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Hungary | 6.77 1000 USD | 2024 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Barbados | 6.45 1000 USD | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 6.25 1000 USD | 2015 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Burundi | 5.96 1000 USD | 2022 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Faroe Islands | 5.68 1000 USD | 2015 | up 305.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Algeria | 4.32 1000 USD | 2023 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Burkina Faso | 4.14 1000 USD | 2024 | up 290.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Dominican Republic | 3.88 1000 USD | 2023 | up 708.3% | volatile |
| 117 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 3.43 1000 USD | 2024 | up 328.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Namibia | 3.42 1000 USD | 2024 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Niger | 3.39 1000 USD | 2023 | up 173.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Yemen | 3 1000 USD | 2018 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Haiti | 2.73 1000 USD | 2015 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Sudan | 2.72 1000 USD | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Angola | 2.54 1000 USD | 2024 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Zimbabwe | 2.41 1000 USD | 2023 | up 265.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Mongolia | 2.35 1000 USD | 2023 | up 11,650.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Guinea | 2.34 1000 USD | 2014 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Senegal | 2.28 1000 USD | 2024 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Mexico | 2.19 1000 USD | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Suriname | 2.19 1000 USD | 2024 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Honduras | 1.9 1000 USD | 2024 | up 2,275.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Malta | 1.77 1000 USD | 2024 | up 5,800.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Sri Lanka | 1.5 1000 USD | 2024 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Myanmar | 1.39 1000 USD | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.34 1000 USD | 2022 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Mozambique | 1.33 1000 USD | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Rwanda | 1.17 1000 USD | 2021 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.11 1000 USD | 2024 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Madagascar | 1.04 1000 USD | 2024 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.97 1000 USD | 2023 | up 470.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Saint Lucia | 0.92 1000 USD | 2019 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.88 1000 USD | 2024 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Mauritius | 0.7 1000 USD | 2024 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Kazakhstan | 0.67 1000 USD | 2021 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Iraq | 0.61 1000 USD | 2024 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Azerbaijan | 0.6 1000 USD | 2024 | up 57.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Eswatini | 0.57 1000 USD | 2023 | up 185.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Benin | 0.55 1000 USD | 2021 | up 243.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.54 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Cabo Verde | 0.49 1000 USD | 2023 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Montenegro | 0.48 1000 USD | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Aruba | 0.45 1000 USD | 2023 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Zambia | 0.35 1000 USD | 2023 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Fiji | 0.31 1000 USD | 2024 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) | 0.31 1000 USD | 2024 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Sudan (former) | 0.3 1000 USD | 2010 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Samoa | 0.27 1000 USD | 2016 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Greenland | 0.26 1000 USD | 2018 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Grenada | 0.25 1000 USD | 2024 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Lesotho | 0.2 1000 USD | 2023 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.19 1000 USD | 2022 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 161 | French Polynesia | 0.18 1000 USD | 2022 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Sierra Leone | 0.18 1000 USD | 2017 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Botswana | 0.17 1000 USD | 2023 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Bhutan | 0.15 1000 USD | 2023 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Estonia | 0.14 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Iceland | 0.14 1000 USD | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Finland | 0.13 1000 USD | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Seychelles | 0.09 1000 USD | 2021 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Palau | 0.07 1000 USD | 2017 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Armenia | 0.04 1000 USD | 2022 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Comoros | 0.04 1000 USD | 2018 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Dominica | 0.04 1000 USD | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Vanuatu | 0.04 1000 USD | 2013 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Micronesia (excluding intra-trade) | 0.04 1000 USD | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Congo | 0.03 1000 USD | 2023 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.03 1000 USD | 2017 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Jamaica | 0.02 1000 USD | 2023 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Polynesia (excluding intra-trade) | 0.02 1000 USD | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Bermuda | 0.01 1000 USD | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.01 1000 USD | 2023 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Timor-Leste | 0 1000 USD | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 181 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 1.96 million 1000 USD
- Asia (excluding intra-trade) 1.87 million 1000 USD
- Europe (excluding intra-trade) 764,241 1000 USD
- European Union (27) (excluding intra-trade) 731,707 1000 USD
- European Union (28) (excluding intra-trade) 702,749 1000 USD
- South-eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 446,876 1000 USD
- Northern America (excluding intra-trade) 438,415 1000 USD
- United States of America 438,365 1000 USD
- Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 402,378 1000 USD
- Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) 324,613 1000 USD
- Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) 289,239 1000 USD
- Americas (excluding intra-trade) 279,851 1000 USD
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