Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity was 793,699 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 793,699 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.7% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 1.01 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20,092 t, in 1961.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 35th of 62 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40,609 t | 20,092 t | 69,362 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 119,297 t | 80,456 t | 180,970 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 208,660 t | 140,681 t | 321,428 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 377,833 t | 300,017 t | 462,791 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 401,326 t | 317,341 t | 554,992 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 611,206 t | 474,347 t | 759,293 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 870,671 t | 793,699 t | 1.01 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 32 Philippines 156,871 t compare
- 33 Iraq 156,692 t compare
- 34 Chile 139,048 t compare
- 35 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 132,472 t compare
- 36 Kenya 116,323 t compare
- 37 New Zealand 104,957 t compare
- 38 Uruguay 100,092 t compare
More environment data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.21 ha/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 316,092 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.96 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 43 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 224,322 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 25.98 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 74 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 638,884 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 793,699 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 (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,092 t in 1961.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 35th out of 62 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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