Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity was 1.06 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.06 million t
Change on year
down 10.4%
Rank
26th
of 58 groups
All-time high
1.18 million t
in 2023
All-time low
309,324 t
in 1991
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M1990200720241990: 309.7k t1991: 309.3k t1992: 312.1k t1993: 310.5k t1994: 318.9k t1995: 324.3k t1996: 336.6k t1997: 349.5k t1998: 327.3k t1999: 345.2k t2000: 370.9k t2001: 438.9k t2002: 594.0k t2003: 833.9k t2004: 994.2k t2005: 851.4k t2006: 696.2k t2007: 684.7k t2008: 662.2k t2009: 858.7k t2010: 786.4k t2011: 741.4k t2012: 987.5k t2013: 808.2k t2014: 820.5k t2015: 765.6k t2016: 802.6k t2017: 995.1k t2018: 839.9k t2019: 959.9k t2020: 1.0M t2021: 944.7k t2022: 924.7k t2023: 1.2M t2024: 1.1M t

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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) is 1.06 million t, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 1.18 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 309,324 t, in 1991.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) ranks 26th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 324,340 t 309,324 t 349,485 t 10
2000s 698,514 t 370,949 t 994,240 t 10
2010s 850,722 t 741,431 t 995,118 t 10
2020s 1.03 million t 924,688 t 1.18 million t 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)

  1. 23 Romania 216,721 t compare
  2. 24 Italy 216,393 t compare
  3. 25 China, mainland 205,377 t compare
  4. 26 Ethiopia 194,069 t compare
  5. 27 Colombia 188,509 t compare
  6. 28 South Africa 187,679 t compare
  7. 29 Malaysia 180,786 t compare

See the full ranking of 277 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) was 1.06 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
The highest recorded value was 1.18 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
The lowest recorded value was 309,324 t in 1991.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) ranks 26th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (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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Indicator
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 13,840 data points, 1961–2024
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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