Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity in Australia
Australia: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity was 187,719 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Australia recorded 187,719 t for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity in 2024.
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 in Australia peaked at 312,563 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1973.
Australia ranks 14th of 199 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 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% |
| 1979 | 295 t | +195.0% |
| 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% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 187,719 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,472 t, 127.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 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 |
| 1990 | +303.3% | 211 t | 851 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 389.4 t | 4 t | 1,403 t | 5 |
| 1970s | 1,224 t | 0 t | 5,100 t | 8 |
| 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 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2 t compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) 275,719 t compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 t compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 t compare
- 12 Egypt 273,488 t compare
- 12 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t
- 12 Republic of Moldova 0 t compare
- 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 t compare
- 12 Melanesia 0 t compare
- 12 Micronesia 0 t compare
- 12 Polynesia 0 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity in Australia?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity in Australia was 187,719 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 312,563 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1973.
- How does Australia rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity?
- Australia ranks 14th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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