Australia vs Canada: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled

Australia
990,855 t
in 2024
Canada
1.12 million t
in 2024
Australia rank
7th
Canada rank
5th

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

  • Australia
  • Canada
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 1.12 million t against 990,855 t in Australia, a difference of 127,595 t.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.

Australia ranks 7th and Canada ranks 5th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Canada in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1960s 5,965 t 47,321 t 41,357 t Canada
1970s 12,388 t 87,531 t 75,143 t Canada
1980s 145,360 t 185,341 t 39,981 t Canada
1990s 546,910 t 335,944 t 210,965 t Australia
2000s 551,089 t 406,510 t 144,578 t Australia
2010s 645,495 t 585,223 t 60,272 t Australia
2020s 765,079 t 1.03 million t 260,913 t Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled, Australia or Canada?
Canada, at 1.12 million t against 990,855 t in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled between Australia and Canada?
127,595 t, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
Australia ranks 7th and Canada ranks 5th of 217 countries.
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.