Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) vs Japan: Phosphate rock — Import quantity
Phosphate rock — Import quantity over time
- Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 130,567 t against 617.22 t in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade), a difference of 129,950 t.
That makes Japan's figure about 211.5 times Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)'s.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 28th and Japan ranks 25th of 30 groups.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,975 t | 751,862 t | 742,887 t | Japan |
| 2010s | 4,894 t | 307,906 t | 303,012 t | Japan |
| 2020s | 13,226 t | 135,962 t | 122,736 t | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate rock — import quantity, Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) or Japan?
- Japan, at 130,567 t against 617.22 t in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in phosphate rock — import quantity between Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) and Japan?
- 129,950 t, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) and Japan?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) and Japan rank globally for phosphate rock — import quantity?
- Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 28th and Japan ranks 25th of 30 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Phosphate rock — Import 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