Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 8,967 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia is 8,967 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 23.4% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia peaked at 296,000 t in 1989 and was at its lowest, 400 t, in 1972.
Saudi Arabia ranks 112th of 217 countries on this measure, 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 2,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,400 t | +20.0% |
| 1965 | 2,464 t | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 3,124 t | +26.8% |
| 1967 | 1,000 t | -68.0% |
| 1968 | 2,100 t | +110.0% |
| 1969 | 3,000 t | +42.9% |
| 1970 | 3,500 t | +16.7% |
| 1971 | 1,000 t | -71.4% |
| 1972 | 400 t | -60.0% |
| 1973 | 1,242 t | +210.5% |
| 1974 | 1,890 t | +52.2% |
| 1975 | 2,300 t | +21.7% |
| 1976 | 533 t | -76.8% |
| 1977 | 3,000 t | +462.9% |
| 1978 | 4,573 t | +52.4% |
| 1979 | 5,559 t | +21.6% |
| 1980 | 14,356 t | +158.2% |
| 1981 | 23,615 t | +64.5% |
| 1982 | 33,105 t | +40.2% |
| 1983 | 87,698 t | +164.9% |
| 1984 | 109,622 t | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 142,000 t | +29.5% |
| 1986 | 207,000 t | +45.8% |
| 1987 | 210,000 t | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 247,000 t | +17.6% |
| 1989 | 296,000 t | +19.8% |
| 1990 | 182,000 t | -38.5% |
| 1991 | 160,000 t | -12.1% |
| 1992 | 92,600 t | -42.1% |
| 1993 | 85,600 t | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 49,000 t | -42.8% |
| 1995 | 21,700 t | -55.7% |
| 1996 | 26,200 t | +20.7% |
| 1997 | 20,900 t | -20.2% |
| 1998 | 28,100 t | +34.4% |
| 1999 | 34,800 t | +23.8% |
| 2000 | 49,900 t | +43.4% |
| 2001 | 17,800 t | -64.3% |
| 2002 | 16,516 t | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 12,111 t | -26.7% |
| 2004 | 16,523 t | +36.4% |
| 2005 | 22,425 t | +35.7% |
| 2006 | 18,081 t | -19.4% |
| 2007 | 11,623 t | -35.7% |
| 2008 | 8,747 t | -24.7% |
| 2009 | 9,416 t | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 4,841 t | -48.6% |
| 2011 | 9,468 t | +95.6% |
| 2012 | 11,835 t | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 9,546 t | -19.3% |
| 2014 | 7,869 t | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 9,361 t | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 8,618 t | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 6,641 t | -22.9% |
| 2018 | 4,595 t | -30.8% |
| 2019 | 8,541 t | +85.9% |
| 2020 | 4,830 t | -43.4% |
| 2021 | 6,662 t | +37.9% |
| 2022 | 8,813 t | +32.3% |
| 2023 | 11,702 t | +32.8% |
| 2024 | 8,967 t | -23.4% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 8,967 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 13,277 t, 68% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 8,967 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,857 t, 1.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +462.9% | 533 t | 3,000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,232 t | 1,000 t | 3,124 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,400 t | 400 t | 5,559 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 137,040 t | 14,356 t | 296,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 70,090 t | 20,900 t | 182,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,314 t | 8,747 t | 49,900 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,132 t | 4,595 t | 11,835 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,195 t | 4,830 t | 11,702 t | 5 |
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More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 396.89 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value -0.0808 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia was 8,967 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 296,000 t in 1989.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 400 t in 1972.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 112th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.