Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Northern America: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita

Lao People's Democratic Republic
2.11 kg/cap
in 2024
Northern America
12.54 kg/cap
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
6th
Northern America rank
4th

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

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Northern America
05101520196119922024

How they compare

Northern America currently reports 12.54 kg/cap against 2.11 kg/cap in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 10.43 kg/cap.

That makes Northern America's figure about 5.9 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

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

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 6th and Northern America ranks 4th of 19 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Northern America Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0844 kg/cap 17.17 kg/cap 17.09 kg/cap Northern America
1970s 0.018 kg/cap 21.23 kg/cap 21.21 kg/cap Northern America
1980s 0.026 kg/cap 17.89 kg/cap 17.87 kg/cap Northern America
1990s 0.32 kg/cap 15.72 kg/cap 15.4 kg/cap Northern America
2000s 0.496 kg/cap 13.95 kg/cap 13.46 kg/cap Northern America
2010s 2.62 kg/cap 13.7 kg/cap 11.08 kg/cap Northern America
2020s 2.64 kg/cap 12.84 kg/cap 10.2 kg/cap Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Northern America?
Northern America, at 12.54 kg/cap against 2.11 kg/cap in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Northern America?
10.43 kg/cap, with Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Northern America?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Northern America rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 6th and Northern America ranks 4th of 19 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

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