Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 10.64 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Southern Asia is 10.64 million t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Southern Asia peaked at 11.19 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 86,929 t, in 1961.
Southern Asia ranks 4th of 31 groups 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 86,929 t | — |
| 1962 | 116,644 t | +34.2% |
| 1963 | 158,892 t | +36.2% |
| 1964 | 192,760 t | +21.3% |
| 1965 | 180,760 t | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 305,598 t | +69.1% |
| 1967 | 422,319 t | +38.2% |
| 1968 | 504,526 t | +19.5% |
| 1969 | 528,002 t | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 661,010 t | +25.2% |
| 1971 | 721,183 t | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 779,870 t | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 917,008 t | +17.6% |
| 1974 | 736,718 t | -19.7% |
| 1975 | 794,073 t | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 995,776 t | +25.4% |
| 1977 | 1.33 million t | +34.0% |
| 1978 | 1.59 million t | +19.0% |
| 1979 | 1.72 million t | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 1.93 million t | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 2.02 million t | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 2.04 million t | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 2.28 million t | +11.7% |
| 1984 | 2.77 million t | +21.3% |
| 1985 | 3.05 million t | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 3.23 million t | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 2.83 million t | -12.4% |
| 1988 | 3.71 million t | +31.3% |
| 1989 | 4.20 million t | +13.2% |
| 1990 | 4.38 million t | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 4.49 million t | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 4.09 million t | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 3.66 million t | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 3.94 million t | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 3.98 million t | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 3.95 million t | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 4.98 million t | +26.1% |
| 1998 | 5.13 million t | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 6.03 million t | +17.4% |
| 2000 | 5.60 million t | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 5.63 million t | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 5.39 million t | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 5.43 million t | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 6.14 million t | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 6.92 million t | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 7.39 million t | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 7.03 million t | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 7.18 million t | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 8.60 million t | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 9.71 million t | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 9.70 million t | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 8.00 million t | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 7.30 million t | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 7.96 million t | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 8.77 million t | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 8.74 million t | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 8.95 million t | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 9.15 million t | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 9.56 million t | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 11.19 million t | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 10.25 million t | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 9.90 million t | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 10.51 million t | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 10.64 million t | +1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Southern Asia 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 | +69.1% | 180,760 t | 305,598 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 277,381 t | 86,929 t | 528,002 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.03 million t | 661,010 t | 1.72 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.81 million t | 1.93 million t | 4.20 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.46 million t | 3.66 million t | 6.03 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.53 million t | 5.39 million t | 8.60 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.78 million t | 7.30 million t | 9.71 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.50 million t | 9.90 million t | 11.19 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Southern Asia?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Southern Asia was 10.64 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.19 million t in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86,929 t in 1961.
- How does Southern Asia rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Southern Asia ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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
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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.