Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 228,026 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) is 228,026 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 26.2% on the previous year and up 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 438,006 t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 59,933 t, in 2001.
That places Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 50th out of 60 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66,562 t | — |
| 1991 | 66,562 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 66,562 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 66,562 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 66,562 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 66,562 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 66,562 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 66,562 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 66,562 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 66,562 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 66,562 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 59,933 t | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 99,925 t | +66.7% |
| 2003 | 186,306 t | +86.4% |
| 2004 | 438,006 t | +135.1% |
| 2005 | 68,620 t | -84.3% |
| 2006 | 124,211 t | +81.0% |
| 2007 | 111,548 t | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 131,985 t | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 74,447 t | -43.6% |
| 2010 | 79,788 t | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 134,565 t | +68.7% |
| 2012 | 136,261 t | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 116,261 t | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 135,075 t | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 177,022 t | +31.1% |
| 2016 | 118,504 t | -33.1% |
| 2017 | 184,335 t | +55.6% |
| 2018 | 174,001 t | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 174,560 t | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 145,855 t | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 195,443 t | +34.0% |
| 2022 | 170,727 t | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 180,672 t | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 228,026 t | +26.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Southern Africa (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +135.1% | 186,306 t | 438,006 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66,562 t | 66,562 t | 66,562 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 136,154 t | 59,933 t | 438,006 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 143,037 t | 79,788 t | 184,335 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 184,145 t | 145,855 t | 228,026 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
- 47 Ethiopia PDR 78,900 t
- 48 Hungary 75,848 t compare
- 49 Burundi 73,824 t compare
- 50 Cambodia 72,622 t compare
- 51 Guatemala 69,161 t compare
- 52 Yugoslav SFR 69,000 t
- 53 United Republic of Tanzania 68,587 t compare
More environment data for Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 485,681 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 150,696 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 26.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 391,067 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 56.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 391,067 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 228,026 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.05 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 53,902 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 150,696 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) was 228,026 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 438,006 t in 2004.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,933 t in 2001.
- How does Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 50th out of 60 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 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.