Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity was 1.03 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) is 1.03 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.8% on the previous year and up 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 1.03 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 181,639 t, in 1998.
Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 27th of 58 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 213,066 t | — |
| 1991 | 212,801 t | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 215,578 t | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 213,639 t | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 213,116 t | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 213,853 t | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 208,631 t | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 210,106 t | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 181,639 t | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 212,087 t | +16.8% |
| 2000 | 231,961 t | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 304,461 t | +31.3% |
| 2002 | 389,600 t | +28.0% |
| 2003 | 643,348 t | +65.1% |
| 2004 | 948,967 t | +47.5% |
| 2005 | 596,456 t | -37.1% |
| 2006 | 444,598 t | -25.5% |
| 2007 | 509,788 t | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 511,631 t | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 593,664 t | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 514,230 t | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 516,911 t | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 766,289 t | +48.2% |
| 2013 | 552,344 t | -27.9% |
| 2014 | 553,958 t | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 553,692 t | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 563,694 t | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 679,400 t | +20.5% |
| 2018 | 454,739 t | -33.1% |
| 2019 | 617,169 t | +35.7% |
| 2020 | 839,725 t | +36.1% |
| 2021 | 776,349 t | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 748,764 t | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 861,503 t | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 1.03 million t | +19.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 209,452 t | 181,639 t | 215,578 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 517,447 t | 231,961 t | 948,967 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 577,243 t | 454,739 t | 766,289 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 851,730 t | 748,764 t | 1.03 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -14.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 261,715 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 19.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.03 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 42,612 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 2.12 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -0.5027 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 7,442 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) was 1.03 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity recorded in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity recorded in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 181,639 t in 1998.
- How does Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity?
- Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 27th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf