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

Australia
58.9 kg/cap
in 2024
Northern America
12.54 kg/cap
in 2024
Australia rank
1st
Northern America rank
4th

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

  • Australia
  • Northern America
20406080100196119922024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 58.9 kg/cap against 12.54 kg/cap in Northern America, a difference of 46.36 kg/cap.

That makes Australia's figure about 4.7 times Northern America's.

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

Australia ranks 1st and Northern America ranks 4th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Northern America Difference Ahead
1960s 70.12 kg/cap 17.17 kg/cap 52.95 kg/cap Australia
1970s 60.79 kg/cap 21.23 kg/cap 39.57 kg/cap Australia
1980s 50.39 kg/cap 17.89 kg/cap 32.5 kg/cap Australia
1990s 49.41 kg/cap 15.72 kg/cap 33.7 kg/cap Australia
2000s 49.75 kg/cap 13.95 kg/cap 35.79 kg/cap Australia
2010s 38.27 kg/cap 13.7 kg/cap 24.57 kg/cap Australia
2020s 44.33 kg/cap 12.84 kg/cap 31.49 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, Australia or Northern America?
Australia, at 58.9 kg/cap against 12.54 kg/cap in Northern America as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita between Australia and Northern America?
46.36 kg/cap, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Northern America?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and Northern America rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita?
Australia ranks 1st and Northern America ranks 4th 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
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