Saudi Arabia vs Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade): NPK fertilizers — Export quantity

Saudi Arabia
68,664 t
in 2024
Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
17,171 t
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
23rd
Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) rank
25th

NPK fertilizers — Export quantity over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 68,664 t against 17,171 t in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade), a difference of 51,493 t.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 4.0 times Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd and Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 25th of 114 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) Difference Ahead
2000s 533.38 t 194,400 t 193,867 t Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
2010s 11,238 t 63,954 t 52,716 t Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
2020s 103,629 t 16,926 t 86,703 t Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher npk fertilizers — export quantity, Saudi Arabia or Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
Saudi Arabia, at 68,664 t against 17,171 t in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) as of 2024.
What is the difference in npk fertilizers — export quantity between Saudi Arabia and Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
51,493 t, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Saudi Arabia and Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) rank globally for npk fertilizers — export quantity?
Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd and Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 25th of 114 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as NPK fertilizers — Export quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
NPK fertilizers — Export quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
154 places, 2,924 data points, 2002–2024
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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