Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Northern America
Northern America: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 2.65 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Northern America, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Northern America stood at 2.65 million t.
The figure is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 105.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Northern America peaked at 2.68 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 144,323 t, in 1962.
That places Northern America 14th out of 60 groups 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) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Northern America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 147,670 t | — |
| 1962 | 144,323 t | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 171,281 t | +18.7% |
| 1964 | 148,422 t | -13.3% |
| 1965 | 171,420 t | +15.5% |
| 1966 | 217,075 t | +26.6% |
| 1967 | 192,679 t | -11.2% |
| 1968 | 186,822 t | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 265,200 t | +42.0% |
| 1970 | 275,000 t | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 316,096 t | +14.9% |
| 1972 | 351,000 t | +11.0% |
| 1973 | 317,000 t | -9.7% |
| 1974 | 323,800 t | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 295,510 t | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 333,212 t | +12.8% |
| 1977 | 321,204 t | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 398,325 t | +24.0% |
| 1979 | 391,813 t | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 359,111 t | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 313,098 t | -12.8% |
| 1982 | 275,067 t | -12.1% |
| 1983 | 279,769 t | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 324,697 t | +16.1% |
| 1985 | 298,411 t | -8.1% |
| 1986 | 321,100 t | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 371,415 t | +15.7% |
| 1988 | 294,518 t | -20.7% |
| 1989 | 343,690 t | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 290,143 t | -15.6% |
| 1991 | 322,200 t | +11.0% |
| 1992 | 479,300 t | +48.8% |
| 1993 | 598,200 t | +24.8% |
| 1994 | 531,300 t | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 488,600 t | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 548,476 t | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 576,625 t | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 509,218 t | -11.7% |
| 1999 | 638,501 t | +25.4% |
| 2000 | 638,927 t | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 556,659 t | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 494,850 t | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 1.79 million t | +261.9% |
| 2004 | 1.98 million t | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 541,268 t | -72.7% |
| 2006 | 521,961 t | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 671,116 t | +28.6% |
| 2008 | 761,454 t | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 406,778 t | -46.6% |
| 2010 | 735,024 t | +80.7% |
| 2011 | 1.08 million t | +47.4% |
| 2012 | 952,844 t | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 million t | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 1.29 million t | +27.3% |
| 2015 | 1.26 million t | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.42 million t | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 1.78 million t | +25.7% |
| 2018 | 2.39 million t | +34.1% |
| 2019 | 2.61 million t | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 2.23 million t | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 2.68 million t | +20.6% |
| 2022 | 1.85 million t | -30.9% |
| 2023 | 2.35 million t | +26.7% |
| 2024 | 2.65 million t | +12.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Northern America 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 | +261.9% | 494,850 t | 1.79 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 182,766 t | 144,323 t | 265,200 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 332,296 t | 275,000 t | 398,325 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 318,088 t | 275,067 t | 371,415 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 498,256 t | 290,143 t | 638,501 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 836,460 t | 406,778 t | 1.98 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 million t | 735,024 t | 2.61 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.35 million t | 1.85 million t | 2.68 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Northern America?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Northern America was 2.65 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.68 million t in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 144,323 t in 1962.
- How does Northern America rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Northern America ranks 14th out of 60 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern America 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.