Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in South Africa
South Africa: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled was 52,036 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 52,036 t for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 82.7% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in South Africa peaked at 186,269 t in 2003 and was at its lowest, 198 t, in 1961.
That places South Africa 36th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in South Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 198 t | — |
| 1962 | 285 t | +43.9% |
| 1963 | 500 t | +75.4% |
| 1964 | 500 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 4,000 t | +700.0% |
| 1966 | 4,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 6,000 t | +50.0% |
| 1969 | 1,400 t | -76.7% |
| 1970 | 9,500 t | +578.6% |
| 1971 | 12,200 t | +28.4% |
| 1972 | 18,400 t | +50.8% |
| 1973 | 20,000 t | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 25,000 t | +25.0% |
| 1975 | 26,900 t | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 11,600 t | -56.9% |
| 1977 | 25,400 t | +119.0% |
| 1978 | 19,000 t | -25.2% |
| 1979 | 33,400 t | +75.8% |
| 1980 | 30,000 t | -10.2% |
| 1981 | 25,000 t | -16.7% |
| 1982 | 15,500 t | -38.0% |
| 1983 | 65,000 t | +319.4% |
| 1984 | 85,000 t | +30.8% |
| 1985 | 82,000 t | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 31,000 t | -62.2% |
| 1987 | 35,000 t | +12.9% |
| 1988 | 87,600 t | +150.3% |
| 1989 | 68,000 t | -22.4% |
| 1990 | 76,400 t | +12.4% |
| 1991 | 64,200 t | -16.0% |
| 1992 | 40,600 t | -36.8% |
| 1993 | 58,800 t | +44.8% |
| 1994 | 68,400 t | +16.3% |
| 1995 | 108,500 t | +58.6% |
| 1996 | 162,800 t | +50.0% |
| 1997 | 118,400 t | -27.3% |
| 1998 | 115,800 t | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 154,100 t | +33.1% |
| 2000 | 83,600 t | -45.7% |
| 2001 | 99,500 t | +19.0% |
| 2002 | 163,917 t | +64.7% |
| 2003 | 186,269 t | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 111,626 t | -40.1% |
| 2005 | 107,325 t | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 45,776 t | -57.3% |
| 2007 | 43,236 t | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 70,317 t | +62.6% |
| 2009 | 49,752 t | -29.2% |
| 2010 | 48,456 t | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 66,227 t | +36.7% |
| 2012 | 52,409 t | -20.9% |
| 2013 | 68,252 t | +30.2% |
| 2014 | 41,379 t | -39.4% |
| 2015 | 61,008 t | +47.4% |
| 2016 | 32,695 t | -46.4% |
| 2017 | 64,198 t | +96.4% |
| 2018 | 47,103 t | -26.6% |
| 2019 | 13,377 t | -71.6% |
| 2020 | 29,178 t | +118.1% |
| 2021 | 13,800 t | -52.7% |
| 2022 | 16,164 t | +17.1% |
| 2023 | 28,481 t | +76.2% |
| 2024 | 52,036 t | +82.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +700.0% | 500 t | 4,000 t |
| 1970 | +578.6% | 1,400 t | 9,500 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,320 t | 198 t | 6,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 20,140 t | 9,500 t | 33,400 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 52,410 t | 15,500 t | 87,600 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 96,800 t | 40,600 t | 162,800 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 96,132 t | 43,236 t | 186,269 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,510 t | 13,377 t | 68,252 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,932 t | 13,800 t | 52,036 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2953 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in South Africa?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in South Africa was 52,036 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 186,269 t in 2003.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 198 t in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled?
- South Africa ranks 36th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity with 81 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity with 81 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.