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

USSR
22.53 kg/cap
in 1991
World
5.38 kg/cap
in 2024
USSR rank
8th
World rank
10th

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

  • USSR
  • World
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How they compare

USSR currently reports 22.53 kg/cap against 5.38 kg/cap in World, a difference of 17.15 kg/cap.

That makes USSR's figure about 4.2 times World's.

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

USSR ranks 8th and World ranks 10th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade USSR World Difference Ahead
1960s 8.62 kg/cap 4.61 kg/cap 4.01 kg/cap USSR
1970s 17.12 kg/cap 6.43 kg/cap 10.68 kg/cap USSR
1980s 25.9 kg/cap 7.07 kg/cap 18.83 kg/cap USSR
1990s 24.69 kg/cap 6.65 kg/cap 18.04 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, USSR or World?
USSR, at 22.53 kg/cap against 5.38 kg/cap in World as of 1991.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita between USSR and World?
17.15 kg/cap, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for USSR and World?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do USSR and World rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita?
USSR ranks 8th and World ranks 10th 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