Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 1.10 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Australia and New Zealand recorded 1.10 million t for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 88.9% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 1.10 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,500 t, in 1975.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 6th 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) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,616 t | — |
| 1962 | 8,966 t | -6.8% |
| 1963 | 7,608 t | -15.1% |
| 1964 | 10,992 t | +44.5% |
| 1965 | 5,980 t | -45.6% |
| 1966 | 13,028 t | +117.9% |
| 1967 | 11,525 t | -11.5% |
| 1968 | 10,625 t | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 26,231 t | +146.9% |
| 1970 | 19,320 t | -26.3% |
| 1971 | 9,563 t | -50.5% |
| 1972 | 22,500 t | +135.3% |
| 1973 | 27,200 t | +20.9% |
| 1974 | 12,100 t | -55.5% |
| 1975 | 4,500 t | -62.8% |
| 1976 | 45,500 t | +911.1% |
| 1977 | 45,700 t | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 32,575 t | -28.7% |
| 1979 | 25,600 t | -21.4% |
| 1980 | 49,900 t | +94.9% |
| 1981 | 60,700 t | +21.6% |
| 1982 | 152,900 t | +151.9% |
| 1983 | 197,000 t | +28.8% |
| 1984 | 224,601 t | +14.0% |
| 1985 | 193,000 t | -14.1% |
| 1986 | 193,300 t | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 153,000 t | -20.8% |
| 1988 | 236,600 t | +54.6% |
| 1989 | 335,500 t | +41.8% |
| 1990 | 349,400 t | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 441,796 t | +26.4% |
| 1992 | 545,700 t | +23.5% |
| 1993 | 581,600 t | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 656,300 t | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 755,100 t | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 815,800 t | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 835,200 t | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 819,200 t | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 760,700 t | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 808,540 t | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 786,280 t | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 748,879 t | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 750,972 t | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 805,150 t | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 837,695 t | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 520,484 t | -37.9% |
| 2007 | 516,512 t | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 526,760 t | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 434,611 t | -17.5% |
| 2010 | 677,648 t | +55.9% |
| 2011 | 625,916 t | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 583,670 t | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 697,921 t | +19.6% |
| 2014 | 851,557 t | +22.0% |
| 2015 | 838,966 t | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 898,349 t | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 798,897 t | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 828,572 t | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 861,019 t | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 864,010 t | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 980,514 t | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 859,677 t | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 580,230 t | -32.5% |
| 2024 | 1.10 million t | +88.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Australia and New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +911.1% | 4,500 t | 45,500 t |
| 1982 | +151.9% | 60,700 t | 152,900 t |
| 1969 | +146.9% | 10,625 t | 26,231 t |
| 1972 | +135.3% | 9,563 t | 22,500 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,619 t | 5,980 t | 26,231 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 24,456 t | 4,500 t | 45,700 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 179,650 t | 49,900 t | 335,500 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 656,080 t | 349,400 t | 835,200 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 673,588 t | 434,611 t | 837,695 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 766,252 t | 583,670 t | 898,349 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 876,048 t | 580,230 t | 1.10 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Australia and New Zealand?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Australia and New Zealand was 1.10 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,500 t in 1975.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 6th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity with 117 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) — Import 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) — Import quantity with 117 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.