Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use by country
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O)....
Countries reporting
210
Highest
9.34 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Naoero
Median
10,054 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
12,540
What the numbers show
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use is currently reported for 210 countries. The highest value is 9.34 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Naoero.
The median across all reporting countries is 10,054 t, and the mean is 275,896 t.
Over the past decade 95 countries rose and 102 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea (up 42,833.3%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 9.34 million t | 2024 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 9.24 million t | 2024 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 8.40 million t | 2024 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 4 | USSR | 6.59 million t | 1991 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 6.20 million t | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.75 million t | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 7 | Australia | 1.57 million t | 2024 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 8 | Canada | 1.16 million t | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 1.04 million t | 2024 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Pakistan | 994,884 t | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 766,097 t | 2024 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Argentina | 746,381 t | 2024 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Türkiye | 732,812 t | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 14 | Philippines | 676,099 t | 2024 | up 396.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 645,547 t | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Indonesia | 582,142 t | 2024 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Mexico | 399,870 t | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 18 | Thailand | 334,825 t | 2024 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 19 | France | 329,942 t | 2024 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Spain | 317,212 t | 2024 | down 20.4% | flat |
| 21 | Paraguay | 239,373 t | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Colombia | 238,170 t | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Egypt | 230,114 t | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Ukraine | 214,301 t | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Poland | 211,218 t | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | 200,959 t | 2024 | up 121.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Romania | 198,687 t | 2024 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 194,069 t | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 29 | New Zealand | 181,000 t | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 30 | Morocco | 172,600 t | 2024 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Malaysia | 161,327 t | 2024 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 32 | Germany | 139,630 t | 2024 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Yugoslav SFR | 139,000 t | 1991 | down 48.1% | rising |
| 34 | Nigeria | 125,807 t | 2024 | up 225.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Chile | 125,453 t | 2024 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 36 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 116,000 t | 2024 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 37 | Belarus | 111,718 t | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 109,915 t | 2024 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Kenya | 109,043 t | 2024 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 40 | China, Taiwan Province of | 99,037 t | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 41 | Italy | 98,699 t | 2024 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 42 | Uruguay | 94,594 t | 2024 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Serbia and Montenegro | 79,317 t | 2005 | up 466.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Serbia | 78,913 t | 2024 | up 49.2% | falling |
| 45 | Iraq | 77,280 t | 2024 | up 475.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Hungary | 77,243 t | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Republic of Korea | 75,121 t | 2024 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 48 | Czechoslovakia | 75,000 t | 1992 | down 84.3% | rising |
| 49 | Burundi | 73,824 t | 2024 | up 1,536.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Cambodia | 72,622 t | 2024 | up 95.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 70,240 t | 2024 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Sudan (former) | 69,150 t | 2011 | up 501.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Guatemala | 63,764 t | 2024 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Zambia | 62,195 t | 2024 | up 58.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Peru | 60,479 t | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Greece | 59,864 t | 2024 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 57 | Algeria | 58,800 t | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Ethiopia PDR | 58,000 t | 1992 | up 181.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Myanmar | 53,515 t | 2024 | up 275.4% | volatile |
| 60 | United Republic of Tanzania | 52,348 t | 2024 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Ghana | 52,100 t | 2024 | up 233.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Tunisia | 50,900 t | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 63 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 45,000 t | 1999 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 64 | Libya | 44,004 t | 2024 | up 111.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 41,700 t | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Czechia | 39,185 t | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 67 | Portugal | 39,075 t | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 68 | Afghanistan | 38,955 t | 2024 | up 660.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Honduras | 38,420 t | 2024 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Lithuania | 37,428 t | 2024 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 71 | Nepal | 35,751 t | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Sweden | 35,066 t | 2024 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Sri Lanka | 29,609 t | 2024 | down 52.7% | rising |
| 74 | Croatia | 29,042 t | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 75 | Denmark | 28,751 t | 2024 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Ireland | 28,736 t | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 77 | Turkmenistan | 28,344 t | 2024 | up 372.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 27,016 t | 2024 | up 108.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Sudan | 26,957 t | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Japan | 26,792 t | 2024 | down 92.5% | falling |
| 81 | Finland | 26,697 t | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Latvia | 25,073 t | 2024 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Austria | 24,570 t | 2024 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Costa Rica | 23,976 t | 2024 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 85 | Ecuador | 23,673 t | 2024 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 23,031 t | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Malawi | 22,789 t | 2024 | up 95.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Uzbekistan | 20,373 t | 2024 | down 90.7% | falling |
| 89 | Slovakia | 20,054 t | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 90 | Mozambique | 19,425 t | 2024 | up 237.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 19,421 t | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Benin | 19,113 t | 2024 | up 423.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Norway | 18,926 t | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 94 | Angola | 17,685 t | 2024 | up 124.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 16,421 t | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 16,319 t | 2024 | up 79.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Republic of Moldova | 14,859 t | 2024 | up 227.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Rwanda | 14,424 t | 2024 | up 211.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Cameroon | 13,782 t | 2024 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Nicaragua | 12,241 t | 2022 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 101 | El Salvador | 12,070 t | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 102 | Albania | 11,772 t | 2024 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Senegal | 11,180 t | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Panama | 10,327 t | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 105 | Syrian Arab Republic | 10,319 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Belgium | 9,788 t | 2024 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Kyrgyzstan | 9,454 t | 2024 | up 90.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Caribbean | 8,705 t | 2024 | down 84.1% | falling |
