Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) vs South Africa: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
757,653 t
in 2024
South Africa
490,643 t
in 2024
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank
19th
South Africa rank
17th

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

  • Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) currently reports 757,653 t against 490,643 t in South Africa, a difference of 267,010 t.

That makes Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)'s figure about 1.5 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 17th of 31 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 114,869 t 205,424 t 90,555 t South Africa
1970s 280,717 t 357,212 t 76,495 t South Africa
1980s 435,403 t 386,878 t 48,525 t Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
1990s 648,446 t 248,668 t 399,778 t Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2000s 608,331 t 199,784 t 408,548 t Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2010s 819,913 t 248,830 t 571,083 t Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2020s 824,546 t 433,867 t 390,679 t Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled, Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) or South Africa?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), at 757,653 t against 490,643 t in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled between Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) and South Africa?
267,010 t, with Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) and South Africa rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 17th of 31 groups.
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.