Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per capita in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per capita was 0.0024 t per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0024 t per person
Change on year
down 13.2%
World rank
58th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.0062 t per person
in 2012
All-time low
0 t per person
in 1991
Years of data
40
1979–2023

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per capita in Zimbabwe, 1979–2023

00.0020.0040.0061979200120231979: 0 t per person1980: 0.001 t per person1981: 0.001 t per person1982: 0.001 t per person1988: 0.001 t per person1989: 0.001 t per person1990: 0.001 t per person1991: 0 t per person1992: 0 t per person1993: 0 t per person1994: 0 t per person1995: 0 t per person1996: 0 t per person1997: 0.002 t per person1998: 0.001 t per person1999: 0 t per person2000: 0.001 t per person2001: 0.001 t per person2002: 0 t per person2003: 0.001 t per person2004: 0.001 t per person2005: 0 t per person2006: 0.001 t per person2007: 0.001 t per person2008: 0 t per person2009: 0.001 t per person2010: 0.001 t per person2011: 0.001 t per person2012: 0.006 t per person2013: 0.002 t per person2014: 0.002 t per person2015: 0.002 t per person2016: 0.002 t per person2017: 0.004 t per person2018: 0.003 t per person2019: 0.002 t per person2020: 0.004 t per person2021: 0.004 t per person2022: 0.003 t per person2023: 0.002 t per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.

Analysis

In 2023, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, per capita in Zimbabwe stood at 0.0024 t per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.2% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0062 t per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 t per person, in 1991.

That places Zimbabwe 58th out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per capita in Zimbabwe, 1979 to 2023.
Year t per person Change
1979 0.0003 t per person
1980 0.001 t per person +256.7%
1981 0.0009 t per person -7.5%
1982 0.001 t per person +16.3%
1988 0.0006 t per person -40.7%
1989 0.0005 t per person -11.1%
1990 0.0007 t per person +20.7%
1991 0 t per person -100.0%
1992 0 t per person
1993 0.0002 t per person
1994 0.0003 t per person +66.5%
1995 0.0002 t per person -20.7%
1996 0.0002 t per person -1.6%
1997 0.0017 t per person +709.7%
1998 0.0005 t per person -68.8%
1999 0.0004 t per person -20.3%
2000 0.0012 t per person +181.7%
2001 0.001 t per person -21.2%
2002 0.0001 t per person -89.0%
2003 0.0009 t per person +736.3%
2004 0.0006 t per person -32.7%
2005 0.0002 t per person -66.0%
2006 0.0011 t per person +446.0%
2007 0.0006 t per person -43.1%
2008 0.0003 t per person -53.7%
2009 0.0012 t per person +295.6%
2010 0.0014 t per person +18.5%
2011 0.0015 t per person +8.6%
2012 0.0062 t per person +317.1%
2013 0.0022 t per person -64.7%
2014 0.0019 t per person -13.8%
2015 0.0019 t per person +1.3%
2016 0.0024 t per person +25.3%
2017 0.0036 t per person +50.8%
2018 0.0034 t per person -5.2%
2019 0.0024 t per person -31.1%
2020 0.004 t per person +72.0%
2021 0.004 t per person -1.4%
2022 0.0028 t per person -29.7%
2023 0.0024 t per person -13.2%

Zimbabwe compared with similar countries

  • Zimbabwe's 0.0024 t per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0005 t per person, 5.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Zimbabwe's 0.0024 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0005 t per person, 5.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per capita in Zimbabwe 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.

YearChange FromTo
2003 +736.3% 0.0001 t per person 0.0009 t per person
1997 +709.7% 0.0002 t per person 0.0017 t per person
2006 +446.0% 0.0002 t per person 0.0011 t per person
2012 +317.1% 0.0015 t per person 0.0062 t per person
2009 +295.6% 0.0003 t per person 0.0012 t per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0003 t per person 0.0003 t per person 0.0003 t per person 1
1980s 0.0008 t per person 0.0005 t per person 0.001 t per person 5
1990s 0.0004 t per person 0 t per person 0.0017 t per person 10
2000s 0.0007 t per person 0.0001 t per person 0.0012 t per person 10
2010s 0.0027 t per person 0.0014 t per person 0.0062 t per person 10
2020s 0.0033 t per person 0.0024 t per person 0.004 t per person 4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 55 North Macedonia 0.0027 t per person compare
  2. 56 Zambia 0.0025 t per person compare
  3. 57 Indonesia 0.0025 t per person compare
  4. 59 Norway 0.0024 t per person compare
  5. 60 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0024 t per person compare
  6. 61 Panama 0.0023 t per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, per capita in Zimbabwe?
Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.0024 t per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 0.0062 t per person in 2012.
What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 0 t per person in 1991.
How does Zimbabwe rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, per capita?
Zimbabwe ranks 58th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 9,035 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.