Africa vs China: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled
Africa
11.15 million t
in 2024
China
4.19 million t
in 2024
Africa rank
4th
China rank
2nd
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled over time
- Africa
- China
How they compare
Africa currently reports 11.15 million t against 4.19 million t in China, a difference of 6.96 million t.
That makes Africa's figure about 2.7 times China's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Africa ahead.
Africa ranks 4th and China ranks 2nd of 59 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 5 and China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 323,455 t | 1,914 t | 321,540 t | Africa |
| 1980s | 1.25 million t | 23,380 t | 1.23 million t | Africa |
| 1990s | 1.73 million t | 109,245 t | 1.62 million t | Africa |
| 2000s | 2.09 million t | 1.10 million t | 988,415 t | Africa |
| 2010s | 3.17 million t | 4.44 million t | 1.27 million t | China |
| 2020s | 6.30 million t | 4.54 million t | 1.76 million t | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled, Africa or China?
- Africa, at 11.15 million t against 4.19 million t in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled between Africa and China?
- 6.96 million t, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and China?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Africa and China rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled?
- Africa ranks 4th and China ranks 2nd of 59 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity with 81 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.