Germany vs United States of America: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity

Germany
236,522 t
in 2024
United States of America
1.53 million t
in 2024
Germany rank
19th
United States of America rank
20th

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity over time

  • Germany
  • United States of America
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 1.53 million t against 236,522 t in Germany, a difference of 1.29 million t.

That makes United States of America's figure about 6.5 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 19th and United States of America ranks 20th of 200 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 142,430 t 135,444 t 6,985 t Germany
1970s 238,855 t 244,720 t 5,865 t United States of America
1980s 396,982 t 132,700 t 264,282 t Germany
1990s 373,100 t 162,284 t 210,816 t Germany
2000s 329,776 t 429,862 t 100,086 t United States of America
2010s 300,978 t 868,414 t 567,436 t United States of America
2020s 207,012 t 1.33 million t 1.12 million t United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, Germany or United States of America?
United States of America, at 1.53 million t against 236,522 t in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity between Germany and United States of America?
1.29 million t, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity?
Germany ranks 19th and United States of America ranks 20th of 200 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Germany vs United States of America: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 25 August 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/nutrient-phosphate-p2o5-total-import-quantity/germany/united-states-of-america/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/nutrient-phosphate-p2o5-total-import-quantity/germany/united-states-of-america/">Germany vs United States of America: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity</a> — Statizoid

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