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
212
Highest
9.34 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Martinique
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 212 countries. The highest value is 9.34 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Martinique.

The median across all reporting countries is 10,054 t, and the mean is 275,608 t.

Over the past decade 96 countries rose and 103 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea (up 42,833.3%), and the largest decrease in Micronesia (down 100.0%).

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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
3 Türkiye 732,812 t 2024 up 28.5% rising
4 USSR 6.59 million t 1991 up 12.2% rising
4 Viet Nam 645,547 t 2024 down 26.0% volatile
5 Brazil 6.20 million t 2024 up 21.6% volatile
5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 109,915 t 2024 down 55.8% volatile
6 Australia and New Zealand 1.75 million t 2024 up 45.1% rising
6 United Republic of Tanzania 52,348 t 2024 up 93.3% volatile
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
9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 27,016 t 2024 up 108.3% volatile
10 Pakistan 994,884 t 2024 up 6.3% volatile
10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 16,421 t 2024 down 29.1% volatile
11 Russian Federation 766,097 t 2024 up 64.4% volatile
11 Republic of Moldova 14,859 t 2024 up 227.0% volatile
12 Argentina 746,381 t 2024 up 33.0% volatile
12 Syrian Arab Republic 10,319 t 2024 — volatile
13 Philippines 676,099 t 2024 up 396.7% volatile
13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 8,677 t 2024 down 92.8% volatile
14 Indonesia 582,142 t 2024 down 54.2% volatile
14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 6,959 t 2024 up 163.7% volatile
15 South Africa 490,643 t 2024 up 85.8% flat
15 Melanesia 6,096 t 2024 up 100.1% volatile
16 Mexico 399,870 t 2024 down 1.7% rising
16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,807 t 2024 up 181.1% volatile
17 Thailand 334,825 t 2024 down 37.2% volatile
17 Polynesia 84 t 2024 down 52.5% falling
18 France 329,942 t 2024 down 25.8% volatile
18 Micronesia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
19 Spain 317,212 t 2024 down 20.4% flat
20 Paraguay 239,373 t 2024 up 22.2% volatile
21 Colombia 238,170 t 2024 up 5.1% volatile
22 Egypt 230,114 t 2024 down 9.1% volatile
23 Ukraine 214,301 t 2024 down 11.1% volatile
24 Poland 211,218 t 2024 down 30.4% volatile
25 Saudi Arabia 200,959 t 2024 up 121.3% volatile
26 Romania 198,687 t 2024 up 67.6% volatile
27 Ethiopia 194,069 t 2024 up 23.8% rising
27 Caribbean 8,705 t 2024 down 84.1% falling
28 New Zealand 181,000 t 2024 down 39.9% falling
28 Côte d'Ivoire 5,110 t 2024 down 85.5% volatile
29 Morocco 172,600 t 2024 down 23.9% volatile
29 Cabo Verde 41 t 2024 up 215.4% rising
30 Malaysia 161,327 t 2024 down 13.3% rising
31 Germany 139,630 t 2024 down 53.6% volatile
32 Yugoslav SFR 139,000 t 1991 down 48.1% rising
33 Nigeria 125,807 t 2024 up 225.1% volatile
34 Chile 125,453 t 2024 down 15.7% rising
35 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 116,000 t 2024 down 42.3% falling
36 Belarus 111,718 t 2024 down 27.1% volatile
37 Kenya 109,043 t 2024 down 14.1% volatile
38 China, Taiwan Province of 99,037 t 2024 down 22.4% falling
39 Italy 98,699 t 2024 down 41.5% falling
40 Uruguay 94,594 t 2024 down 48.6% volatile
41 Serbia and Montenegro 79,317 t 2005 up 466.6% volatile
42 Serbia 78,913 t 2024 up 49.2% falling
43 Iraq 77,280 t 2024 up 475.2% volatile
