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

New Zealand
34.71 kg/cap
in 2024
Northern America
12.54 kg/cap
in 2024
New Zealand rank
3rd
Northern America rank
4th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Northern America
050100150196119922024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 34.71 kg/cap against 12.54 kg/cap in Northern America, a difference of 22.17 kg/cap.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 2.8 times Northern America's.

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

New Zealand ranks 3rd and Northern America ranks 4th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Northern America Difference Ahead
1960s 112.4 kg/cap 17.17 kg/cap 95.23 kg/cap New Zealand
1970s 123.79 kg/cap 21.23 kg/cap 102.57 kg/cap New Zealand
1980s 89.57 kg/cap 17.89 kg/cap 71.68 kg/cap New Zealand
1990s 95.76 kg/cap 15.72 kg/cap 80.04 kg/cap New Zealand
2000s 93.2 kg/cap 13.95 kg/cap 79.25 kg/cap New Zealand
2010s 62.74 kg/cap 13.7 kg/cap 49.04 kg/cap New Zealand
2020s 49.94 kg/cap 12.84 kg/cap 37.1 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, New Zealand or Northern America?
New Zealand, at 34.71 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 New Zealand and Northern America?
22.17 kg/cap, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Northern America?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Northern America rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita?
New Zealand ranks 3rd 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