Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity was 4.33 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity in Eastern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity in Eastern Asia is 4.33 million t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity in Eastern Asia peaked at 6.32 million t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15,657 t, in 1976.
Eastern Asia ranks 11th of 58 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 41,330 t | — |
| 1962 | 30,180 t | -27.0% |
| 1963 | 36,720 t | +21.7% |
| 1964 | 66,000 t | +79.7% |
| 1965 | 52,000 t | -21.2% |
| 1966 | 34,000 t | -34.6% |
| 1967 | 31,200 t | -8.2% |
| 1968 | 32,300 t | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 46,500 t | +44.0% |
| 1970 | 33,727 t | -27.5% |
| 1971 | 54,600 t | +61.9% |
| 1972 | 103,190 t | +89.0% |
| 1973 | 66,300 t | -35.7% |
| 1974 | 25,300 t | -61.8% |
| 1975 | 16,200 t | -36.0% |
| 1976 | 15,657 t | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 97,932 t | +525.5% |
| 1978 | 231,814 t | +136.7% |
| 1979 | 315,014 t | +35.9% |
| 1980 | 379,000 t | +20.3% |
| 1981 | 184,000 t | -51.5% |
| 1982 | 332,900 t | +80.9% |
| 1983 | 296,900 t | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 376,500 t | +26.8% |
| 1985 | 366,100 t | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 344,300 t | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 342,301 t | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 323,600 t | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 208,232 t | -35.7% |
| 1990 | 266,505 t | +28.0% |
| 1991 | 240,400 t | -9.8% |
| 1992 | 252,700 t | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 326,827 t | +29.3% |
| 1994 | 335,223 t | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 317,762 t | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 377,203 t | +18.7% |
| 1997 | 335,544 t | -11.0% |
| 1998 | 377,564 t | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 405,383 t | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 506,599 t | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 584,786 t | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 744,061 t | +27.2% |
| 2003 | 896,921 t | +20.5% |
| 2004 | 1.11 million t | +23.5% |
| 2005 | 1.01 million t | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 1.28 million t | +26.8% |
| 2007 | 2.94 million t | +130.0% |
| 2008 | 1.75 million t | -40.4% |
| 2009 | 1.93 million t | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 3.33 million t | +73.0% |
| 2011 | 4.40 million t | +32.0% |
| 2012 | 3.21 million t | -27.1% |
| 2013 | 3.02 million t | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 4.43 million t | +46.9% |
| 2015 | 6.32 million t | +42.6% |
| 2016 | 4.13 million t | -34.7% |
| 2017 | 5.46 million t | +32.2% |
| 2018 | 5.89 million t | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 5.49 million t | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 5.06 million t | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 6.11 million t | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 3.53 million t | -42.2% |
| 2023 | 4.37 million t | +23.7% |
| 2024 | 4.33 million t | -0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity in Eastern Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +525.5% | 15,657 t | 97,932 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41,137 t | 30,180 t | 66,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 95,973 t | 15,657 t | 315,014 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 315,383 t | 184,000 t | 379,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 323,511 t | 240,400 t | 405,383 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 million t | 506,599 t | 2.94 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.57 million t | 3.02 million t | 6.32 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.68 million t | 3.53 million t | 6.11 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 8 Norway 440,504 t compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 609 t compare
- 9 Belgium-Luxembourg 342,000 t compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 329 t compare
- 10 Belgium 330,838 t compare
- 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
- 14 Australia 187,719 t compare
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 173.25 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 137.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.03 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity in Eastern Asia?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity in Eastern Asia was 4.33 million 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 Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.32 million t in 2015.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,657 t in 1976.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity?
- Eastern Asia ranks 11th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — export quantity rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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