44 Hungary 77,243 t 2024 down 6.3% volatile
45 Republic of Korea 75,121 t 2024 down 46.9% falling
46 Czechoslovakia 75,000 t 1992 down 84.3% rising
47 Burundi 73,824 t 2024 up 1,536.5% volatile
48 Cambodia 72,622 t 2024 up 95.5% volatile
49 Bulgaria 70,240 t 2024 up 29.4% volatile
50 Sudan (former) 69,150 t 2011 up 501.3% volatile
51 Guatemala 63,764 t 2024 down 11.3% volatile
52 Zambia 62,195 t 2024 up 58.6% volatile
53 Peru 60,479 t 2024 down 24.2% volatile
54 Greece 59,864 t 2024 up 15.9% falling
55 Algeria 58,800 t 2024 down 24.6% volatile
56 Ethiopia PDR 58,000 t 1992 up 181.6% volatile
57 Myanmar 53,515 t 2024 up 275.4% volatile
58 Ghana 52,100 t 2024 up 233.2% volatile
59 Tunisia 50,900 t 2024 up 2.2% rising
60 Belgium-Luxembourg 45,000 t 1999 down 48.0% falling
61 Libya 44,004 t 2024 up 111.0% volatile
62 Kazakhstan 41,700 t 2024 up 28.9% volatile
63 Czechia 39,185 t 2024 down 6.7% falling
64 Portugal 39,075 t 2024 down 7.6% falling
65 Afghanistan 38,955 t 2024 up 660.7% volatile
66 Honduras 38,420 t 2024 up 51.9% volatile
67 Lithuania 37,428 t 2024 down 15.8% rising
68 Nepal 35,751 t 2024 down 14.8% volatile
69 Sweden 35,066 t 2024 up 26.7% volatile
70 Sri Lanka 29,609 t 2024 down 52.7% rising
71 Croatia 29,042 t 2024 down 24.9% falling
72 Denmark 28,751 t 2024 down 10.2% volatile
73 Ireland 28,736 t 2024 down 19.2% falling
74 Turkmenistan 28,344 t 2024 up 372.4% volatile
75 Sudan 26,957 t 2024 down 26.4% volatile
76 Japan 26,792 t 2024 down 92.5% falling
77 Finland 26,697 t 2024 down 1.7% volatile
78 Latvia 25,073 t 2024 up 7.3% volatile
79 Austria 24,570 t 2024 down 24.9% volatile
80 Costa Rica 23,976 t 2024 up 35.2% rising
81 Ecuador 23,673 t 2024 down 50.4% volatile
82 Burkina Faso 23,031 t 2024 up 7.7% volatile
83 Malawi 22,789 t 2024 up 95.2% volatile
84 Uzbekistan 20,373 t 2024 down 90.7% falling
85 Slovakia 20,054 t 2024 down 11.7% rising
86 Mozambique 19,425 t 2024 up 237.9% volatile
87 Azerbaijan 19,421 t 2024 up 10.9% volatile
88 Benin 19,113 t 2024 up 423.8% volatile
89 Norway 18,926 t 2024 down 1.5% falling
90 Angola 17,685 t 2024 up 124.8% volatile
91 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 16,319 t 2024 up 79.0% volatile
92 Rwanda 14,424 t 2024 up 211.4% volatile
93 Cameroon 13,782 t 2024 up 16.6% volatile
94 Nicaragua 12,241 t 2022 up 25.0% volatile
95 El Salvador 12,070 t 2024 down 7.9% falling
96 Albania 11,772 t 2024 down 48.6% volatile
97 Senegal 11,180 t 2024 up 10.5% volatile
98 Panama 10,327 t 2024 up 13.8% rising
99 Belgium 9,788 t 2024 down 41.3% volatile
100 Kyrgyzstan 9,454 t 2024 up 90.3% volatile
101 Slovenia 7,628 t 2024 down 16.6% falling
102 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7,472 t 2024 down 7.0% rising
103 Switzerland 7,156 t 2024 down 49.3% falling
104 Estonia 6,592 t 2024 down 23.8% volatile
105 Belize 6,582 t 2024 down 7.0% volatile
106 Mali 5,995 t 2024 down 78.8% volatile
107 Lebanon 5,900 t 2024 down 40.4% volatile
108 Madagascar 5,561 t 2024 up 39.2% volatile
109 Cyprus 5,054 t 2024 up 27.7% falling
110 Uganda 5,012 t 2024 up 49.3% volatile
111 Israel 4,970 t 2024 down 15.8% falling
112 Chad 4,857 t 2024 up 34.5% volatile
113 North Macedonia 4,817 t 2024 down 11.9% falling
114 United Arab Emirates 4,732 t 2024 up 32.4% volatile
115 Gabon 4,381 t 2024 up 289.1% volatile
116 Papua New Guinea 4,359 t 2024 up 810.0% volatile
117 Georgia 4,295 t 2024 down 22.5% volatile
118 Zimbabwe 4,289 t 2024 down 86.4% falling
119 Guyana 4,232 t 2024 down 26.1% volatile
120 Niger 4,000 t 2024 up 128.4% volatile
