Sodium nitrate — Import quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)
Western Asia (excluding intra-trade): Sodium nitrate — Import quantity was 28,041 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sodium nitrate — Import quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sodium nitrate — import quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) is 28,041 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.2% on the previous year and up 201.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sodium nitrate — import quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 103,182 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,751 t, in 2002.
That places Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sodium nitrate — Import quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3,751 t | — |
| 2003 | 4,744 t | +26.5% |
| 2004 | 5,181 t | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 6,208 t | +19.8% |
| 2006 | 6,497 t | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 6,424 t | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 5,988 t | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 7,002 t | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 4,576 t | -34.6% |
| 2011 | 5,077 t | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 4,688 t | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 6,660 t | +42.1% |
| 2014 | 9,293 t | +39.5% |
| 2015 | 6,534 t | -29.7% |
| 2016 | 15,138 t | +131.7% |
| 2017 | 25,566 t | +68.9% |
| 2018 | 10,526 t | -58.8% |
| 2019 | 58,920 t | +459.8% |
| 2020 | 59,474 t | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 97,351 t | +63.7% |
| 2022 | 103,182 t | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 70,462 t | -31.7% |
| 2024 | 28,041 t | -60.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sodium nitrate — Import quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +459.8% | 10,526 t | 58,920 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,724 t | 3,751 t | 7,002 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 14,698 t | 4,576 t | 58,920 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 71,702 t | 28,041 t | 103,182 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)
- 3 Japan 9,644 t compare
- 3 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,014 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
- 7 Malaysia 6,264 t compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 38.02 t compare
- 8 Canada 5,837 t compare
- 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 20 t compare
- 9 Republic of Korea 4,805 t compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.29 t compare
More environment data for Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 302,507 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 302,507 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -19.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 503,848 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 10.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.60 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -25.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -9.04 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sodium nitrate — import quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Sodium nitrate — import quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) was 28,041 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sodium nitrate — import quantity recorded in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 103,182 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest sodium nitrate — import quantity recorded in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,751 t in 2002.
- How does Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) rank for sodium nitrate — import quantity?
- Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sodium nitrate — import quantity rising or falling in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 201.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western 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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