Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)
Western Africa (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 434,229 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) stood at 434,229 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 112.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 547,014 t in 2001 and was at its lowest, 117,790 t, in 1990.
That places Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) 46th out of 60 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 117,790 t | — |
| 1991 | 117,790 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 117,895 t | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 118,007 t | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 118,586 t | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 121,064 t | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 129,548 t | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 154,618 t | +19.4% |
| 1998 | 180,325 t | +16.6% |
| 1999 | 150,715 t | -16.4% |
| 2000 | 164,486 t | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 547,014 t | +232.6% |
| 2002 | 207,489 t | -62.1% |
| 2003 | 222,288 t | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 189,802 t | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 254,407 t | +34.0% |
| 2006 | 363,419 t | +42.8% |
| 2007 | 333,538 t | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 300,779 t | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 210,039 t | -30.2% |
| 2010 | 236,661 t | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 238,996 t | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 219,879 t | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 229,172 t | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 204,124 t | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 249,340 t | +22.2% |
| 2016 | 336,143 t | +34.8% |
| 2017 | 406,986 t | +21.1% |
| 2018 | 354,852 t | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 433,688 t | +22.2% |
| 2020 | 413,699 t | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 399,509 t | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 309,746 t | -22.5% |
| 2023 | 385,440 t | +24.4% |
| 2024 | 434,229 t | +12.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Western 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +232.6% | 164,486 t | 547,014 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 132,634 t | 117,790 t | 180,325 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 279,326 t | 164,486 t | 547,014 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 290,984 t | 204,124 t | 433,688 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 388,525 t | 309,746 t | 434,229 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 1.04 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 1.58 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 12.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 361,194 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 22.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 361,194 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 434,229 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.07 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 128.85 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 1.58 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) was 434,229 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 547,014 t in 2001.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 117,790 t in 1990.
- How does Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 46th out of 60 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.