Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in Western Africa
Western Africa: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled was 40,188 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in Western Africa, 1967–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in Western Africa stood at 40,188 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in Western Africa peaked at 73,780 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 101 t, in 1990.
Western Africa ranks 52nd of 59 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 Western Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 701 t | — |
| 1968 | 775.75 t | +10.7% |
| 1969 | 850.5 t | +9.6% |
| 1970 | 925.25 t | +8.8% |
| 1971 | 1,000 t | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 1,029 t | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 2,000 t | +94.4% |
| 1974 | 2,371 t | +18.6% |
| 1975 | 1,750 t | -26.2% |
| 1976 | 1,300 t | -25.7% |
| 1977 | 1,300 t | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,300 t | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,667 t | +28.2% |
| 1980 | 2,033 t | +22.0% |
| 1981 | 2,400 t | +18.0% |
| 1982 | 3,800 t | +58.3% |
| 1983 | 10,000 t | +163.2% |
| 1984 | 8,000 t | -20.0% |
| 1985 | 8,200 t | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 3,800 t | -53.7% |
| 1987 | 4,300 t | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 3,150 t | -26.7% |
| 1989 | 2,000 t | -36.5% |
| 1990 | 101 t | -95.0% |
| 1991 | 101 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 101 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 101 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 101 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 13,351 t | +13118.8% |
| 1996 | 43,094 t | +222.8% |
| 1997 | 46,258 t | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 69,255 t | +49.7% |
| 1999 | 43,548 t | -37.1% |
| 2000 | 27,502 t | -36.8% |
| 2001 | 27,106 t | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 54,403 t | +100.7% |
| 2003 | 43,123 t | -20.7% |
| 2004 | 48,665 t | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 36,829 t | -24.3% |
| 2006 | 29,436 t | -20.1% |
| 2007 | 25,395 t | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 42,114 t | +65.8% |
| 2009 | 24,731 t | -41.3% |
| 2010 | 22,088 t | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 46,432 t | +110.2% |
| 2012 | 46,582 t | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 51,878 t | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 60,453 t | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 59,254 t | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 69,815 t | +17.8% |
| 2017 | 73,780 t | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 51,711 t | -29.9% |
| 2019 | 48,181 t | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 39,463 t | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 49,247 t | +24.8% |
| 2022 | 29,882 t | -39.3% |
| 2023 | 42,772 t | +43.1% |
| 2024 | 40,188 t | -6.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in Western 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +13118.8% | 101 t | 13,351 t |
| 1996 | +222.8% | 13,351 t | 43,094 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 775.75 t | 701 t | 850.5 t | 3 |
| 1970s | 1,464 t | 925.25 t | 2,371 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,768 t | 2,000 t | 10,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,601 t | 101 t | 69,255 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,930 t | 24,731 t | 54,403 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,017 t | 22,088 t | 73,780 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,310 t | 29,882 t | 49,247 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 49 United Republic of Tanzania 16,239 t compare
- 50 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 16,196 t compare
- 51 Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) 15,124 t compare
- 52 Slovenia 14,988 t compare
- 53 Senegal 14,815 t compare
- 54 Peru 14,279 t compare
- 55 Caribbean 10,300 t compare
More environment data for Western Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 355,916 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 18,051 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 79,324 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in Western Africa?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in Western Africa was 40,188 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 73,780 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 101 t in 1990.
- How does Western Africa rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled?
- Western Africa ranks 52nd out of 59 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western 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.