Sodium nitrate — Import quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)
Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade): Sodium nitrate — Import quantity was 5,353 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sodium nitrate — Import quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) recorded 5,353 t for sodium nitrate — import quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 24.1% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sodium nitrate — import quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 10,219 t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3,205 t, in 2017.
Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 21st of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Sodium nitrate — Import quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5,472 t | — |
| 2003 | 7,382 t | +34.9% |
| 2004 | 6,999 t | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 6,971 t | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 7,284 t | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 8,653 t | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 10,219 t | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 5,570 t | -45.5% |
| 2010 | 5,512 t | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 4,275 t | -22.5% |
| 2012 | 4,502 t | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 6,196 t | +37.6% |
| 2014 | 5,665 t | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 4,746 t | -16.2% |
| 2016 | 4,642 t | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 3,205 t | -31.0% |
| 2018 | 4,689 t | +46.3% |
| 2019 | 4,447 t | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 5,758 t | +29.5% |
| 2021 | 6,377 t | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 8,786 t | +37.8% |
| 2023 | 7,055 t | -19.7% |
| 2024 | 5,353 t | -24.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,319 t | 5,472 t | 10,219 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 4,788 t | 3,205 t | 6,196 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,666 t | 5,353 t | 8,786 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.65 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 3.65 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 5.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 1.19 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -11.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 6.43 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -8.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sodium nitrate — import quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Sodium nitrate — import quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) was 5,353 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sodium nitrate — import quantity recorded in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 10,219 t in 2008.
- What is the lowest sodium nitrate — import quantity recorded in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,205 t in 2017.
- How does Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) rank for sodium nitrate — import quantity?
- Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 21st out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sodium nitrate — import quantity rising or falling in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 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