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

Eastern Asia
5.7 kg/cap
in 2024
USSR
22.53 kg/cap
in 1991
Eastern Asia rank
9th
USSR rank
8th

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

  • Eastern Asia
  • USSR
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How they compare

USSR currently reports 22.53 kg/cap against 5.7 kg/cap in Eastern Asia, a difference of 16.83 kg/cap.

That makes USSR's figure about 4.0 times Eastern Asia's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Eastern Asia ranks 9th and USSR ranks 8th of 33 groups.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Asia USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 1.39 kg/cap 8.62 kg/cap 7.23 kg/cap USSR
1970s 2.31 kg/cap 17.12 kg/cap 14.8 kg/cap USSR
1980s 3.85 kg/cap 25.9 kg/cap 22.05 kg/cap USSR
1990s 5.54 kg/cap 24.69 kg/cap 19.15 kg/cap USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita, Eastern Asia or USSR?
USSR, at 22.53 kg/cap against 5.7 kg/cap in Eastern Asia as of 1991.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita between Eastern Asia and USSR?
16.83 kg/cap, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Eastern Asia and USSR rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita?
Eastern Asia ranks 9th and USSR ranks 8th 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