121 Guinea 3,864 t 2024 up 42,833.3% volatile
122 Iceland 3,557 t 2024 down 60.0% falling
123 Eswatini 3,521 t 2024 up 5.3% rising
124 Botswana 3,410 t 2024 up 203.7% volatile
125 Tajikistan 3,346 t 2024 down 15.7% volatile
126 Togo 3,067 t 2024 down 2.9% volatile
127 Jordan 2,945 t 2024 up 338.9% volatile
128 Kuwait 2,838 t 2024 up 262.5% volatile
129 Oman 2,760 t 2024 up 21.9% volatile
130 Jamaica 2,370 t 2024 down 18.7% falling
131 Yemen 2,296 t 2024 up 89.6% volatile
132 Congo 2,244 t 2024 up 2,740.5% volatile
133 Haiti 2,114 t 2024 down 69.7% volatile
134 Cuba 2,023 t 2024 down 90.0% volatile
135 Gambia 1,685 t 2024 up 2,117.1% volatile
136 Mauritius 1,367 t 2024 down 66.9% falling
137 Fiji 1,328 t 2024 down 38.4% volatile
138 Trinidad and Tobago 1,177 t 2024 up 135.4% volatile
139 Qatar 1,067 t 2024 up 77.8% volatile
140 Armenia 1,047 t 2024 down 62.3% volatile
141 Suriname 914 t 2024 down 47.9% volatile
142 Mauritania 901 t 2024 up 30.6% volatile
143 Sierra Leone 872 t 2022 up 63.9% volatile
144 Liberia 849 t 2024 down 20.3% volatile
145 French Guiana 823 t 2024 down 11.0% volatile
146 Lesotho 724 t 2024 up 596.2% volatile
147 Malta 662 t 2024 up 934.4% volatile
148 Montenegro 612 t 2024 up 11.1% falling
149 Luxembourg 600 t 2024 down 49.2% falling
150 Namibia 559 t 2024 down 7.6% volatile
151 New Caledonia 396 t 2024 down 3.4% volatile
152 Mongolia 339 t 2024 up 160.8% volatile
153 Bahamas 297 t 2024 up 8.4% falling
154 Bhutan 289 t 2024 down 6.2% rising
155 Palestine 273 t 2024 down 88.4% falling
156 Brunei Darussalam 232 t 2024 unchanged volatile
157 Puerto Rico 230 t 2024 down 64.6% volatile
158 China, Hong Kong SAR 219 t 2024 down 45.4% falling
159 Réunion 195 t 2024 down 8.9% volatile
160 Dominica 150 t 2024 down 32.4% volatile
161 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 143 t 2024 up 248.8% volatile
162 Saint Lucia 115 t 2024 down 29.9% volatile
163 Bahrain 100 t 2024 up 11.1% volatile
164 Sao Tome and Principe 91 t 2024 up 279.2% volatile
165 Comoros 77 t 2024 — volatile
166 Guinea-Bissau 69 t 2024 down 91.6% volatile
167 French Polynesia 64 t 2024 down 52.2% falling
168 Maldives 63 t 2024 up 125.0% volatile
169 Barbados 40 t 2024 up 53.8% volatile
170 Djibouti 26 t 2024 up 73.3% volatile
171 Grenada 20 t 2024 down 65.5% volatile
172 Faroe Islands 18 t 2024 up 200.0% volatile
173 Antigua and Barbuda 17 t 2024 up 112.5% volatile
173 Greenland 17 t 2024 up 54.5% volatile
175 Bermuda 14 t 2024 down 44.0% volatile
176 Seychelles 13 t 2024 up 333.3% volatile
176 Tonga 13 t 2024 down 64.9% volatile
178 Singapore 12 t 2024 — volatile
178 Solomon Islands 12 t 2024 — volatile
180 Saint Kitts and Nevis 9 t 2024 down 76.3% volatile
180 South Sudan 9 t 2024 — volatile
182 Equatorial Guinea 4 t 2024 down 94.2% volatile
182 Cook Islands 4 t 2024 unchanged volatile
184 Samoa 3 t 2024 — volatile
185 Central African Republic 1 t 2024 — volatile
185 Vanuatu 1 t 2024 — volatile
187 Aruba 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
187 Dominican Republic 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
187 Eritrea 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
187 Kiribati 0 t 2024 — volatile
187 Palau 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
187 Tuvalu 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
187 Guadeloupe 0 t 2024 — volatile
187 Martinique 0 t 2024 — volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 12,540 data points, 1961–2024
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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