El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use

El Salvador
12,070 t
in 2024
Nicaragua
12,241 t
in 2022
El Salvador rank
95th
Nicaragua rank
94th

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nicaragua
010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922024

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 12,241 t against 12,070 t in El Salvador, a difference of 171 t.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 95th and Nicaragua ranks 94th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 9,541 t 4,629 t 4,912 t El Salvador
1970s 20,691 t 8,053 t 12,639 t El Salvador
1980s 18,203 t 9,441 t 8,762 t El Salvador
1990s 17,272 t 6,700 t 10,572 t El Salvador
2000s 12,828 t 11,110 t 1,718 t El Salvador
2010s 16,891 t 13,545 t 3,347 t El Salvador
2020s 7,751 t 15,734 t 7,983 t Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 12,241 t against 12,070 t in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
171 t, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use?
El Salvador ranks 95th and Nicaragua ranks 94th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use. 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
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 12,540 data points, 1961–2024
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The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf