Sodium nitrate — Import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Sodium nitrate — Import quantity was 0.08 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sodium nitrate — Import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
China, Hong Kong SAR recorded 0.08 t for sodium nitrate — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is up 60.0% on the previous year and down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sodium nitrate — import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 813.64 t in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.05 t, in 2023.
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 135th of 158 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sodium nitrate — Import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 553.38 t | — |
| 2003 | 813.64 t | +47.0% |
| 2004 | 606.38 t | -25.5% |
| 2005 | 349.45 t | -42.4% |
| 2006 | 436.64 t | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 274.23 t | -37.2% |
| 2008 | 317.62 t | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 173.27 t | -45.4% |
| 2010 | 15.22 t | -91.2% |
| 2011 | 6.89 t | -54.7% |
| 2012 | 1.5 t | -78.2% |
| 2013 | 43.13 t | +2775.3% |
| 2014 | 126 t | +192.1% |
| 2015 | 86.74 t | -31.2% |
| 2016 | 24.6 t | -71.6% |
| 2017 | 22.22 t | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 78.03 t | +251.2% |
| 2019 | 34.92 t | -55.2% |
| 2020 | 21.56 t | -38.3% |
| 2021 | 35.7 t | +65.6% |
| 2022 | 17.03 t | -52.3% |
| 2023 | 0.05 t | -99.7% |
| 2024 | 0.08 t | +60.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sodium nitrate — Import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +2775.3% | 1.5 t | 43.13 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 440.58 t | 173.27 t | 813.64 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 43.92 t | 1.5 t | 126 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.88 t | 0.05 t | 35.7 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR
- 132 Madagascar 0.13 t compare
- 133 Malawi 0.1 t compare
- 134 Bhutan 0.09 t compare
- 135 Gabon 0.08 t compare
- 137 Montenegro 0.04 t compare
- 138 Belarus 0.03 t compare
- 138 Seychelles 0.03 t compare
More environment data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 261 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 293 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.57 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.03 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 219 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 824 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sodium nitrate — import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Sodium nitrate — import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR was 0.08 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sodium nitrate — import quantity recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 813.64 t in 2003.
- What is the lowest sodium nitrate — import quantity recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 t in 2023.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for sodium nitrate — import quantity?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 135th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sodium nitrate — import quantity rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sodium nitrate — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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