Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity in Maldives
Maldives: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity was 63 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity in Maldives, 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 Maldives is 63 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and up 125.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity in Maldives peaked at 111 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1990.
That places Maldives 175th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity in Maldives, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 t | — |
| 1991 | 0 t | — |
| 1992 | 0 t | — |
| 1993 | 0 t | — |
| 1994 | 0 t | — |
| 1995 | 0 t | — |
| 1996 | 0 t | — |
| 1997 | 10 t | — |
| 1998 | 2 t | -80.0% |
| 1999 | 16 t | +700.0% |
| 2000 | 4 t | -75.0% |
| 2001 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 t | +150.0% |
| 2003 | 8 t | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 9 t | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 26 t | +188.9% |
| 2006 | 10 t | -61.5% |
| 2007 | 6 t | -40.0% |
| 2008 | 2 t | -66.7% |
| 2009 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 t | +150.0% |
| 2012 | 2 t | -60.0% |
| 2013 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 28 t | +1300.0% |
| 2015 | 2 t | -92.9% |
| 2016 | 13 t | +550.0% |
| 2017 | 58 t | +346.2% |
| 2018 | 22 t | -62.1% |
| 2019 | 23 t | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 111 t | +382.6% |
| 2021 | 91 t | -18.0% |
| 2022 | 49 t | -46.2% |
| 2023 | 72 t | +46.9% |
| 2024 | 63 t | -12.5% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 63 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,357 t, 1% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 63 t is below the median for South Asia, which is 29,152 t, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity in Maldives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +1300.0% | 2 t | 28 t |
| 1999 | +700.0% | 2 t | 16 t |
| 2016 | +550.0% | 2 t | 13 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8 t | 0 t | 16 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.1 t | 2 t | 26 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7 t | 2 t | 58 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.2 t | 49 t | 111 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 172 Comoros 77 t compare
- 173 French Polynesia 76 t compare
- 174 Guinea-Bissau 69 t compare
- 176 Barbados 40 t compare
- 177 Faroe Islands 20 t compare
- 177 Grenada 20 t compare
More environment data for Maldives
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.252 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.911 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity in Maldives?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity in Maldives was 63 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 111 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity?
- Maldives ranks 175th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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