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

South Africa
0.1144 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
0.1044 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa rank
87th
Sweden rank
90th

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

  • South Africa
  • Sweden
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.1144 t per square kilometre against 0.1044 t per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 0.01 t per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1963 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 87th and Sweden ranks 90th of 173 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0074 t per square kilometre 0.011 t per square kilometre 0.0035 t per square kilometre Sweden
1970s 0.004 t per square kilometre 0.0341 t per square kilometre 0.0301 t per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 0.0096 t per square kilometre 0.0759 t per square kilometre 0.0663 t per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 0.009 t per square kilometre 0.074 t per square kilometre 0.0649 t per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 0.0466 t per square kilometre 0.0805 t per square kilometre 0.0339 t per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 0.0869 t per square kilometre 0.1356 t per square kilometre 0.0487 t per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 0.1217 t per square kilometre 0.1226 t per square kilometre 0.0009 t per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, per square, South Africa or Sweden?
South Africa, at 0.1144 t per square kilometre against 0.1044 t per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, per square between South Africa and Sweden?
0.01 t per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sweden?
59 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Sweden rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, per square?
South Africa ranks 87th and Sweden ranks 90th 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.