Peru vs South America (excluding intra-trade): Phosphate rock — Export quantity
Phosphate rock — Export quantity over time
- Peru
- South America (excluding intra-trade)
How they compare
Peru currently reports 4.85 million t against 3.31 million t in South America (excluding intra-trade), a difference of 1.54 million t.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.5 times South America (excluding intra-trade)'s.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was South America (excluding intra-trade) ahead.
Peru ranks 3rd and South America (excluding intra-trade) ranks 6th of 98 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 2 and South America (excluding intra-trade) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | South America (excluding intra-trade) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12,962 t | 23,872 t | 10,910 t | South America (excluding intra-trade) |
| 2010s | 2.57 million t | 1.95 million t | 619,038 t | Peru |
| 2020s | 4.19 million t | 2.97 million t | 1.22 million t | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate rock — export quantity, Peru or South America (excluding intra-trade)?
- Peru, at 4.85 million t against 3.31 million t in South America (excluding intra-trade) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in phosphate rock — export quantity between Peru and South America (excluding intra-trade)?
- 1.54 million t, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South America (excluding intra-trade)?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Peru and South America (excluding intra-trade) rank globally for phosphate rock — export quantity?
- Peru ranks 3rd and South America (excluding intra-trade) ranks 6th of 98 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Phosphate rock — Export quantity. 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 Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf