Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 37,414 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 37,414 t for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 150.4% on the previous year and up 945.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Afghanistan peaked at 37,414 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1993.
That places Afghanistan 72nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 t | — |
| 1962 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 500 t | +400.0% |
| 1967 | 1,000 t | +100.0% |
| 1968 | 2,000 t | +100.0% |
| 1969 | 3,000 t | +50.0% |
| 1970 | 4,000 t | +33.3% |
| 1971 | 5,700 t | +42.5% |
| 1972 | 13,110 t | +130.0% |
| 1973 | 7,600 t | -42.0% |
| 1974 | 5,200 t | -31.6% |
| 1975 | 8,108 t | +55.9% |
| 1976 | 19,190 t | +136.7% |
| 1977 | 16,541 t | -13.8% |
| 1978 | 22,140 t | +33.8% |
| 1979 | 20,240 t | -8.6% |
| 1980 | 13,800 t | -31.8% |
| 1981 | 6,900 t | -50.0% |
| 1982 | 13,940 t | +102.0% |
| 1983 | 19,780 t | +41.9% |
| 1984 | 19,780 t | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 19,780 t | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 16,560 t | -16.3% |
| 1987 | 26,220 t | +58.3% |
| 1988 | 9,600 t | -63.4% |
| 1989 | 2,300 t | -76.0% |
| 1990 | 400 t | -82.6% |
| 1991 | 5,800 t | +1350.0% |
| 1992 | 6,900 t | +19.0% |
| 1993 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 0 t | — |
| 1995 | 0 t | — |
| 1996 | 0 t | — |
| 1997 | 0 t | — |
| 1998 | 1,000 t | — |
| 1999 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0 t | — |
| 2001 | 30 t | — |
| 2002 | 64 t | +113.3% |
| 2003 | 6,731 t | +10417.2% |
| 2004 | 10,848 t | +61.2% |
| 2005 | 9,122 t | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 4,669 t | -48.8% |
| 2007 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 t | — |
| 2009 | 1,000 t | — |
| 2010 | 909 t | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 5,252 t | +477.8% |
| 2012 | 799 t | -84.8% |
| 2013 | 1,484 t | +85.7% |
| 2014 | 3,579 t | +141.2% |
| 2015 | 9,476 t | +164.8% |
| 2016 | 7,751 t | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 23,647 t | +205.1% |
| 2018 | 13,089 t | -44.6% |
| 2019 | 24,910 t | +90.3% |
| 2020 | 23,437 t | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 7,193 t | -69.3% |
| 2022 | 12,037 t | +67.3% |
| 2023 | 14,943 t | +24.1% |
| 2024 | 37,414 t | +150.4% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 37,414 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 5,028 t, 7.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 37,414 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,857 t, 7.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Afghanistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +10417.2% | 64 t | 6,731 t |
| 1991 | +1350.0% | 400 t | 5,800 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 777.78 t | 100 t | 3,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 12,183 t | 4,000 t | 22,140 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,866 t | 2,300 t | 26,220 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,410 t | 0 t | 6,900 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,246 t | 0 t | 10,848 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,090 t | 799 t | 24,910 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,005 t | 7,193 t | 37,414 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 69 Czechoslovakia 40,000 t compare
- 70 Zimbabwe 39,775 t compare
- 71 Croatia 39,101 t compare
- 73 Uzbekistan 35,063 t compare
- 74 Namibia 33,811 t compare
- 75 Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) 27,768 t compare
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.547 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate -0.3656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 5,265 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 8.41 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Afghanistan?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Afghanistan was 37,414 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 37,414 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1993.
- How does Afghanistan rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Afghanistan ranks 72nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 945.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity with 117 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) — Import 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) — Import quantity with 117 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.