Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)
Western Africa (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity was 39,628 t in 2024. ▬ Flat
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) recorded 39,628 t for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.5% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 81,232 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 39,628 t, in 2024.
That places Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) 54th out of 62 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61,190 t | 54,588 t | 79,887 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 66,589 t | 58,078 t | 75,463 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,569 t | 59,683 t | 81,232 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,852 t | 39,628 t | 57,671 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 1.04 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 361,194 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 128.85 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.07 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 1.58 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 434,229 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 81,221 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 398,062 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 45.01 t (2024)
- Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 14,600 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) was 39,628 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity recorded in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 81,232 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity recorded in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,628 t in 2024.
- How does Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity?
- Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 54th out of 62 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity rising or falling in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf