Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Australia
Australia: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 990,855 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Australia is 990,855 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 95.6% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Australia peaked at 990,855 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 500 t, in 1974.
That places Australia 7th 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) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Australia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,007 t | — |
| 1962 | 3,320 t | +10.4% |
| 1963 | 1,943 t | -41.5% |
| 1964 | 5,354 t | +175.6% |
| 1965 | 1,882 t | -64.8% |
| 1966 | 5,476 t | +191.0% |
| 1967 | 5,000 t | -8.7% |
| 1968 | 7,000 t | +40.0% |
| 1969 | 20,700 t | +195.7% |
| 1970 | 16,400 t | -20.8% |
| 1971 | 7,900 t | -51.8% |
| 1972 | 11,000 t | +39.2% |
| 1973 | 2,700 t | -75.5% |
| 1974 | 500 t | -81.5% |
| 1975 | 900 t | +80.0% |
| 1976 | 30,900 t | +3333.3% |
| 1977 | 32,000 t | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 14,575 t | -54.5% |
| 1979 | 7,000 t | -52.0% |
| 1980 | 29,000 t | +314.3% |
| 1981 | 36,900 t | +27.2% |
| 1982 | 112,000 t | +203.5% |
| 1983 | 172,000 t | +53.6% |
| 1984 | 194,601 t | +13.1% |
| 1985 | 162,000 t | -16.8% |
| 1986 | 147,300 t | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 104,900 t | -28.8% |
| 1988 | 211,600 t | +101.7% |
| 1989 | 283,300 t | +33.9% |
| 1990 | 302,800 t | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 383,596 t | +26.7% |
| 1992 | 478,300 t | +24.7% |
| 1993 | 449,400 t | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 512,900 t | +14.1% |
| 1995 | 614,300 t | +19.8% |
| 1996 | 649,800 t | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 707,000 t | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 699,000 t | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 672,000 t | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 661,000 t | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 633,636 t | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 632,018 t | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 602,538 t | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 643,113 t | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 705,544 t | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 364,822 t | -48.3% |
| 2007 | 435,191 t | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 480,201 t | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 352,824 t | -26.5% |
| 2010 | 589,167 t | +67.0% |
| 2011 | 542,249 t | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 501,466 t | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 589,837 t | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 695,318 t | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 705,004 t | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 788,198 t | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 662,468 t | -16.0% |
| 2018 | 668,223 t | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 713,017 t | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 703,175 t | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 858,534 t | +22.1% |
| 2022 | 766,241 t | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 506,589 t | -33.9% |
| 2024 | 990,855 t | +95.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +3333.3% | 900 t | 30,900 t |
| 1980 | +314.3% | 7,000 t | 29,000 t |
| 1982 | +203.5% | 36,900 t | 112,000 t |
| 1969 | +195.7% | 7,000 t | 20,700 t |
| 1966 | +191.0% | 1,882 t | 5,476 t |
| 1964 | +175.6% | 1,943 t | 5,354 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,965 t | 1,882 t | 20,700 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 12,388 t | 500 t | 32,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 145,360 t | 29,000 t | 283,300 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 546,910 t | 302,800 t | 707,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 551,089 t | 352,824 t | 705,544 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 645,495 t | 501,466 t | 788,198 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 765,079 t | 506,589 t | 990,855 t | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
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- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 95.59 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Australia?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Australia was 990,855 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 990,855 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 t in 1974.
- How does Australia rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Australia ranks 7th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. 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) — 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.