Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity was 2.00 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.00 million t
Change on year
up 46.0%
Rank
15th
of 58 groups
All-time high
2.45 million t
in 2018
All-time low
498,571 t
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1990200720241990: 498.6k t1991: 536.8k t1992: 611.1k t1993: 565.8k t1994: 522.0k t1995: 789.3k t1996: 594.6k t1997: 639.1k t1998: 621.7k t1999: 592.7k t2000: 713.4k t2001: 845.2k t2002: 1.1M t2003: 1.9M t2004: 2.4M t2005: 2.1M t2006: 1.7M t2007: 1.8M t2008: 1.4M t2009: 1.7M t2010: 1.4M t2011: 1.6M t2012: 1.6M t2013: 1.7M t2014: 1.8M t2015: 2.0M t2016: 1.8M t2017: 2.3M t2018: 2.5M t2019: 1.9M t2020: 1.9M t2021: 2.0M t2022: 1.5M t2023: 1.4M t2024: 2.0M 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) is 2.00 million t, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.0% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 2.45 million t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 498,571 t, in 1990.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) ranks 15th of 58 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade), year by year

Annual values for Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade), 1990 to 2024.
Year t Change
1990 498,571 t —
1991 536,820 t +7.7%
1992 611,082 t +13.8%
1993 565,820 t -7.4%
1994 522,023 t -7.7%
1995 789,287 t +51.2%
1996 594,632 t -24.7%
1997 639,105 t +7.5%
1998 621,658 t -2.7%
1999 592,653 t -4.7%
2000 713,420 t +20.4%
2001 845,191 t +18.5%
2002 1.11 million t +31.7%
2003 1.91 million t +71.8%
2004 2.43 million t +26.9%
2005 2.05 million t -15.5%
2006 1.69 million t -17.6%
2007 1.81 million t +6.8%
2008 1.36 million t -24.6%
2009 1.65 million t +21.3%
2010 1.41 million t -14.8%
2011 1.61 million t +14.6%
2012 1.55 million t -3.6%
2013 1.70 million t +9.2%
2014 1.84 million t +8.1%
2015 1.97 million t +7.3%
2016 1.81 million t -8.0%
2017 2.31 million t +27.7%
2018 2.45 million t +5.9%
2019 1.89 million t -22.8%
2020 1.91 million t +1.0%
2021 2.00 million t +4.8%
2022 1.46 million t -27.2%
2023 1.37 million t -5.8%
2024 2.00 million t +46.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 597,165 t 498,571 t 789,287 t 10
2000s 1.56 million t 713,420 t 2.43 million t 10
2010s 1.85 million t 1.41 million t 2.45 million t 10
2020s 1.75 million t 1.37 million t 2.00 million t 5

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)

  1. 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 6,959 t compare
  2. 12 Thailand 372,372 t compare
  3. 13 Djibouti 338,085 t compare
  4. 13 Melanesia 6,033 t compare
  5. 14 Poland 285,071 t compare
  6. 14 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 5,318 t compare
  7. 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,807 t compare
  8. 15 Mexico 279,275 t compare
  9. 16 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,690 t compare
  10. 16 Spain 258,307 t compare
  11. 17 Ukraine 243,090 t compare
  12. 17 Polynesia 96 t compare
  13. 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t compare
  14. 18 Paraguay 240,028 t compare
  15. 18 Micronesia 0 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) was 2.00 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
The highest recorded value was 2.45 million t in 2018.
What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
The lowest recorded value was 498,571 t in 1990.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) ranks 15th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing 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