Ghana vs South Africa: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per square

Ghana
0.1132 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.1144 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
88th
South Africa rank
87th

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

  • Ghana
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.1144 t per square kilometre against 0.1132 t per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 0.0012 t per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Ghana ranks 88th and South Africa ranks 87th of 173 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0019 t per square kilometre 0.0074 t per square kilometre 0.0054 t per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0.0203 t per square kilometre 0.004 t per square kilometre 0.0163 t per square kilometre Ghana
1980s 0.018 t per square kilometre 0.0096 t per square kilometre 0.0085 t per square kilometre Ghana
1990s 0.0115 t per square kilometre 0.009 t per square kilometre 0.0025 t per square kilometre Ghana
2000s 0.0481 t per square kilometre 0.0466 t per square kilometre 0.0015 t per square kilometre Ghana
2010s 0.182 t per square kilometre 0.0869 t per square kilometre 0.0951 t per square kilometre Ghana
2020s 0.1646 t per square kilometre 0.1217 t per square kilometre 0.043 t per square kilometre Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, per square, Ghana or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.1144 t per square kilometre against 0.1132 t per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, per square between Ghana and South Africa?
0.0012 t per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Africa?
61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ghana and South Africa rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, per square?
Ghana ranks 88th and South Africa ranks 87th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import 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) — Import 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, 8,866 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import 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.