Northern America (excluding intra-trade) vs Spain: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity

Northern America (excluding intra-trade)
1.88 million t
in 2024
Spain
258,307 t
in 2024
Northern America (excluding intra-trade) rank
14th
Spain rank
16th

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity over time

  • Northern America (excluding intra-trade)
  • Spain
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922024

How they compare

Northern America (excluding intra-trade) currently reports 1.88 million t against 258,307 t in Spain, a difference of 1.62 million t.

That makes Northern America (excluding intra-trade)'s figure about 7.3 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.

Northern America (excluding intra-trade) ranks 14th and Spain ranks 16th of 39 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Northern America (excluding intra-trade) averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern America (excluding intra-trade) Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 229,683 t 281,761 t 52,078 t Spain
2000s 417,369 t 239,620 t 177,749 t Northern America (excluding intra-trade)
2010s 961,239 t 281,225 t 680,014 t Northern America (excluding intra-trade)
2020s 1.60 million t 260,538 t 1.34 million t Northern America (excluding intra-trade)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, Northern America (excluding intra-trade) or Spain?
Northern America (excluding intra-trade), at 1.88 million t against 258,307 t in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity between Northern America (excluding intra-trade) and Spain?
1.62 million t, with Northern America (excluding intra-trade) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America (excluding intra-trade) and Spain?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Northern America (excluding intra-trade) and Spain rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity?
Northern America (excluding intra-trade) ranks 14th and Spain ranks 16th of 39 groups.
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

Northern America (excluding intra-trade) vs Spain: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 18 August 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/nutrient-phosphate-p2o5-total-import-quantity/northern-america-excluding-intra-trade/spain/

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/northern-america-excluding-intra-trade/spain/">Northern America (excluding intra-trade) vs Spain: 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