Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per square in Iceland
Iceland: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per square was 0.0393 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per square in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, per square in Iceland is 0.0393 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 36.4% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, per square in Iceland peaked at 0.0898 t per square kilometre in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0322 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Iceland 109th out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per square in Iceland, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0322 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.048 t per square kilometre | +49.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0475 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0503 t per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0569 t per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0568 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0602 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0696 t per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0624 t per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0627 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0745 t per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1972 | 0.071 t per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0768 t per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0681 t per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0813 t per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1976 | 0.082 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0814 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0852 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.086 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0805 t per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0827 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0898 t per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0827 t per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0761 t per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0685 t per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0676 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.065 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0587 t per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0534 t per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0571 t per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0608 t per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0536 t per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0599 t per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0499 t per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0599 t per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0349 t per square kilometre | -41.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0409 t per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0419 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0419 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0399 t per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0546 t per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0477 t per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0335 t per square kilometre | -29.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0863 t per square kilometre | +157.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0515 t per square kilometre | -40.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0802 t per square kilometre | +55.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0865 t per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0752 t per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0413 t per square kilometre | -45.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0571 t per square kilometre | +38.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0601 t per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0659 t per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0643 t per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0803 t per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0687 t per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0627 t per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0761 t per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0715 t per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0621 t per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0688 t per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0498 t per square kilometre | -27.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0618 t per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0393 t per square kilometre | -36.4% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0393 t per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.239 t per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0393 t per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3542 t per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per square in Iceland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +157.5% | 0.0335 t per square kilometre | 0.0863 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0538 t per square kilometre | 0.0322 t per square kilometre | 0.0696 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0769 t per square kilometre | 0.0627 t per square kilometre | 0.086 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0725 t per square kilometre | 0.0534 t per square kilometre | 0.0898 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0501 t per square kilometre | 0.0349 t per square kilometre | 0.0608 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0597 t per square kilometre | 0.0335 t per square kilometre | 0.0865 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0669 t per square kilometre | 0.0571 t per square kilometre | 0.0803 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.055 t per square kilometre | 0.0393 t per square kilometre | 0.0688 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 106 Fiji 0.0452 t per square kilometre compare
- 107 Mozambique 0.0405 t per square kilometre compare
- 108 Comoros 0.0403 t per square kilometre compare
- 110 Montenegro 0.0354 t per square kilometre compare
- 111 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0346 t per square kilometre compare
- 112 Norway 0.0341 t per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Iceland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -4.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -100 % change on previous year (2008)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, per square in Iceland?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, per square in Iceland was 0.0393 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, per square recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0898 t per square kilometre in 1982.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, per square recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0322 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, per square?
- Iceland ranks 109th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, per square rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.