Sodium nitrate — Import quantity in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Sodium nitrate — Import quantity was 2,014 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sodium nitrate — Import quantity in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 2,014 t for sodium nitrate — import quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 131.0% on the previous year and up 235.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sodium nitrate — import quantity in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 2,014 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 100 t, in 2002.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sodium nitrate — Import quantity in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 100 t | — |
| 2003 | 120 t | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 125 t | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 191 t | +52.8% |
| 2006 | 240 t | +25.7% |
| 2007 | 250 t | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 663.15 t | +165.3% |
| 2009 | 367.05 t | -44.7% |
| 2010 | 245 t | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 180 t | -26.5% |
| 2012 | 391 t | +117.2% |
| 2013 | 360.95 t | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 600.5 t | +66.4% |
| 2015 | 678.25 t | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 794.32 t | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 807.58 t | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1,022 t | +26.6% |
| 2019 | 832 t | -18.6% |
| 2020 | 448.13 t | -46.1% |
| 2021 | 318.55 t | -28.9% |
| 2022 | 1,415 t | +344.3% |
| 2023 | 872.18 t | -38.4% |
| 2024 | 2,014 t | +131.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sodium nitrate — Import quantity in Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +344.3% | 318.55 t | 1,415 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 257.02 t | 100 t | 663.15 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 591.16 t | 180 t | 1,022 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,014 t | 318.55 t | 2,014 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 1 United Arab Emirates 63,921 t compare
- 1 Viet Nam 7,172 t compare
- 2 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 30,906 t compare
- 2 Türkiye 4,389 t compare
- 3 Japan 9,644 t compare
- 4 Brazil 9,276 t compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 1,956 t compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 203.91 t compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) 7,340 t compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 164.46 t compare
- 6 Peru 6,665 t compare
More environment data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.825 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.318 °C (2025)
- Agricultural land — Area 2,201 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 72.61 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1,598 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,874 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 9.54 % (2024)
- Country area — Area 23,680 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 31.3 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sodium nitrate — import quantity in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Sodium nitrate — import quantity in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 2,014 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sodium nitrate — import quantity recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2,014 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest sodium nitrate — import quantity recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 t in 2002.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for sodium nitrate — import quantity?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 3rd out of 10 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sodium nitrate — import quantity rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 235.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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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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