Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity in Northern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
Northern Africa (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity was 89,911 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity in Northern Africa (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Northern Africa (excluding intra-trade) recorded 89,911 t for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.1% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity in Northern Africa (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 378,665 t in 2003 and was at its lowest, 54,540 t, in 1994.
Northern Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 51st of 58 groups on this measure, 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 Northern Africa (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55,285 t | — |
| 1991 | 55,285 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 55,788 t | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 55,438 t | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 54,540 t | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 59,046 t | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 64,780 t | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 73,126 t | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 65,666 t | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 69,956 t | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 67,067 t | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 64,313 t | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 84,670 t | +31.7% |
| 2003 | 378,665 t | +347.2% |
| 2004 | 255,096 t | -32.6% |
| 2005 | 86,636 t | -66.0% |
| 2006 | 79,897 t | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 83,481 t | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 68,891 t | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 73,840 t | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 81,800 t | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 89,252 t | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 95,826 t | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 77,211 t | -19.4% |
| 2014 | 114,754 t | +48.6% |
| 2015 | 83,741 t | -27.0% |
| 2016 | 69,453 t | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 65,582 t | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 85,488 t | +30.4% |
| 2019 | 67,532 t | -21.0% |
| 2020 | 85,432 t | +26.5% |
| 2021 | 78,160 t | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 59,196 t | -24.3% |
| 2023 | 70,184 t | +18.6% |
| 2024 | 89,911 t | +28.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity in Northern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +347.2% | 84,670 t | 378,665 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60,891 t | 54,540 t | 73,126 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 124,256 t | 64,313 t | 378,665 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 83,064 t | 65,582 t | 114,754 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 76,577 t | 59,196 t | 89,911 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Northern Africa (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate 15.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 76.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 806,474 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 28.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 89,911 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 6.62 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 506,857 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate 12.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 14,507 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity in Northern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity in Northern Africa (excluding intra-trade) was 89,911 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 Northern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 378,665 t in 2003.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity recorded in Northern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,540 t in 1994.
- How does Northern Africa (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity?
- Northern Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 51st out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Northern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern 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