Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in India
India: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 8.40 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in India, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
India recorded 8.40 million t for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in India peaked at 8.98 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 60,500 t, in 1961.
That places India 3rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 India, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 60,500 t | — |
| 1962 | 82,800 t | +36.9% |
| 1963 | 116,500 t | +40.7% |
| 1964 | 148,700 t | +27.6% |
| 1965 | 132,500 t | -10.9% |
| 1966 | 248,600 t | +87.6% |
| 1967 | 334,800 t | +34.7% |
| 1968 | 382,100 t | +14.1% |
| 1969 | 416,000 t | +8.9% |
| 1970 | 541,300 t | +30.1% |
| 1971 | 558,200 t | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 581,300 t | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 649,700 t | +11.8% |
| 1974 | 471,500 t | -27.4% |
| 1975 | 466,800 t | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 640,700 t | +37.3% |
| 1977 | 876,500 t | +36.8% |
| 1978 | 1.12 million t | +27.8% |
| 1979 | 1.17 million t | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 1.23 million t | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 1.34 million t | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 1.20 million t | -10.4% |
| 1983 | 1.37 million t | +14.2% |
| 1984 | 1.82 million t | +32.7% |
| 1985 | 2.06 million t | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 2.22 million t | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 1.76 million t | -20.7% |
| 1988 | 2.58 million t | +46.4% |
| 1989 | 2.99 million t | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 3.12 million t | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 3.32 million t | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 2.84 million t | -14.4% |
| 1993 | 2.67 million t | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 2.93 million t | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 2.90 million t | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 2.98 million t | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 3.91 million t | +31.4% |
| 1998 | 4.11 million t | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 4.80 million t | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 4.21 million t | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 4.37 million t | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 4.03 million t | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 4.13 million t | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 4.63 million t | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 5.21 million t | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 5.55 million t | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 5.52 million t | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 6.05 million t | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 7.25 million t | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 8.20 million t | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 8.41 million t | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 6.65 million t | -20.9% |
| 2013 | 5.63 million t | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 6.10 million t | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 6.98 million t | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 6.71 million t | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 6.85 million t | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 6.97 million t | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 7.46 million t | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 8.98 million t | +20.3% |
| 2021 | 7.83 million t | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 7.92 million t | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 8.31 million t | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 8.40 million t | +1.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 8.40 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,454 t, 888.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 8.40 million t is above the median for South Asia, which is 32,680 t, 256.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +87.6% | 132,500 t | 248,600 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 213,611 t | 60,500 t | 416,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 707,440 t | 466,800 t | 1.17 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.86 million t | 1.20 million t | 2.99 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.36 million t | 2.67 million t | 4.80 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.10 million t | 4.03 million t | 7.25 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.00 million t | 5.63 million t | 8.41 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.29 million t | 7.83 million t | 8.98 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 China 9.34 million t compare
- 2 China, mainland 9.24 million t compare
- 4 USSR 6.59 million t compare
- 5 Brazil 6.20 million t compare
- 6 Australia and New Zealand 1.75 million t compare
More environment data for India
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 4.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 864.77 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in India?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in India was 8.40 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 8.98 million t in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,500 t in 1961.
- How does India rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- India ranks 3rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.