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

Bangladesh
1.50 million t
in 2024
India
2.72 million t
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
3rd
India rank
2nd

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity over time

  • Bangladesh
  • India
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922024

How they compare

India currently reports 2.72 million t against 1.50 million t in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.22 million t.

That makes India's figure about 1.8 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was India ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 3rd and India ranks 2nd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh India Difference Ahead
1960s 15,188 t 97,175 t 81,988 t India
1970s 53,855 t 201,180 t 147,325 t India
1980s 116,646 t 505,567 t 388,921 t India
1990s 125,856 t 794,776 t 668,920 t India
2000s 271,832 t 1.07 million t 800,328 t India
2010s 447,242 t 2.64 million t 2.19 million t India
2020s 947,837 t 3.16 million t 2.21 million t India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, Bangladesh or India?
India, at 2.72 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 India?
1.22 million t, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity?
Bangladesh ranks 3rd and India ranks 2nd 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