Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in China

China: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 9.34 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
9.34 million t
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
1st
of 212 countries
All-time high
14.39 million t
in 2010
All-time low
148,000 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in China, 1961–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in China is 9.34 million t, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in China peaked at 14.39 million t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 148,000 t, in 1961.

China ranks 1st of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in China, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in China, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 148,000 t
1962 156,000 t +5.4%
1963 243,000 t +55.8%
1964 392,000 t +61.3%
1965 725,000 t +84.9%
1966 989,000 t +36.4%
1967 663,000 t -33.0%
1968 467,000 t -29.6%
1969 768,000 t +64.5%
1970 949,000 t +23.6%
1971 1.12 million t +18.4%
1972 1.32 million t +17.1%
1973 1.76 million t +33.6%
1974 1.47 million t -16.1%
1975 1.61 million t +8.9%
1976 1.49 million t -7.1%
1977 1.87 million t +25.6%
1978 1.35 million t -28.1%
1979 2.05 million t +52.1%
1980 2.74 million t +33.9%
1981 2.93 million t +6.8%
1982 3.48 million t +18.7%
1983 4.05 million t +16.5%
1984 4.08 million t +0.5%
1985 3.00 million t -26.3%
1986 3.03 million t +0.7%
1987 4.49 million t +48.4%
1988 5.16 million t +15.0%
1989 5.27 million t +2.1%
1990 5.85 million t +11.0%
1991 7.28 million t +24.5%
1992 6.92 million t -5.0%
1993 5.54 million t -19.9%
1994 7.33 million t +32.2%
1995 8.91 million t +21.6%
1996 8.12 million t -8.9%
1997 9.28 million t +14.3%
1998 9.46 million t +1.9%
1999 8.91 million t -5.8%
2000 8.61 million t -3.3%
2001 8.89 million t +3.2%
2002 10.39 million t +16.9%
2003 9.81 million t -5.6%
2004 10.88 million t +10.9%
2005 11.64 million t +7.0%
2006 12.07 million t +3.7%
2007 10.45 million t -13.4%
2008 10.86 million t +4.0%
2009 12.93 million t +19.0%
2010 14.39 million t +11.3%
2011 13.81 million t -4.1%
2012 13.94 million t +1.0%
2013 13.90 million t -0.3%
2014 13.47 million t -3.1%
2015 12.77 million t -5.2%
2016 12.57 million t -1.5%
2017 12.08 million t -3.9%
2018 11.19 million t -7.4%
2019 10.64 million t -4.9%
2020 10.36 million t -2.7%
2021 10.20 million t -1.5%
2022 9.68 million t -5.1%
2023 9.46 million t -2.3%
2024 9.34 million t -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 505,667 t 148,000 t 989,000 t 9
1970s 1.50 million t 949,000 t 2.05 million t 10
1980s 3.82 million t 2.74 million t 5.27 million t 10
1990s 7.76 million t 5.54 million t 9.46 million t 10
2000s 10.65 million t 8.61 million t 12.93 million t 10
2010s 12.88 million t 10.64 million t 14.39 million t 10
2020s 9.81 million t 9.34 million t 10.36 million t 5

Countries ranked near China

  1. 2 China, mainland 9.24 million t compare
  2. 3 India 8.40 million t compare
  3. 4 USSR 6.59 million t compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in China?
Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in China was 9.34 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 14.39 million t in 2010.
What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 148,000 t in 1961.
How does China rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
China ranks 1st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use with 115 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 12,655 data points, 1961–2024
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Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use with 115 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.