Africa vs India: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Production
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Production over time
- Africa
- India
How they compare
Africa currently reports 7.05 million t against 5.10 million t in India, a difference of 1.95 million t.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.4 times India's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Africa ahead.
Africa ranks 7th and India ranks 5th of 32 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 4 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 501,402 t | 144,556 t | 356,847 t | Africa |
| 1970s | 964,959 t | 456,080 t | 508,879 t | Africa |
| 1980s | 1.81 million t | 1.42 million t | 386,869 t | Africa |
| 1990s | 2.40 million t | 2.64 million t | 232,902 t | India |
| 2000s | 2.57 million t | 3.46 million t | 883,414 t | India |
| 2010s | 4.02 million t | 4.37 million t | 348,827 t | India |
| 2020s | 7.17 million t | 4.89 million t | 2.28 million t | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — production, Africa or India?
- Africa, at 7.05 million t against 5.10 million t in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — production between Africa and India?
- 1.95 million t, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Africa and India rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — production?
- Africa ranks 7th and India ranks 5th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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