Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 4.77 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Southern Asia stood at 4.77 million t.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Southern Asia peaked at 5.22 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25,929 t, in 1961.
That places Southern Asia 8th 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25,929 t | — |
| 1962 | 43,634 t | +68.3% |
| 1963 | 54,762 t | +25.5% |
| 1964 | 56,031 t | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 61,015 t | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 204,094 t | +234.5% |
| 1967 | 473,526 t | +132.0% |
| 1968 | 266,437 t | -43.7% |
| 1969 | 192,781 t | -27.6% |
| 1970 | 176,683 t | -8.4% |
| 1971 | 356,070 t | +101.5% |
| 1972 | 374,640 t | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 437,298 t | +16.7% |
| 1974 | 460,646 t | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 642,916 t | +39.6% |
| 1976 | 262,691 t | -59.1% |
| 1977 | 484,986 t | +84.6% |
| 1978 | 621,112 t | +28.1% |
| 1979 | 726,892 t | +17.0% |
| 1980 | 1.19 million t | +64.2% |
| 1981 | 802,502 t | -32.7% |
| 1982 | 841,799 t | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 891,057 t | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 1.68 million t | +88.0% |
| 1985 | 1.68 million t | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.10 million t | -34.2% |
| 1987 | 892,647 t | -19.1% |
| 1988 | 1.47 million t | +64.8% |
| 1989 | 2.19 million t | +49.2% |
| 1990 | 1.92 million t | -12.4% |
| 1991 | 1.90 million t | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 1.66 million t | -12.4% |
| 1993 | 1.64 million t | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.10 million t | -33.0% |
| 1995 | 1.40 million t | +27.6% |
| 1996 | 955,586 t | -31.7% |
| 1997 | 1.54 million t | +61.2% |
| 1998 | 1.81 million t | +17.8% |
| 1999 | 2.42 million t | +33.6% |
| 2000 | 1.40 million t | -42.3% |
| 2001 | 1.27 million t | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 1.09 million t | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 1.35 million t | +23.7% |
| 2004 | 1.40 million t | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 2.25 million t | +61.0% |
| 2006 | 2.34 million t | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 2.52 million t | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 3.61 million t | +43.5% |
| 2009 | 3.85 million t | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 3.81 million t | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 4.71 million t | +23.8% |
| 2012 | 3.71 million t | -21.3% |
| 2013 | 2.71 million t | -26.9% |
| 2014 | 3.20 million t | +18.0% |
| 2015 | 4.49 million t | +40.3% |
| 2016 | 3.59 million t | -20.1% |
| 2017 | 3.38 million t | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 4.72 million t | +39.8% |
| 2019 | 4.26 million t | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 4.44 million t | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 4.16 million t | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 5.22 million t | +25.6% |
| 2023 | 4.53 million t | -13.2% |
| 2024 | 4.77 million t | +5.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Southern Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +234.5% | 61,015 t | 204,094 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 153,134 t | 25,929 t | 473,526 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 454,393 t | 176,683 t | 726,892 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.27 million t | 802,502 t | 2.19 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.63 million t | 955,586 t | 2.42 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.11 million t | 1.09 million t | 3.85 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.86 million t | 2.71 million t | 4.72 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.62 million t | 4.16 million t | 5.22 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Southern Asia?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Southern Asia was 4.77 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.22 million t in 2022.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,929 t in 1961.
- How does Southern Asia rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Southern Asia ranks 8th out of 60 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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
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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.