India vs South America: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled

India
8.40 million t
in 2024
South America
7.77 million t
in 2024
India rank
3rd
South America rank
6th

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

  • India
  • South America
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M196119922024

How they compare

India currently reports 8.40 million t against 7.77 million t in South America, a difference of 627,220 t.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times South America's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South America ahead.

India ranks 3rd and South America ranks 6th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and South America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade India South America Difference Ahead
1960s 213,611 t 346,565 t 132,954 t South America
1970s 707,440 t 1.34 million t 635,788 t South America
1980s 1.86 million t 1.88 million t 26,570 t South America
1990s 3.36 million t 2.29 million t 1.07 million t India
2000s 5.10 million t 4.20 million t 892,207 t India
2010s 7.00 million t 6.03 million t 969,043 t India
2020s 8.29 million t 7.64 million t 648,778 t India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled, India or South America?
India, at 8.40 million t against 7.77 million t in South America as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled between India and South America?
627,220 t, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and South America?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do India and South America rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
India ranks 3rd and South America ranks 6th 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.