PK compounds — Import quantity by country
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What the numbers show
PK compounds — Import quantity is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 244,852 t in France; the lowest is 0 t in Bahrain.
The median across all reporting countries is 141.3 t, and the mean is 4,031 t.
Over the past decade 89 countries rose and 88 fell. The largest increase was in Guyana (up 656,868.0%), and the largest decrease in Bahrain (down 100.0%).
PK compounds — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 244,852 t | 2024 | up 32.6% | falling |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 11,708 t | 2023 | up 318.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Poland | 68,442 t | 2024 | up 202.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2,038 t | 2024 | up 181.8% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 51,687 t | 2024 | up 176.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Türkiye | 1,661 t | 2024 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Germany | 36,444 t | 2024 | down 59.8% | falling |
| 4 | Republic of Moldova | 801.2 t | 2024 | up 10,905.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 31,055 t | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Syrian Arab Republic | 195.16 t | 2024 | up 737.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Belgium | 30,708 t | 2024 | up 63.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 159.09 t | 2024 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Croatia | 26,522 t | 2024 | up 116.5% | rising |
| 7 | United Republic of Tanzania | 56 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Brazil | 22,742 t | 2024 | up 434.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 36 t | 2024 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Malaysia | 22,159 t | 2024 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Timor-Leste | 16.64 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Ukraine | 21,674 t | 2024 | up 654.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8.75 t | 2023 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Ireland | 16,107 t | 2024 | up 407.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 2 t | 2019 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 12 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 11,897 t | 2024 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.17 t | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Malawi | 11,187 t | 2024 | up 8,440.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Denmark | 11,106 t | 2024 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Haiti | 9,644 t | 2024 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Switzerland | 9,226 t | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 17 | Republic of Korea | 8,088 t | 2024 | up 554.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Spain | 6,973 t | 2024 | down 36.3% | rising |
| 19 | Algeria | 6,094 t | 2024 | up 354.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Romania | 5,134 t | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Sweden | 4,485 t | 2024 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 22 | Italy | 3,671 t | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Japan | 3,131 t | 2024 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 24 | Colombia | 2,749 t | 2024 | up 724.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Myanmar | 2,677 t | 2024 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 26 | China, mainland | 2,598 t | 2024 | up 393.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Czechia | 2,569 t | 2024 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Canada | 2,434 t | 2024 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 29 | Uruguay | 2,429 t | 2024 | up 383.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Hungary | 2,214 t | 2024 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 2,091 t | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Cabo Verde | 11.46 t | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Guyana | 2,037 t | 2024 | up 656,868.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.52 t | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Portugal | 1,933 t | 2024 | down 58.0% | rising |
| 34 | Greece | 1,895 t | 2024 | up 68.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,588 t | 2024 | up 85,264.5% | volatile |
| 36 | South Africa | 1,529 t | 2024 | up 4,577.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Lesotho | 1,410 t | 2024 | up 46,265.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Paraguay | 1,351 t | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Egypt | 1,320 t | 2024 | up 208.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Botswana | 1,291 t | 2023 | up 33,972.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Guatemala | 1,286 t | 2024 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Austria | 1,249 t | 2024 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Ethiopia | 1,244 t | 2023 | up 1,364.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) | 1,234 t | 2024 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 45 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1,190 t | 2024 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 46 | Slovakia | 1,098 t | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Latvia | 1,087 t | 2024 | up 310.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Australia | 987.54 t | 2024 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Cambodia | 922.15 t | 2023 | up 1,217.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Slovenia | 729.79 t | 2024 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Peru | 722.53 t | 2024 | up 175.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Luxembourg | 712.33 t | 2024 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Morocco | 656.71 t | 2024 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 594.88 t | 2024 | up 209.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Costa Rica | 564.57 t | 2024 | up 197.8% | volatile |
| 56 | United Arab Emirates | 557.15 t | 2023 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Faroe Islands | 548.16 t | 2021 | up 8,465.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Madagascar | 530 t | 2024 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Russian Federation | 529.13 t | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Ecuador | 518.31 t | 2024 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Norway | 508.2 t | 2024 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Thailand | 464.38 t | 2024 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Chile | 439.35 t | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Eswatini | 412.78 t | 2023 | up 73.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Armenia | 404.93 t | 2024 | up 2,419.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Namibia | 391.66 t | 2024 | up 117.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Indonesia | 380.54 t | 2024 | up 262.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Singapore | 357.32 t | 2024 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Pakistan | 355.01 t | 2024 | up 446.2% | volatile |
| 70 | New Zealand | 305.25 t | 2024 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Finland | 288.15 t | 2024 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Dominica | 283.5 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Israel | 269.3 t | 2024 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Zimbabwe | 261.82 t | 2023 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Libya | 260.39 t | 2024 | up 507.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) | 248.83 t | 2024 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Honduras | 233.74 t | 2024 | up 116.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Georgia | 222.69 t | 2024 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Tunisia | 220.55 t | 2024 | up 1,421.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Liberia | 206.43 t | 2023 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Lithuania | 179.7 t | 2024 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Uzbekistan | 167.95 t | 2024 | up 3,245.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Lebanon | 161.11 t | 2024 | up 263.5% | volatile |
