Asia vs Latvia: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita

Asia
4.95 kg/cap
in 2024
Latvia
13.39 kg/cap
in 2024
Asia rank
12th
Latvia rank
11th

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

  • Asia
  • Latvia
051015196119922024

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 13.39 kg/cap against 4.95 kg/cap in Asia, a difference of 8.44 kg/cap.

That makes Latvia's figure about 2.7 times Asia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.

Asia ranks 12th and Latvia ranks 11th of 33 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 4.64 kg/cap 4.41 kg/cap 0.2287 kg/cap Asia
2000s 5.2 kg/cap 5.68 kg/cap 0.482 kg/cap Latvia
2010s 5.85 kg/cap 11.57 kg/cap 5.72 kg/cap Latvia
2020s 5.1 kg/cap 14.65 kg/cap 9.55 kg/cap Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita, Asia or Latvia?
Latvia, at 13.39 kg/cap against 4.95 kg/cap in Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita between Asia and Latvia?
8.44 kg/cap, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Latvia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Asia and Latvia rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita?
Asia ranks 12th and Latvia ranks 11th 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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About this data

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