Brazil vs China, mainland: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use

Brazil
6.20 million t
in 2024
China, mainland
9.24 million t
in 2024
Brazil rank
5th
China, mainland rank
2nd

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use over time

  • Brazil
  • China, mainland
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922024

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 9.24 million t against 6.20 million t in Brazil, a difference of 3.04 million t.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China, mainland ahead.

Brazil ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 194 countries.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil China, mainland Difference Ahead
1960s 168,514 t 505,667 t 337,153 t China, mainland
1970s 1.05 million t 1.50 million t 452,519 t China, mainland
1980s 1.45 million t 3.82 million t 2.38 million t China, mainland
1990s 1.64 million t 7.76 million t 6.12 million t China, mainland
2000s 3.08 million t 10.53 million t 7.45 million t China, mainland
2010s 4.46 million t 12.75 million t 8.29 million t China, mainland
2020s 6.05 million t 9.70 million t 3.66 million t China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, Brazil or China, mainland?
China, mainland, at 9.24 million t against 6.20 million t in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use between Brazil and China, mainland?
3.04 million t, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China, mainland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Brazil and China, mainland rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use?
Brazil ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Brazil vs China, mainland: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 17 August 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/nutrient-phosphate-p2o5-total-agricultural-use/brazil/china-mainland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/nutrient-phosphate-p2o5-total-agricultural-use/brazil/china-mainland/">Brazil vs China, mainland: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 12,540 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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