South Africa vs Southern Europe: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled

South Africa
490,643 t
in 2024
Southern Europe
655,768 t
in 2024
South Africa rank
17th
Southern Europe rank
20th

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

  • South Africa
  • Southern Europe
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922024

How they compare

Southern Europe currently reports 655,768 t against 490,643 t in South Africa, a difference of 165,125 t.

That makes Southern Europe's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Southern Europe has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 17th and Southern Europe ranks 20th of 212 countries.

Southern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Southern Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 205,424 t 1.07 million t 866,477 t Southern Europe
1970s 357,212 t 1.49 million t 1.13 million t Southern Europe
1980s 386,878 t 1.69 million t 1.30 million t Southern Europe
1990s 248,668 t 1.45 million t 1.20 million t Southern Europe
2000s 199,784 t 1.12 million t 920,432 t Southern Europe
2010s 248,830 t 833,972 t 585,142 t Southern Europe
2020s 433,867 t 694,364 t 260,497 t Southern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled, South Africa or Southern Europe?
Southern Europe, at 655,768 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 South Africa and Southern Europe?
165,125 t, with Southern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Southern Europe?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do South Africa and Southern Europe rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
South Africa ranks 17th and Southern Europe ranks 20th 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.