Positive electrode for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery

A positive electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, comprising:

• a positive electrode current collector;
• and a positive electrode mixture layer provided on the positive electrode current collector and containing a positive electrode active material, wherein
• when the positive electrode mixture layer is divided into two equal parts in a thickness direction of the positive electrode mixture layer, a dibutyl phthalate oil absorption of the positive electrode active material contained in a lower half region on a side of the positive electrode current collector is smaller than a dibutyl phthalate oil absorption of the positive electrode active material contained in an upper half region on a surface side of the positive electrode mixture layer,
• the dibutyl phthalate oil absorption of the positive electrode active material contained in the lower half region is greater than or equal to 11 mL/100 g and less than or equal to 19 mL/100 g, and the dibutyl phthalate oil absorption of the positive electrode active material contained in the upper half region is greater than or equal to 15 mL/100 g and less than or equal to 23 mL/100 g.