Sodium nitrate — Import quantity in Pakistan
Pakistan: Sodium nitrate — Import quantity was 2,176 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sodium nitrate — Import quantity in Pakistan, 2003–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 2,176 t for sodium nitrate — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is down 61.3% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sodium nitrate — import quantity in Pakistan peaked at 6,815 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,157 t, in 2009.
Pakistan ranks 18th of 158 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Sodium nitrate — Import quantity in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1,738 t | — |
| 2004 | 2,308 t | +32.8% |
| 2005 | 2,277 t | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1,839 t | -19.2% |
| 2007 | 2,132 t | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 2,924 t | +37.1% |
| 2009 | 1,157 t | -60.4% |
| 2010 | 2,615 t | +126.0% |
| 2011 | 2,430 t | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 1,534 t | -36.9% |
| 2013 | 1,680 t | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 2,968 t | +76.7% |
| 2015 | 2,207 t | -25.6% |
| 2016 | 2,100 t | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 2,419 t | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 3,825 t | +58.1% |
| 2019 | 3,066 t | -19.8% |
| 2020 | 3,442 t | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 3,486 t | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 6,815 t | +95.5% |
| 2023 | 5,620 t | -17.5% |
| 2024 | 2,176 t | -61.3% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 2,176 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.43 t, 24.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 2,176 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 100.94 t, 21.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,054 t | 1,157 t | 2,924 t | 7 |
| 2010s | 2,484 t | 1,534 t | 3,825 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,308 t | 2,176 t | 6,815 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More environment data for Pakistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.373 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.7034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sodium nitrate — import quantity in Pakistan?
- Sodium nitrate — import quantity in Pakistan was 2,176 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sodium nitrate — import quantity recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6,815 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest sodium nitrate — import quantity recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,157 t in 2009.
- How does Pakistan rank for sodium nitrate — import quantity?
- Pakistan ranks 18th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sodium nitrate — import quantity rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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