Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in China, mainland
China, mainland: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled was 4.19 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in China, mainland, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 4.19 million t for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in China, mainland peaked at 6.19 million t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 537 t, in 1978.
China, mainland ranks 3rd of 217 countries 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) — Export quantity, gaps filled in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 900 t | — |
| 1971 | 900 t | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5,700 t | +533.3% |
| 1973 | 2,400 t | -57.9% |
| 1974 | 700 t | -70.8% |
| 1975 | 1,400 t | +100.0% |
| 1976 | 2,100 t | +50.0% |
| 1977 | 2,800 t | +33.3% |
| 1978 | 537 t | -80.8% |
| 1979 | 1,707 t | +217.9% |
| 1985 | 12,300 t | +620.6% |
| 1986 | 14,800 t | +20.3% |
| 1987 | 33,201 t | +124.3% |
| 1988 | 43,900 t | +32.2% |
| 1989 | 12,700 t | -71.1% |
| 1990 | 13,000 t | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 57,700 t | +343.8% |
| 1992 | 40,000 t | -30.7% |
| 1993 | 97,000 t | +142.5% |
| 1994 | 102,000 t | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 114,000 t | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 174,000 t | +52.6% |
| 1997 | 135,000 t | -22.4% |
| 1998 | 148,000 t | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 211,000 t | +42.6% |
| 2000 | 289,000 t | +37.0% |
| 2001 | 392,400 t | +35.8% |
| 2002 | 564,314 t | +43.8% |
| 2003 | 748,418 t | +32.6% |
| 2004 | 929,090 t | +24.1% |
| 2005 | 883,422 t | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 1.07 million t | +21.2% |
| 2007 | 2.74 million t | +156.1% |
| 2008 | 1.56 million t | -43.0% |
| 2009 | 1.78 million t | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 3.16 million t | +77.9% |
| 2011 | 4.23 million t | +33.8% |
| 2012 | 3.07 million t | -27.4% |
| 2013 | 2.90 million t | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 4.38 million t | +51.4% |
| 2015 | 6.19 million t | +41.3% |
| 2016 | 4.00 million t | -35.4% |
| 2017 | 5.31 million t | +32.9% |
| 2018 | 5.76 million t | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 5.35 million t | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 4.92 million t | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 5.96 million t | +21.2% |
| 2022 | 3.41 million t | -42.8% |
| 2023 | 4.23 million t | +24.0% |
| 2024 | 4.19 million t | -1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in China, mainland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +620.6% | 1,707 t | 12,300 t |
| 1972 | +533.3% | 900 t | 5,700 t |
| 1991 | +343.8% | 13,000 t | 57,700 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,914 t | 537 t | 5,700 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,380 t | 12,300 t | 43,900 t | 5 |
| 1990s | 109,170 t | 13,000 t | 211,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.10 million t | 289,000 t | 2.74 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.44 million t | 2.90 million t | 6.19 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.54 million t | 3.41 million t | 5.96 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 1 Morocco 10.55 million t compare
- 2 China 4.19 million t compare
- 4 Russian Federation 3.77 million t compare
- 5 Saudi Arabia 2.60 million t compare
- 6 USSR 598,000 t compare
More environment data for China, mainland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.68 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 108,466 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.74 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in China, mainland?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in China, mainland was 4.19 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.19 million t in 2015.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 537 t in 1978.
- How does China, mainland rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled?
- China, mainland ranks 3rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, mainland 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.