Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per square in Australia
Australia: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per square was 0.1004 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per square in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, per square in Australia is 0.1004 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.0% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, per square in Australia peaked at 0.1675 t per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0665 t per square kilometre, in 1975.
Australia ranks 89th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per square in Australia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0765 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0742 t per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0805 t per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1102 t per square kilometre | +36.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1241 t per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1269 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1155 t per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1204 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1103 t per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0985 t per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1119 t per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1357 t per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1624 t per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0734 t per square kilometre | -54.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0665 t per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0966 t per square kilometre | +45.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1032 t per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1151 t per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1192 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.112 t per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.108 t per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1 t per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0974 t per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1003 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0899 t per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0953 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1144 t per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1106 t per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1038 t per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 0.076 t per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0893 t per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1027 t per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1011 t per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1211 t per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1267 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1293 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1431 t per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1364 t per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1385 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1453 t per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1558 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1403 t per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1328 t per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1454 t per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1356 t per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1292 t per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1289 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1074 t per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0842 t per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1072 t per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1146 t per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.115 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1097 t per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1182 t per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1208 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1233 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1274 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1241 t per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1245 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1314 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1675 t per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1521 t per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1004 t per square kilometre | -34.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.1004 t per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.176 t per square kilometre, 57% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.1004 t per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0217 t per square kilometre, 4.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1043 t per square kilometre | 0.0742 t per square kilometre | 0.1269 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1083 t per square kilometre | 0.0665 t per square kilometre | 0.1624 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1032 t per square kilometre | 0.0899 t per square kilometre | 0.1144 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1164 t per square kilometre | 0.076 t per square kilometre | 0.1431 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1305 t per square kilometre | 0.0842 t per square kilometre | 0.1558 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1185 t per square kilometre | 0.1072 t per square kilometre | 0.1274 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1379 t per square kilometre | 0.1004 t per square kilometre | 0.1675 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, per square in Australia?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, per square in Australia was 0.1004 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, per square recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1675 t per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, per square recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0665 t per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Australia rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, per square?
- Australia ranks 89th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, per square rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.