Sodium nitrate — Import quantity by country
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...
Countries reporting
170
Highest
63,921 t
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
0 t
Micronesia (excluding intra-trade)
Median
74.61 t
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
3,742
What the numbers show
Sodium nitrate — Import quantity is currently reported for 170 countries. The highest value is 63,921 t in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 0 t in Micronesia (excluding intra-trade).
The median across all reporting countries is 74.61 t, and the mean is 1,337 t.
Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 92 fell. The largest increase was in Cameroon (up 1,171,900.0%), and the largest decrease in Cabo Verde (down 100.0%).
Sodium nitrate — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 63,921 t | 2023 | up 13,113.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 7,172 t | 2023 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 30,906 t | 2024 | up 504.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Türkiye | 4,389 t | 2024 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 3 | Japan | 9,644 t | 2024 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 3 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2,014 t | 2024 | up 235.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Brazil | 9,276 t | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1,956 t | 2024 | up 6,362.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) | 7,340 t | 2024 | up 403.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 203.91 t | 2023 | up 269.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Peru | 6,665 t | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 164.46 t | 2023 | up 305.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Malaysia | 6,264 t | 2024 | up 245.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Syrian Arab Republic | 38.02 t | 2022 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Canada | 5,837 t | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 8 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 20 t | 2015 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Republic of Korea | 4,805 t | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 9 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1.29 t | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Indonesia | 4,184 t | 2024 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 10 | Republic of Moldova | 0.02 t | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 11 | France | 3,428 t | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 12 | Australia | 3,361 t | 2024 | up 208.7% | flat |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 3,289 t | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 14 | Sweden | 2,865 t | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 15 | Chile | 2,863 t | 2024 | up 5,405.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Germany | 2,491 t | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 17 | Thailand | 2,396 t | 2024 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 18 | Pakistan | 2,176 t | 2024 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 19 | Italy | 2,077 t | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 20 | Belgium | 1,931 t | 2024 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Poland | 1,755 t | 2024 | down 53.2% | rising |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 1,694 t | 2023 | up 7,778.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Austria | 1,655 t | 2024 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 24 | Ireland | 1,638 t | 2024 | up 273.0% | volatile |
| 25 | South Africa | 1,352 t | 2024 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Djibouti | 1,209 t | 2024 | up 5,156.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Ecuador | 1,193 t | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Argentina | 1,163 t | 2024 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 1,161 t | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Mexico | 1,140 t | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Spain | 1,075 t | 2024 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.01 t | 2024 | up 347.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 1,020 t | 2024 | up 1,185.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Cabo Verde | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Estonia | 934 t | 2024 | down 52.2% | rising |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | 914.85 t | 2024 | up 1,729.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Romania | 881.78 t | 2024 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Colombia | 879.03 t | 2024 | down 32.5% | rising |
| 37 | Bangladesh | 872.13 t | 2024 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Zambia | 719.3 t | 2023 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Ukraine | 676.65 t | 2024 | up 13,433.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Switzerland | 657.15 t | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 41 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 654.66 t | 2024 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 42 | Algeria | 650.06 t | 2024 | up 2,485.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Cambodia | 620.25 t | 2024 | up 2,381.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Israel | 584.33 t | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Greece | 567.05 t | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 46 | Mongolia | 540 t | 2023 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Philippines | 515.36 t | 2024 | up 150.8% | volatile |
| 48 | China, Taiwan Province of | 445.92 t | 2024 | down 74.5% | falling |
| 49 | Finland | 436.47 t | 2024 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 50 | Serbia | 402.44 t | 2024 | up 641.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Norway | 383.73 t | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 52 | Hungary | 365.62 t | 2024 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Costa Rica | 365.41 t | 2024 | up 133.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Portugal | 360.25 t | 2024 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 55 | North Macedonia | 359.01 t | 2024 | up 11,867.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Guinea | 358 t | 2024 | up 143,100.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Morocco | 340.91 t | 2024 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Czechia | 338.26 t | 2024 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Ethiopia | 336 t | 2022 | up 1,230.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Nigeria | 315.65 t | 2024 | up 63.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Uganda | 306.67 t | 2024 | up 170,272.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Egypt | 289.79 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Slovenia | 288.39 t | 2024 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Tajikistan | 257.03 t | 2024 | up 295.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Denmark | 196.36 t | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Cuba | 192.72 t | 2024 | up 337.0% | volatile |
| 67 | New Zealand | 187 t | 2024 | down 47.6% | rising |
