Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in Australia
Australia: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled was 187,719 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in Australia stood at 187,719 t.
That represents a change of up 27.1% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in Australia peaked at 312,563 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1973.
That places Australia 14th out of 217 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) — Export quantity, gaps filled in Australia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4 t | — |
| 1962 | 324 t | +8000.0% |
| 1963 | 1,403 t | +333.0% |
| 1964 | 91 t | -93.5% |
| 1965 | 125 t | +37.4% |
| 1971 | 100 t | -20.0% |
| 1972 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1974 | 4,000 t | — |
| 1975 | 5,100 t | +27.5% |
| 1976 | 100 t | -98.0% |
| 1977 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 197.5 t | +97.5% |
| 1979 | 295 t | +49.4% |
| 1980 | 185 t | -37.3% |
| 1981 | 211 t | +14.1% |
| 1990 | 851 t | +303.3% |
| 1991 | 600 t | -29.5% |
| 1992 | 600 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,800 t | +200.0% |
| 1994 | 1,500 t | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 5,900 t | +293.3% |
| 1996 | 300 t | -94.9% |
| 1997 | 400 t | +33.3% |
| 1998 | 1,959 t | +389.8% |
| 1999 | 10,000 t | +410.5% |
| 2000 | 130,000 t | +1200.0% |
| 2001 | 83,658 t | -35.6% |
| 2002 | 112,995 t | +35.1% |
| 2003 | 137,042 t | +21.3% |
| 2004 | 110,634 t | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 153,821 t | +39.0% |
| 2006 | 93,023 t | -39.5% |
| 2007 | 185,171 t | +99.1% |
| 2008 | 185,775 t | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 240,521 t | +29.5% |
| 2010 | 169,582 t | -29.5% |
| 2011 | 226,280 t | +33.4% |
| 2012 | 201,080 t | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 154,033 t | -23.4% |
| 2014 | 176,172 t | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 228,201 t | +29.5% |
| 2016 | 312,563 t | +37.0% |
| 2017 | 196,302 t | -37.2% |
| 2018 | 203,988 t | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 178,380 t | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 232,813 t | +30.5% |
| 2021 | 222,288 t | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 230,943 t | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 147,747 t | -36.0% |
| 2024 | 187,719 t | +27.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +8000.0% | 4 t | 324 t |
| 2000 | +1200.0% | 10,000 t | 130,000 t |
| 1999 | +410.5% | 1,959 t | 10,000 t |
| 1998 | +389.8% | 400 t | 1,959 t |
| 1963 | +333.0% | 324 t | 1,403 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 389.4 t | 4 t | 1,403 t | 5 |
| 1970s | 1,110 t | 0 t | 5,100 t | 9 |
| 1980s | 198 t | 185 t | 211 t | 2 |
| 1990s | 2,391 t | 300 t | 10,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 143,264 t | 83,658 t | 240,521 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 204,658 t | 154,033 t | 312,563 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 204,302 t | 147,747 t | 232,813 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 11 Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) 275,719 t compare
- 12 Egypt 273,488 t compare
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 187,780 t compare
- 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 186,433 t compare
- 16 Tunisia 178,309 t compare
- 17 Spain 171,469 t compare
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in Australia?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in Australia was 187,719 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 312,563 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1973.
- How does Australia rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled?
- Australia ranks 14th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity with 81 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) — Export quantity 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) — Export quantity with 81 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.