Canada vs South America: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled
Canada
1.12 million t
in 2024
South America
5.95 million t
in 2024
Canada rank
5th
South America rank
6th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled over time
- Canada
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 5.95 million t against 1.12 million t in Canada, a difference of 4.83 million t.
That makes South America's figure about 5.3 times Canada's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 5th and South America ranks 6th of 217 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47,321 t | 171,147 t | 123,826 t | South America |
| 1970s | 87,531 t | 534,990 t | 447,460 t | South America |
| 1980s | 185,341 t | 449,685 t | 264,344 t | South America |
| 1990s | 335,944 t | 1.00 million t | 667,259 t | South America |
| 2000s | 406,510 t | 2.55 million t | 2.15 million t | South America |
| 2010s | 585,223 t | 4.19 million t | 3.60 million t | South America |
| 2020s | 1.03 million t | 5.85 million t | 4.83 million t | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled, Canada or South America?
- South America, at 5.95 million t against 1.12 million t in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled between Canada and South America?
- 4.83 million t, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and South America rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Canada ranks 5th and South America ranks 6th 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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About this data
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.