South Africa vs Uruguay: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per square

South Africa
0.0235 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
0.0344 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa rank
48th
Uruguay rank
45th

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per square over time

  • South Africa
  • Uruguay
00.050.10.15196119922023

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.0344 t per square kilometre against 0.0235 t per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0109 t per square kilometre.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.5 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Uruguay ahead.

South Africa ranks 48th and Uruguay ranks 45th of 173 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0216 t per square kilometre 0.0355 t per square kilometre 0.0139 t per square kilometre Uruguay
1980s 0.0432 t per square kilometre 0.0431 t per square kilometre 0.0001 t per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.0798 t per square kilometre 0.0397 t per square kilometre 0.0401 t per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0792 t per square kilometre 0.099 t per square kilometre 0.0197 t per square kilometre Uruguay
2010s 0.0408 t per square kilometre 0.0933 t per square kilometre 0.0525 t per square kilometre Uruguay
2020s 0.0181 t per square kilometre 0.0378 t per square kilometre 0.0197 t per square kilometre Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, per square, South Africa or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.0344 t per square kilometre against 0.0235 t per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, per square between South Africa and Uruguay?
0.0109 t per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Uruguay?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Uruguay rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, per square?
South Africa ranks 48th and Uruguay ranks 45th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 6,587 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.