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

Uruguay
27.93 kg/cap
in 2024
USSR
22.53 kg/cap
in 1991
Uruguay rank
7th
USSR rank
8th

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

  • Uruguay
  • USSR
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 27.93 kg/cap against 22.53 kg/cap in USSR, a difference of 5.4 kg/cap.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.

Uruguay ranks 7th and USSR ranks 8th of 212 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Uruguay averaged higher in 2 and USSR in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uruguay USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 10.51 kg/cap 8.62 kg/cap 1.88 kg/cap Uruguay
1970s 17.78 kg/cap 17.12 kg/cap 0.664 kg/cap Uruguay
1980s 12.67 kg/cap 25.9 kg/cap 13.23 kg/cap USSR
1990s 14.08 kg/cap 24.69 kg/cap 10.61 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, Uruguay or USSR?
Uruguay, at 27.93 kg/cap against 22.53 kg/cap in USSR as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita between Uruguay and USSR?
5.4 kg/cap, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Uruguay and USSR rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita?
Uruguay ranks 7th and USSR ranks 8th of 212 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