| 84 | North Macedonia | 155.43 t | 2024 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Estonia | 151.34 t | 2024 | up 983.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 150 t | 2024 | up 74,900.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Jamaica | 132.59 t | 2024 | up 2,014.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Djibouti | 123.86 t | 2024 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Burundi | 120 t | 2019 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Turkmenistan | 116.27 t | 2024 | up 7,651.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Argentina | 113.69 t | 2024 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Panama | 113.52 t | 2024 | up 82.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 111.22 t | 2023 | up 101,009.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Uganda | 109.47 t | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Zambia | 107.75 t | 2023 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Mexico | 107.28 t | 2024 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Mozambique | 105.61 t | 2024 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Sudan | 100.5 t | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Palestine | 98.7 t | 2023 | up 7,610.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Ghana | 98.12 t | 2023 | up 807.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Senegal | 88.07 t | 2024 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Nicaragua | 85.75 t | 2023 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Serbia | 79.92 t | 2024 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Kenya | 77.52 t | 2024 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Niger | 73.05 t | 2023 | up 81,066.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Azerbaijan | 72.48 t | 2024 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Barbados | 69.9 t | 2024 | up 86.9% | volatile |
| 108 | New Caledonia | 65 t | 2015 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Cyprus | 63.53 t | 2024 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Saudi Arabia | 60 t | 2024 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 59.81 t | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Angola | 52.89 t | 2024 | up 265.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Antigua and Barbuda | 51.85 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Brunei Darussalam | 50.25 t | 2024 | up 862.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Gambia | 50 t | 2024 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Iraq | 49.05 t | 2024 | up 4,400.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Belarus | 46.94 t | 2024 | up 131.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Tonga | 42 t | 2022 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Comoros | 40 t | 2024 | up 18,081.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) | 39.99 t | 2024 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Yemen | 39.07 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 122 | South Sudan | 38.8 t | 2024 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 123 | El Salvador | 37.27 t | 2024 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Kuwait | 32.53 t | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Qatar | 31.2 t | 2024 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Jordan | 30.68 t | 2024 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Mali | 30 t | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Kyrgyzstan | 28.34 t | 2024 | up 434.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Dominican Republic | 28.11 t | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Belize | 26.15 t | 2024 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Oman | 25.97 t | 2024 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Sri Lanka | 25.13 t | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Cuba | 25.05 t | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Papua New Guinea | 24 t | 2024 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Albania | 22.58 t | 2022 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Bahamas | 21.64 t | 2024 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Bermuda | 18.07 t | 2024 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Mauritius | 15.07 t | 2024 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Rwanda | 13.04 t | 2022 | up 781.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Micronesia (excluding intra-trade) | 10.21 t | 2021 | up 20,320.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Fiji | 9.15 t | 2024 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Gabon | 7.79 t | 2021 | down 87.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Mauritania | 6.5 t | 2024 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Saint Lucia | 6.41 t | 2020 | up 15,925.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Congo | 6.3 t | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.6 t | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Polynesia (excluding intra-trade) | 5.02 t | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Nepal | 4.1 t | 2022 | up 310.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Grenada | 3.55 t | 2024 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 150 | French Polynesia | 3.28 t | 2024 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Guinea | 2.96 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Nigeria | 2.51 t | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Vanuatu | 2.51 t | 2024 | up 483.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Samoa | 1.72 t | 2024 | up 258.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Iceland | 1.46 t | 2024 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Cook Islands | 1 t | 2020 | up 9,900.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Malta | 0.63 t | 2024 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Philippines | 0.45 t | 2023 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Mongolia | 0.41 t | 2021 | up 720.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.38 t | 2017 | up 375.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Maldives | 0.38 t | 2024 | up 280.0% | volatile |
| 162 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.16 t | 2024 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Montenegro | 0.14 t | 2024 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Bhutan | 0.03 t | 2021 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Aruba | 0.02 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Bangladesh | 0.02 t | 2023 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Cameroon | 0.02 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.02 t | 2021 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Seychelles | 0.01 t | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Bahrain | 0 t | 2022 | 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.
- Eastern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 86,015 t
- European Union (28) (excluding intra-trade) 68,937 t
- Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 53,254 t
- Americas (excluding intra-trade) 52,898 t
- Northern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 37,568 t
- European Union (27) (excluding intra-trade) 30,070 t
- South America (excluding intra-trade) 29,948 t
- Asia (excluding intra-trade) 29,531 t
- United States of America 27,444 t
- Northern America (excluding intra-trade) 27,146 t
- Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) 27,053 t
- Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) 26,079 t
- South-eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 25,898 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) 25,135 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 23,561 t
- Africa (excluding intra-trade) 21,556 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 19,159 t
- Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 17,135 t
- Europe (excluding intra-trade) 13,750 t
- Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 13,201 t
- Northern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 6,976 t
- Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 4,378 t
- Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) 3,017 t
- Central America (excluding intra-trade) 2,427 t
- Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 1,693 t
- Oceania (excluding intra-trade) 1,248 t
- Small Island Developing States (excluding intra-trade) 992.92 t
- Central Asia (excluding intra-trade) 811.77 t
- Middle Africa (excluding intra-trade) 439.8 t
- Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) 137.3 t
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