Table 2. 6. 12 : Sodium
nitrate
Imports
SITC Rev.3 : 272.2
HS : 3102.50
| Quantity (thousand tons) | Value (million US $) | |||||||||||
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | |
| WORLD | 448.8 | 362.8 | 359.1 | 360.6 | 333.3 | 331.9 | 91.5 | 73.3 | 71.4 | 78.7 | 78.3 | 76.5 |
| DEVELOPED MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES | 325.2 | 248.2 | 241.9 | 267.2 | 238.5 | 250.5 | 65.3 | 47.6 | 46.3 | 55.7 | 53.8 | 55.2 |
| AMERICA | 152.2 | 132.8 | 100.5 | 118.0 | 106.5 | 121.4 | 27.3 | 23.3 | 16.8 | 22.2 | 21.8 | 24.2 |
| Canada | 9.2 | 9.8 | 3.0 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| United States | 143.0 | 123.0 | 97.5 | 110.2 | 97.9 | 113.2 | 24.9 | 20.9 | 15.7 | 19.9 | 19.3 | 21.8 |
| EUROPE | 144.1 | 87.5 | 113.6 | 119.5 | 103.9 | 101.5 | 31.4 | 17.8 | 22.8 | 26.0 | 24.6 | 23.5 |
| European Union 15 | 143.6 | 86.9 | 112.8 | 118.7 | 102.9 | 100.4 | 31.2 | 17.6 | 22.5 | 25.6 | 24.2 | 23.1 |
| Austria | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Belgium-Luxembourg | 45.5 | 17.4 | 31.7 | 48.9 | 44.8 | 47.8 | 6.8 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Denmark | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Finland | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| France | 17.0 | 11.2 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 12.9 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| Germany | 5.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Greece | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Ireland | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Italy | 9.7 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Netherlands | 19.6 | 14.9 | 21.1 | 16.1 | 14.5 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.7 |
| Portugal | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Spain | 20.7 | 20.9 | 25.7 | 17.0 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Sweden | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| United Kingdom | 17.9 | 8.3 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Other Europe | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Iceland | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Norway | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Switzerland | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| SOUTH AFRICA | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| ASIA | 22.2 | 21.7 | 21.3 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 21.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| Israel | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Japan | 22.0 | 21.3 | 20.9 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 20.6 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| OCEANIA | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Australia | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| New Zealand | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES | 118.5 | 110.0 | 112.3 | 86.9 | 85.8 | 76.3 | 24.5 | 24.0 | 23.4 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 19.4 |
| AMERICA | 32.7 | 27.6 | 27.9 | 27.4 | 19.2 | 26.6 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 5.8 |
| Argentina | 2.1 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Bolivia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Brazil | 13.6 | 10.2 | 14.5 | 12.4 | 8.4 | 10.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| Ecuador | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Honduras | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Mexico | 16.0 | 12.1 | 0.2 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 8.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
| Panama | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Paraguay | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Peru | 0.5 | 0.6 | 7.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Uruguay | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Venezuela | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| AFRICA | 8.4 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| North Africa | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Egypt | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Morocco | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Zimbabwe | 8.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| ASIA | 74.5 | 80.3 | 81.1 | 55.4 | 61.3 | 46.9 | 16.8 | 18.2 | 16.9 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 12.7 |
| West Asia | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Jordan | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Turkey | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Other Asia | 72.2 | 77.5 | 79.1 | 53.3 | 58.9 | 45.1 | 16.2 | 17.4 | 16.3 | 13.3 | 15.1 | 12.1 |
| China | 36.9 | 48.1 | 52.5 | 26.3 | 26.7 | 21.6 | 5.9 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
| Hong Kong, China | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| India | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Indonesia | 5.8 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 12.7 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 2.2 |
| Korea, Republic of | 11.9 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Malaysia | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Pakistan | 2.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Philippines | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Singapore | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Taiwan, Province of China | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| Thailand | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| EUROPE | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Slovenia | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Yugoslavia, Fed. Rep. of | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| COUNTRIES IN EASTERN EUROPE | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 6.5 | 9.0 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 1.9 |
| Czech Republic | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Czechoslovakia (former) | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Latvia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Lithuania | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Moldova, Republic of | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Romania | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Russian Federation | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 |