Africa vs China: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled

Africa
1.48 million t
in 2024
China
221,281 t
in 2024
Africa rank
23rd
China rank
23rd

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled over time

  • Africa
  • China
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922024

How they compare

Africa currently reports 1.48 million t against 221,281 t in China, a difference of 1.26 million t.

That makes Africa's figure about 6.7 times China's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Africa ahead.

Africa ranks 23rd and China ranks 23rd of 60 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 4 and China in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa China Difference Ahead
1960s 79,591 t 9,444 t 70,146 t Africa
1970s 182,326 t 70,792 t 111,534 t Africa
1980s 386,253 t 946,737 t 560,483 t China
1990s 414,365 t 2.47 million t 2.06 million t China
2000s 601,170 t 1.33 million t 724,445 t China
2010s 890,643 t 295,392 t 595,251 t Africa
2020s 1.35 million t 209,875 t 1.14 million t Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled, Africa or China?
Africa, at 1.48 million t against 221,281 t in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled between Africa and China?
1.26 million t, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and China?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Africa and China rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
Africa ranks 23rd and China ranks 23rd of 60 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, 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) — Import quantity, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
277 places, 13,957 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity with 117 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.