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

Brazil
4.42 million t
in 2024
India
2.72 million t
in 2024
Brazil rank
1st
India rank
2nd

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity over time

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

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 4.42 million t against 2.72 million t in India, a difference of 1.70 million t.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.6 times India's.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and India in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil India Difference Ahead
1960s 54,843 t 97,175 t 42,332 t India
1970s 376,004 t 201,180 t 174,824 t Brazil
1980s 128,297 t 550,938 t 422,640 t India
1990s 430,448 t 794,776 t 364,328 t India
2000s 1.45 million t 1.07 million t 374,708 t Brazil
2010s 2.70 million t 2.64 million t 66,133 t Brazil
2020s 4.33 million t 3.16 million t 1.17 million t Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, Brazil or India?
Brazil, at 4.42 million t against 2.72 million t in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity between Brazil and India?
1.70 million t, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
61 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Brazil and India rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity?
Brazil ranks 1st 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