Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)
Western Asia (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity was 3.70 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) stood at 3.70 million t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.1% on the previous year and up 79.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 8.27 million t in 2001 and was at its lowest, 218,029 t, in 1995.
Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 14th of 58 groups on this measure, 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 in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 266,414 t | — |
| 1991 | 251,791 t | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 224,352 t | -10.9% |
| 1993 | 219,416 t | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 259,497 t | +18.3% |
| 1995 | 218,029 t | -16.0% |
| 1996 | 235,350 t | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 284,064 t | +20.7% |
| 1998 | 287,285 t | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 297,648 t | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 533,437 t | +79.2% |
| 2001 | 8.27 million t | +1449.7% |
| 2002 | 790,658 t | -90.4% |
| 2003 | 3.95 million t | +400.2% |
| 2004 | 3.15 million t | -20.5% |
| 2005 | 981,381 t | -68.8% |
| 2006 | 1.07 million t | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 1.16 million t | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 1.19 million t | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 948,242 t | -20.2% |
| 2010 | 1.24 million t | +30.3% |
| 2011 | 1.20 million t | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.45 million t | +20.8% |
| 2013 | 1.68 million t | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 2.06 million t | +22.7% |
| 2015 | 2.27 million t | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 1.91 million t | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 2.27 million t | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 2.96 million t | +30.5% |
| 2019 | 3.03 million t | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 2.77 million t | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 2.40 million t | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 3.31 million t | +38.3% |
| 2023 | 2.83 million t | -14.7% |
| 2024 | 3.70 million t | +31.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1449.7% | 533,437 t | 8.27 million t |
| 2003 | +400.2% | 790,658 t | 3.95 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 254,385 t | 218,029 t | 297,648 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.20 million t | 533,437 t | 8.27 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.01 million t | 1.20 million t | 3.03 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.00 million t | 2.40 million t | 3.70 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2 t compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) 275,719 t compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 t compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 t compare
- 12 Egypt 273,488 t compare
- 12 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t
- 12 Republic of Moldova 0 t compare
- 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 t compare
- 12 Melanesia 0 t compare
- 12 Micronesia 0 t compare
- 12 Polynesia 0 t compare
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 187,780 t compare
- 14 Australia 187,719 t compare
- 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 186,433 t compare
- 16 Tunisia 178,309 t compare
- 17 Spain 171,469 t compare
More environment data for Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, gaps filled 827,169 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 302,507 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -19.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 503,848 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 10.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.60 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -25.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -9.04 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) was 3.70 million 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 Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.27 million t in 2001.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity recorded in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 218,029 t in 1995.
- How does Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity?
- Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 14th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity rising or falling in Western Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Asia (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