Algeria vs Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade): NPK fertilizers — Import quantity

Algeria
134,923 t
in 2024
Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
19,965 t
in 2024
Algeria rank
32nd
Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) rank
31st

NPK fertilizers — Import quantity over time

  • Algeria
  • Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M200220132024

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 134,923 t against 19,965 t in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade), a difference of 114,958 t.

That makes Algeria's figure about 6.8 times Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) ahead.

Algeria ranks 32nd and Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 31st of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) Difference Ahead
2000s 26,984 t 277,130 t 250,147 t Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
2010s 95,245 t 27,849 t 67,396 t Algeria
2020s 124,181 t 16,765 t 107,417 t Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher npk fertilizers — import quantity, Algeria or Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
Algeria, at 134,923 t against 19,965 t in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) as of 2024.
What is the difference in npk fertilizers — import quantity between Algeria and Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
114,958 t, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) rank globally for npk fertilizers — import quantity?
Algeria ranks 32nd and Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 31st of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as NPK fertilizers — Import quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
NPK fertilizers — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
232 places, 4,921 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