Italy vs Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity

Italy
216,393 t
in 2024
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)
1.06 million t
in 2024
Italy rank
24th
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) rank
26th

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity over time

  • Italy
  • Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)
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How they compare

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) currently reports 1.06 million t against 216,393 t in Italy, a difference of 844,237 t.

That makes Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)'s figure about 4.9 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 24th and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) ranks 26th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) Difference Ahead
1990s 491,957 t 324,340 t 167,618 t Italy
2000s 351,211 t 698,514 t 347,303 t Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)
2010s 223,090 t 850,722 t 627,632 t Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)
2020s 206,508 t 1.03 million t 823,918 t Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, Italy or Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade), at 1.06 million t against 216,393 t in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity between Italy and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
844,237 t, with Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Italy and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity?
Italy ranks 24th and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) ranks 26th 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.

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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
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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