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

Australia
58.9 kg/cap
in 2024
New Zealand
34.71 kg/cap
in 2024
Australia rank
1st
New Zealand rank
3rd

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

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
255075100125150196119922024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 58.9 kg/cap against 34.71 kg/cap in New Zealand, a difference of 24.19 kg/cap.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.7 times New Zealand's.

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

Australia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 70.12 kg/cap 112.4 kg/cap 42.28 kg/cap New Zealand
1970s 60.79 kg/cap 123.79 kg/cap 63 kg/cap New Zealand
1980s 50.39 kg/cap 89.57 kg/cap 39.18 kg/cap New Zealand
1990s 49.41 kg/cap 95.76 kg/cap 46.35 kg/cap New Zealand
2000s 49.75 kg/cap 93.2 kg/cap 43.45 kg/cap New Zealand
2010s 38.27 kg/cap 62.74 kg/cap 24.47 kg/cap New Zealand
2020s 44.33 kg/cap 49.94 kg/cap 5.61 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, Australia or New Zealand?
Australia, at 58.9 kg/cap against 34.71 kg/cap in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita between Australia and New Zealand?
24.19 kg/cap, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita?
Australia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 197 countries.
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
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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