| 109 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 8,677 t | 2024 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Slovenia | 7,628 t | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7,472 t | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 112 | Switzerland | 7,156 t | 2024 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 113 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 6,959 t | 2024 | up 163.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Estonia | 6,592 t | 2024 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Belize | 6,582 t | 2024 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Melanesia | 6,096 t | 2024 | up 100.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Mali | 5,995 t | 2024 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Lebanon | 5,900 t | 2024 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Madagascar | 5,561 t | 2024 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5,110 t | 2024 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Cyprus | 5,054 t | 2024 | up 27.7% | falling |
| 122 | Uganda | 5,012 t | 2024 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Israel | 4,970 t | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 124 | Chad | 4,857 t | 2024 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 125 | North Macedonia | 4,817 t | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 126 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4,807 t | 2024 | up 181.1% | volatile |
| 127 | United Arab Emirates | 4,732 t | 2024 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Gabon | 4,381 t | 2024 | up 289.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Papua New Guinea | 4,359 t | 2024 | up 810.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Georgia | 4,295 t | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Zimbabwe | 4,289 t | 2024 | down 86.4% | falling |
| 132 | Guyana | 4,232 t | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Niger | 4,000 t | 2024 | up 128.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Guinea | 3,864 t | 2024 | up 42,833.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Iceland | 3,557 t | 2024 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 136 | Eswatini | 3,521 t | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 137 | Botswana | 3,410 t | 2024 | up 203.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Tajikistan | 3,346 t | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Togo | 3,067 t | 2024 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Jordan | 2,945 t | 2024 | up 338.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Kuwait | 2,838 t | 2024 | up 262.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Oman | 2,760 t | 2024 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Jamaica | 2,370 t | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 144 | Yemen | 2,296 t | 2024 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Congo | 2,244 t | 2024 | up 2,740.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Haiti | 2,114 t | 2024 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Cuba | 2,023 t | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Gambia | 1,685 t | 2024 | up 2,117.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Mauritius | 1,367 t | 2024 | down 66.9% | falling |
| 150 | Fiji | 1,328 t | 2024 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,177 t | 2024 | up 135.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Qatar | 1,067 t | 2024 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Armenia | 1,047 t | 2024 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Suriname | 914 t | 2024 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Mauritania | 901 t | 2024 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Sierra Leone | 872 t | 2022 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Liberia | 849 t | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 158 | French Guiana | 823 t | 2024 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Lesotho | 724 t | 2024 | up 596.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Malta | 662 t | 2024 | up 934.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Montenegro | 612 t | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 162 | Luxembourg | 600 t | 2024 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 163 | Namibia | 559 t | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 164 | New Caledonia | 396 t | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Mongolia | 339 t | 2024 | up 160.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Bahamas | 297 t | 2024 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 167 | Bhutan | 289 t | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 168 | Palestine | 273 t | 2024 | down 88.4% | falling |
| 169 | Brunei Darussalam | 232 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 170 | Puerto Rico | 230 t | 2024 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 171 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 219 t | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 172 | Dominica | 150 t | 2024 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 143 t | 2024 | up 248.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Saint Lucia | 115 t | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Bahrain | 100 t | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Sao Tome and Principe | 91 t | 2024 | up 279.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Polynesia | 84 t | 2024 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 178 | Comoros | 77 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Guinea-Bissau | 69 t | 2024 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 180 | French Polynesia | 64 t | 2024 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 181 | Maldives | 63 t | 2024 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Cabo Verde | 41 t | 2024 | up 215.4% | rising |
| 183 | Barbados | 40 t | 2024 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Djibouti | 26 t | 2024 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Grenada | 20 t | 2024 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 186 | Faroe Islands | 18 t | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Antigua and Barbuda | 17 t | 2024 | up 112.5% | volatile |
| 187 | Greenland | 17 t | 2024 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Bermuda | 14 t | 2024 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Seychelles | 13 t | 2024 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Tonga | 13 t | 2024 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 192 | Singapore | 12 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Solomon Islands | 12 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 194 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9 t | 2024 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 194 | South Sudan | 9 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Equatorial Guinea | 4 t | 2024 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 196 | Cook Islands | 4 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 198 | Samoa | 3 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 199 | Vanuatu | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 200 | Aruba | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Dominican Republic | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Eritrea | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Kiribati | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 200 | Palau | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Tuvalu | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Guadeloupe | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 200 | Martinique | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 200 | Micronesia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Naoero | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 43.92 million t
- Asia 23.81 million t
- Americas 13.16 million t
- Southern Asia 10.64 million t
- Eastern Asia 9.44 million t
- South America 7.77 million t
- Northern America 4.83 million t
- United States of America 3.67 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3.57 million t
- Europe 3.23 million t
- South-eastern Asia 2.54 million t
- Africa 1.95 million t
About this data
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf