Australia vs South America: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita over time
- Australia
- South America
How they compare
Australia currently reports 58.9 kg/cap against 17.83 kg/cap in South America, a difference of 41.07 kg/cap.
That makes Australia's figure about 3.3 times South America's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 1st and South America ranks 2nd of 197 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.12 kg/cap | 2.02 kg/cap | 68.1 kg/cap | Australia |
| 1970s | 60.79 kg/cap | 6.19 kg/cap | 54.6 kg/cap | Australia |
| 1980s | 50.39 kg/cap | 7.11 kg/cap | 43.28 kg/cap | Australia |
| 1990s | 49.41 kg/cap | 7.12 kg/cap | 42.3 kg/cap | Australia |
| 2000s | 49.75 kg/cap | 11.39 kg/cap | 38.35 kg/cap | Australia |
| 2010s | 38.27 kg/cap | 14.78 kg/cap | 23.49 kg/cap | Australia |
| 2020s | 44.33 kg/cap | 17.74 kg/cap | 26.59 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 South America?
- Australia, at 58.9 kg/cap against 17.83 kg/cap in South America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita between Australia and South America?
- 41.07 kg/cap, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and South America rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita?
- Australia ranks 1st and South America ranks 2nd 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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About this data
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