Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) vs Uruguay: Phosphate rock — Import quantity

Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
617.22 t
in 2024
Uruguay
99,171 t
in 2024
Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) rank
29th
Uruguay rank
29th

Phosphate rock — Import quantity over time

  • Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 99,171 t against 617.22 t in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade), a difference of 98,554 t.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 160.7 times Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)'s.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 29th and Uruguay ranks 29th of 32 groups.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 8,975 t 79,986 t 71,011 t Uruguay
2010s 4,894 t 98,659 t 93,765 t Uruguay
2020s 13,226 t 104,564 t 91,338 t Uruguay

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 Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 99,171 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 Uruguay?
98,554 t, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) and Uruguay?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) and Uruguay rank globally for phosphate rock — import quantity?
Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 29th and Uruguay ranks 29th of 32 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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Indicator
Phosphate rock — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
214 places, 3,834 data points, 2002–2024
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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