Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus in Australia
Australia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus was 271,856 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Australia recorded 271,856 t for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus in Australia peaked at 372,100 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 155,297 t, in 1975.
That places Australia 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus in Australia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 178,595 t | — |
| 1962 | 174,059 t | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 188,729 t | +8.4% |
| 1964 | 258,328 t | +36.9% |
| 1965 | 291,031 t | +12.7% |
| 1966 | 297,549 t | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 270,775 t | -9.0% |
| 1968 | 282,151 t | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 258,536 t | -8.4% |
| 1970 | 230,997 t | -10.7% |
| 1971 | 262,400 t | +13.6% |
| 1972 | 318,209 t | +21.3% |
| 1973 | 347,233 t | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 166,484 t | -52.1% |
| 1975 | 155,297 t | -6.7% |
| 1976 | 225,452 t | +45.2% |
| 1977 | 240,960 t | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 268,789 t | +11.5% |
| 1979 | 278,291 t | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 261,434 t | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 252,239 t | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 233,543 t | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 227,414 t | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 234,156 t | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 209,944 t | -10.3% |
| 1986 | 222,602 t | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 267,196 t | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 258,216 t | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 242,278 t | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 177,426 t | -26.8% |
| 1991 | 208,473 t | +17.5% |
| 1992 | 239,765 t | +15.0% |
| 1993 | 235,995 t | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 282,796 t | +19.8% |
| 1995 | 295,852 t | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 301,982 t | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 334,102 t | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 318,440 t | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 323,344 t | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 339,282 t | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 363,801 t | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 328,991 t | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 311,216 t | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 339,334 t | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 317,780 t | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 300,662 t | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 301,011 t | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 250,796 t | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 196,550 t | -21.6% |
| 2010 | 250,331 t | +27.4% |
| 2011 | 267,564 t | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 257,342 t | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 254,029 t | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 278,309 t | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 289,796 t | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 281,486 t | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 302,039 t | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 289,563 t | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 287,011 t | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 303,730 t | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 372,100 t | +22.5% |
| 2022 | 305,726 t | -17.8% |
| 2023 | 271,856 t | -11.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 271,856 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,641 t, 58.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Australia's 271,856 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 360.14 t, 754.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 244,417 t | 174,059 t | 297,549 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 249,411 t | 155,297 t | 347,233 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 240,902 t | 209,944 t | 267,196 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 271,818 t | 177,426 t | 334,102 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 304,942 t | 196,550 t | 363,801 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 275,747 t | 250,331 t | 302,039 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 313,353 t | 271,856 t | 372,100 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 10,253 t compare
- 10 Indonesia 318,578 t compare
- 11 Argentina 285,201 t compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 8,728 t compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 7,468 t compare
- 12 Australia and New Zealand 276,641 t compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 6,886 t compare
- 14 Thailand 240,573 t compare
- 14 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4,304 t compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,096 t compare
- 15 Mexico 180,381 t compare
- 16 Egypt 154,954 t compare
- 16 Melanesia 1,587 t compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus in Australia?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus in Australia was 271,856 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 372,100 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 155,297 t in 1975.
- How does Australia rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus?
- Australia ranks 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).