Americas (excluding intra-trade) vs Canada: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity

Americas (excluding intra-trade)
7.91 million t
in 2024
Canada
1.12 million t
in 2024
Americas (excluding intra-trade) rank
3rd
Canada rank
5th

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity over time

  • Americas (excluding intra-trade)
  • Canada
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922024

How they compare

Americas (excluding intra-trade) currently reports 7.91 million t against 1.12 million t in Canada, a difference of 6.79 million t.

That makes Americas (excluding intra-trade)'s figure about 7.1 times Canada's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas (excluding intra-trade) has been ahead every year.

Americas (excluding intra-trade) ranks 3rd and Canada ranks 5th of 62 groups.

Americas (excluding intra-trade) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas (excluding intra-trade) Canada Difference Ahead
1990s 955,950 t 335,944 t 620,006 t Americas (excluding intra-trade)
2000s 2.37 million t 406,510 t 1.96 million t Americas (excluding intra-trade)
2010s 4.34 million t 585,223 t 3.76 million t Americas (excluding intra-trade)
2020s 7.21 million t 1.03 million t 6.18 million t Americas (excluding intra-trade)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, Americas (excluding intra-trade) or Canada?
Americas (excluding intra-trade), at 7.91 million t against 1.12 million t in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity between Americas (excluding intra-trade) and Canada?
6.79 million t, with Americas (excluding intra-trade) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas (excluding intra-trade) and Canada?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Americas (excluding intra-trade) and Canada rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity?
Americas (excluding intra-trade) ranks 3rd and Canada ranks 5th of 62 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 13,840 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf