Australia vs South America: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled

Australia
1.57 million t
in 2024
South America
7.77 million t
in 2024
Australia rank
7th
South America rank
6th

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled over time

  • Australia
  • South America
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M196119922024

How they compare

South America currently reports 7.77 million t against 1.57 million t in Australia, a difference of 6.20 million t.

That makes South America's figure about 4.9 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 7th and South America ranks 6th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and South America in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia South America Difference Ahead
1960s 801,229 t 346,565 t 454,664 t Australia
1970s 831,613 t 1.34 million t 511,616 t South America
1980s 792,640 t 1.88 million t 1.09 million t South America
1990s 894,361 t 2.29 million t 1.39 million t South America
2000s 1.00 million t 4.20 million t 3.20 million t South America
2010s 910,692 t 6.03 million t 5.12 million t South America
2020s 1.16 million t 7.64 million t 6.47 million t South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled, Australia or South America?
South America, at 7.77 million t against 1.57 million t in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled between Australia and South America?
6.20 million t, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South America?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and South America rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
Australia ranks 7th and South America ranks 6th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 12,655 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use with 115 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.