Americas vs India: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity

Americas
9.07 million t
in 2024
India
2.72 million t
in 2024
Americas rank
2nd
India rank
2nd

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity over time

  • Americas
  • India
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M196119922024

How they compare

Americas currently reports 9.07 million t against 2.72 million t in India, a difference of 6.35 million t.

That makes Americas's figure about 3.3 times India's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Americas ahead.

Americas ranks 2nd and India ranks 2nd of 62 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas India Difference Ahead
1960s 490,980 t 97,175 t 393,805 t Americas
1970s 1.05 million t 201,180 t 850,817 t Americas
1980s 1.03 million t 505,567 t 529,270 t Americas
1990s 1.77 million t 794,776 t 975,113 t Americas
2000s 3.88 million t 1.07 million t 2.80 million t Americas
2010s 6.11 million t 2.64 million t 3.47 million t Americas
2020s 8.65 million t 3.16 million t 5.49 million t Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, Americas or India?
Americas, at 9.07 million t against 2.72 million t in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity between Americas and India?
6.35 million t, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and India?
62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Americas and India rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity?
Americas ranks 2nd and India ranks 2nd 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