Sodium nitrate — Import quantity in Uruguay
Uruguay: Sodium nitrate — Import quantity was 57.15 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sodium nitrate — Import quantity in Uruguay, 2003–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 57.15 t for sodium nitrate — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is up 172.1% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sodium nitrate — import quantity in Uruguay peaked at 125 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21 t, in 2016.
Uruguay ranks 85th of 158 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Sodium nitrate — Import quantity in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 28 t | — |
| 2004 | 56 t | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 84 t | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 70 t | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 90 t | +28.6% |
| 2008 | 62 t | -31.1% |
| 2009 | 56.3 t | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 82 t | +45.6% |
| 2011 | 82 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 81 t | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 54 t | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 125 t | +131.5% |
| 2015 | 47 t | -62.4% |
| 2016 | 21 t | -55.3% |
| 2017 | 31 t | +47.6% |
| 2018 | 69 t | +122.6% |
| 2019 | 47 t | -31.9% |
| 2020 | 21 t | -55.3% |
| 2021 | 58.3 t | +177.6% |
| 2022 | 42 t | -28.0% |
| 2023 | 21 t | -50.0% |
| 2024 | 57.15 t | +172.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 57.15 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 242.38 t, 24% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 57.15 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.66 t, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.76 t | 28 t | 90 t | 7 |
| 2010s | 63.9 t | 21 t | 125 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.89 t | 21 t | 58.3 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More environment data for Uruguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.96 % 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 3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sodium nitrate — import quantity in Uruguay?
- Sodium nitrate — import quantity in Uruguay was 57.15 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sodium nitrate — import quantity recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 125 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest sodium nitrate — import quantity recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 t in 2016.
- How does Uruguay rank for sodium nitrate — import quantity?
- Uruguay ranks 85th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sodium nitrate — import quantity rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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