Bangladesh vs Brazil: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity

Bangladesh
1.50 million t
in 2024
Brazil
4.42 million t
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
3rd
Brazil rank
1st

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Brazil
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M196119922024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 4.42 million t against 1.50 million t in Bangladesh, a difference of 2.92 million t.

That makes Brazil's figure about 2.9 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Brazil ranks 1st of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Brazil Difference Ahead
1960s 13,722 t 52,148 t 38,425 t Brazil
1970s 53,855 t 376,004 t 322,149 t Brazil
1980s 116,090 t 134,053 t 17,963 t Brazil
1990s 125,856 t 430,448 t 304,592 t Brazil
2000s 271,832 t 1.45 million t 1.18 million t Brazil
2010s 447,242 t 2.70 million t 2.26 million t Brazil
2020s 947,837 t 4.33 million t 3.38 million t Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, Bangladesh or Brazil?
Brazil, at 4.42 million t against 1.50 million t in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity between Bangladesh and Brazil?
2.92 million t, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Brazil?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Brazil rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity?
Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Brazil ranks 1st of 215 countries.
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