Americas vs Australia: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita

Americas
12.55 kg/cap
in 2024
Australia
58.9 kg/cap
in 2024
Americas rank
3rd
Australia rank
1st

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita over time

  • Americas
  • Australia
020406080100196119922024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 58.9 kg/cap against 12.55 kg/cap in Americas, a difference of 46.35 kg/cap.

That makes Australia's figure about 4.7 times Americas's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 3rd and Australia ranks 1st of 33 groups.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Australia Difference Ahead
1960s 9.05 kg/cap 70.12 kg/cap 61.07 kg/cap Australia
1970s 12.16 kg/cap 60.79 kg/cap 48.63 kg/cap Australia
1980s 10.89 kg/cap 50.39 kg/cap 39.5 kg/cap Australia
1990s 9.58 kg/cap 49.41 kg/cap 39.83 kg/cap Australia
2000s 10.49 kg/cap 49.75 kg/cap 39.25 kg/cap Australia
2010s 11.86 kg/cap 38.27 kg/cap 26.41 kg/cap Australia
2020s 12.69 kg/cap 44.33 kg/cap 31.64 kg/cap Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita, Americas or Australia?
Australia, at 58.9 kg/cap against 12.55 kg/cap in Americas as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita between Americas and Australia?
46.35 kg/cap, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Australia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Americas and Australia rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita?
Americas ranks 3rd and Australia ranks 1st of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
245 places, 13,784 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