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

Americas
12.55 kg/cap
in 2024
New Zealand
34.71 kg/cap
in 2024
Americas rank
3rd
New Zealand rank
3rd

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

  • Americas
  • New Zealand
050100150196119922024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 34.71 kg/cap against 12.55 kg/cap in Americas, a difference of 22.16 kg/cap.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 2.8 times Americas's.

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

Americas ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 29 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 9.05 kg/cap 112.4 kg/cap 103.35 kg/cap New Zealand
1970s 12.16 kg/cap 123.79 kg/cap 111.64 kg/cap New Zealand
1980s 10.89 kg/cap 89.57 kg/cap 78.68 kg/cap New Zealand
1990s 9.58 kg/cap 95.76 kg/cap 86.18 kg/cap New Zealand
2000s 10.49 kg/cap 93.2 kg/cap 82.71 kg/cap New Zealand
2010s 11.86 kg/cap 62.74 kg/cap 50.89 kg/cap New Zealand
2020s 12.69 kg/cap 49.94 kg/cap 37.26 kg/cap New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita, Americas or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 34.71 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 New Zealand?
22.16 kg/cap, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and New Zealand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Americas and New Zealand rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita?
Americas ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 29 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