Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled (gaps) in South Africa
South Africa: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled (gaps) was 187,679 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 187,679 t for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 35.2% on the previous year and up 73.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in South Africa peaked at 187,679 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72 t, in 1975.
That places South Africa 30th out of 217 countries 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 (gaps) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,636 t | — |
| 1962 | 8,794 t | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 6,000 t | -31.8% |
| 1964 | 7,000 t | +16.7% |
| 1965 | 10,000 t | +42.9% |
| 1966 | 14,000 t | +40.0% |
| 1967 | 8,000 t | -42.9% |
| 1968 | 6,067 t | -24.2% |
| 1969 | 4,133 t | -31.9% |
| 1970 | 2,200 t | -46.8% |
| 1971 | 2,300 t | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 5,800 t | +152.2% |
| 1973 | 9,100 t | +56.9% |
| 1974 | 500 t | -94.5% |
| 1975 | 72 t | -85.6% |
| 1976 | 6,600 t | +9066.7% |
| 1977 | 8,700 t | +31.8% |
| 1978 | 9,100 t | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 4,000 t | -56.0% |
| 1980 | 8,280 t | +107.0% |
| 1981 | 37,100 t | +348.1% |
| 1982 | 41,000 t | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 28,200 t | -31.2% |
| 1984 | 400 t | -98.6% |
| 1985 | 211 t | -47.2% |
| 1986 | 100 t | -52.6% |
| 1987 | 200 t | +100.0% |
| 1988 | 200 t | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 409 t | +104.5% |
| 1990 | 312 t | -23.7% |
| 1991 | 2,800 t | +797.4% |
| 1992 | 4,600 t | +64.3% |
| 1993 | 9,100 t | +97.8% |
| 1994 | 21,400 t | +135.2% |
| 1995 | 12,000 t | -43.9% |
| 1996 | 8,300 t | -30.8% |
| 1997 | 23,500 t | +183.1% |
| 1998 | 16,800 t | -28.5% |
| 1999 | 10,900 t | -35.1% |
| 2000 | 30,200 t | +177.1% |
| 2001 | 26,000 t | -13.9% |
| 2002 | 68,450 t | +163.3% |
| 2003 | 26,885 t | -60.7% |
| 2004 | 81,972 t | +204.9% |
| 2005 | 36,241 t | -55.8% |
| 2006 | 92,804 t | +156.1% |
| 2007 | 72,062 t | -22.4% |
| 2008 | 99,950 t | +38.7% |
| 2009 | 30,762 t | -69.2% |
| 2010 | 25,645 t | -16.6% |
| 2011 | 91,318 t | +256.1% |
| 2012 | 105,218 t | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 65,813 t | -37.5% |
| 2014 | 108,138 t | +64.3% |
| 2015 | 149,549 t | +38.3% |
| 2016 | 94,812 t | -36.6% |
| 2017 | 123,994 t | +30.8% |
| 2018 | 137,113 t | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 152,574 t | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 127,681 t | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 173,958 t | +36.2% |
| 2022 | 149,908 t | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 138,772 t | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 187,679 t | +35.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 187,679 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,357 t, 20.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 187,679 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,000 t, 46.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled (gaps) in South Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +9066.7% | 72 t | 6,600 t |
| 1991 | +797.4% | 312 t | 2,800 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,070 t | 4,133 t | 14,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,837 t | 72 t | 9,100 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,610 t | 100 t | 41,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,971 t | 312 t | 23,500 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,533 t | 26,000 t | 99,950 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 105,417 t | 25,645 t | 152,574 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 155,600 t | 127,681 t | 187,679 t | 5 |
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More environment data for South Africa
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.3 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 69.19 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in South Africa?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in South Africa was 187,679 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 187,679 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 72 t in 1975.
- How does South Africa rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- South Africa ranks 30th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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.