India vs Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade): Phosphate rock — Import quantity
Phosphate rock — Import quantity over time
- India
- Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)
How they compare
Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) currently reports 11.83 million t against 11.12 million t in India, a difference of 707,300 t.
That makes Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)'s figure about 1.1 times India's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) has been ahead every year.
India ranks 1st and Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 1st of 182 countries.
Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.28 million t | 5.29 million t | 1.01 million t | Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) |
| 2010s | 7.73 million t | 8.86 million t | 1.13 million t | Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) |
| 2020s | 9.39 million t | 10.10 million t | 710,916 t | Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate rock — import quantity, India or Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade), at 11.83 million t against 11.12 million t in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in phosphate rock — import quantity between India and Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- 707,300 t, with Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do India and Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) rank globally for phosphate rock — import quantity?
- India ranks 1st and Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 1st of 182 countries.
- 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