China vs Southern Asia: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled

China
9.34 million t
in 2024
Southern Asia
10.64 million t
in 2024
China rank
1st
Southern Asia rank
4th

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled over time

  • China
  • Southern Asia
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922024

How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 10.64 million t against 9.34 million t in China, a difference of 1.31 million t.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 1st and Southern Asia ranks 4th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and Southern Asia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 505,667 t 277,381 t 228,286 t China
1970s 1.50 million t 1.03 million t 473,453 t China
1980s 3.82 million t 2.81 million t 1.02 million t China
1990s 7.76 million t 4.46 million t 3.30 million t China
2000s 10.65 million t 6.53 million t 4.12 million t China
2010s 12.88 million t 8.78 million t 4.09 million t China
2020s 9.81 million t 10.50 million t 692,778 t Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled, China or Southern Asia?
Southern Asia, at 10.64 million t against 9.34 million t in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled between China and Southern Asia?
1.31 million t, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Southern Asia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China and Southern Asia rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
China ranks 1st and Southern Asia ranks 4th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 12,655 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use with 115 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.