| 68 | Oman | 171.94 t | 2024 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Honduras | 154.25 t | 2024 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Ghana | 151 t | 2023 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) | 148.01 t | 2024 | up 84.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Tunisia | 143.55 t | 2024 | up 90.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Angola | 119.78 t | 2024 | up 59,790.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Cameroon | 117.2 t | 2023 | up 1,171,900.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Mozambique | 116.43 t | 2024 | up 15,219.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Paraguay | 107.92 t | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Lithuania | 97.35 t | 2024 | up 363.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Kenya | 87.43 t | 2024 | up 860.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Botswana | 75.29 t | 2023 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Faroe Islands | 73.92 t | 2023 | up 123,100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | India | 72.15 t | 2024 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Panama | 70.31 t | 2024 | up 358.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Liberia | 69.58 t | 2022 | up 115,867.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Jordan | 58.33 t | 2022 | down 51.0% | flat |
| 85 | Uruguay | 57.15 t | 2024 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 86 | Slovakia | 54.45 t | 2024 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Qatar | 44 t | 2016 | up 1,995.2% | volatile |
| 88 | China, mainland | 42 t | 2024 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Guatemala | 40.16 t | 2021 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 33.84 t | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Libya | 27.01 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Russian Federation | 25.01 t | 2024 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Iraq | 25 t | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Kyrgyzstan | 23.64 t | 2024 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Iceland | 22.04 t | 2024 | up 13,675.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Kuwait | 19.56 t | 2024 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Palestine | 18.56 t | 2023 | up 1,939.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Turkmenistan | 17.19 t | 2024 | up 7,713.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Latvia | 14.44 t | 2024 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Jamaica | 14.19 t | 2024 | up 9,360.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 13.2 t | 2024 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Croatia | 10.52 t | 2024 | up 2,465.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Uzbekistan | 9.33 t | 2024 | up 7,076.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Armenia | 8.61 t | 2024 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Singapore | 7.92 t | 2024 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Georgia | 7.2 t | 2024 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 107 | New Caledonia | 6.2 t | 2014 | up 20,566.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Albania | 6.1 t | 2022 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) | 4.35 t | 2024 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Lesotho | 3.76 t | 2024 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Fiji | 3.75 t | 2024 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.34 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Nicaragua | 3.25 t | 2023 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Bahamas | 2.84 t | 2024 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Senegal | 2.74 t | 2024 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Nepal | 2.53 t | 2022 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Niger | 2.4 t | 2024 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Bahrain | 2.01 t | 2024 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Sierra Leone | 1.35 t | 2011 | up 13,400.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.25 t | 2024 | up 1,685.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Malta | 1.16 t | 2024 | up 3,766.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Namibia | 1 t | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Luxembourg | 0.92 t | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Mauritania | 0.66 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Papua New Guinea | 0.6 t | 2024 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Burundi | 0.54 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.51 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Guyana | 0.35 t | 2021 | up 1,650.0% | volatile |
| 128 | El Salvador | 0.35 t | 2015 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Suriname | 0.19 t | 2021 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Solomon Islands | 0.17 t | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Madagascar | 0.13 t | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Malawi | 0.1 t | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Bhutan | 0.09 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Gabon | 0.08 t | 2013 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 135 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.08 t | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Montenegro | 0.04 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Belarus | 0.03 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Seychelles | 0.03 t | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Mauritius | 0.02 t | 2019 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Cyprus | 0.01 t | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Lebanon | 0.01 t | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Mali | 0.01 t | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 141 | French Polynesia | 0.01 t | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Eswatini | 0.01 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Polynesia (excluding intra-trade) | 0.01 t | 2022 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Burkina Faso | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Belize | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Bermuda | 0 t | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Barbados | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Maldives | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Myanmar | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Rwanda | 0 t | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 t | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Samoa | 0 t | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Yemen | 0 t | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Micronesia (excluding intra-trade) | 0 t | 2018 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union (27) (excluding intra-trade) 36,275 t
- Northern America (excluding intra-trade) 34,247 t
- Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) 33,668 t
- Europe (excluding intra-trade) 33,644 t
- United States of America 28,826 t
- Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) 28,041 t
- European Union (28) (excluding intra-trade) 24,508 t
- Americas (excluding intra-trade) 21,510 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 21,164 t
- South-eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 20,700 t
- South America (excluding intra-trade) 15,605 t
- Asia (excluding intra-trade) 15,345 t
- Africa (excluding intra-trade) 9,747 t
- Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) 9,111 t
- Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 7,830 t
- Oceania (excluding intra-trade) 7,340 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 6,672 t
- Northern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 6,481 t
- Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 5,741 t
- Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 5,565 t
- Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 5,353 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) 4,571 t
- Eastern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 4,008 t
- Northern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 2,022 t
- Central America (excluding intra-trade) 1,831 t
- Central Asia (excluding intra-trade) 1,673 t
- Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 1,361 t
- Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) 1,298 t
- Middle Africa (excluding intra-trade) 396.93 t
- Small Island Developing States (excluding intra-trade) 191.54 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