Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Production by country

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)....

Countries reporting
103
Highest
13.24 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Median
28,044 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
8,083

What the numbers show

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Production is currently reported for 103 countries. The highest value is 13.24 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The median across all reporting countries is 28,044 t, and the mean is 625,407 t.

Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 1,042.1%), and the largest decrease in Iran (Islamic Republic of) (down 100.0%).

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Production: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 13.24 million t 2024 down 24.3% volatile
2 China, mainland 13.22 million t 2024 down 24.2% volatile
2 Viet Nam 539,458 t 2024 up 5.0% volatile
3 USSR 7.69 million t 1991 up 21.2% rising
3 Türkiye 536,143 t 2024 up 9.9% volatile
4 Morocco 6.20 million t 2024 up 174.6% volatile
5 India 5.10 million t 2024 up 23.8% volatile
5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
5 Syrian Arab Republic 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
5 United Republic of Tanzania 0 t 2024 — volatile
5 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 t 2024 — volatile
6 Russian Federation 5.08 million t 2024 up 65.8% rising
7 Saudi Arabia 2.35 million t 2024 up 160.7% volatile
8 Brazil 1.99 million t 2024 down 5.1% volatile
9 Australia and New Zealand 958,865 t 2024 up 78.2% falling
10 Australia 770,165 t 2024 up 139.7% falling
11 Indonesia 575,938 t 2024 down 2.7% rising
12 Pakistan 493,668 t 2024 up 7.6% volatile
13 Norway 446,153 t 2024 up 21.7% rising
14 Israel 441,397 t 2024 up 14.2% volatile
15 Jordan 383,400 t 2024 up 30.3% volatile
16 South Africa 355,000 t 2024 up 53.7% falling
17 Republic of Korea 244,669 t 2024 down 11.8% rising
18 Belgium 242,894 t 2024 up 10.6% rising
19 Egypt 230,114 t 2024 down 61.0% volatile
20 Yugoslav SFR 225,000 t 1991 down 34.4% rising
21 Belarus 215,017 t 2024 up 15.4% rising
22 Poland 213,000 t 2024 down 48.5% falling
23 New Zealand 188,700 t 2024 down 13.0% falling
24 Italy 178,983 t 2024 up 18.1% volatile
25 Tunisia 178,310 t 2024 down 64.4% volatile
26 Belgium-Luxembourg 170,000 t 1999 down 58.7% falling
27 Mexico 169,086 t 2024 down 64.0% volatile
27 Caribbean 0 t 2024 — volatile
27 Côte d'Ivoire 0 t 2024 — volatile
28 Greece 146,888 t 2024 up 62.1% falling
29 Spain 144,023 t 2024 down 24.4% falling
30 Lithuania 139,852 t 2024 down 63.0% rising
31 Japan 131,710 t 2024 down 32.0% volatile
32 Kazakhstan 120,716 t 2024 up 37.2% volatile
33 Argentina 104,013 t 2024 up 52.1% volatile
34 Germany 102,102 t 2024 up 98.3% volatile
35 Serbia 84,703 t 2024 up 117.7% rising
36 Bangladesh 82,800 t 2024 up 34.3% rising
37 Romania 81,508 t 2024 up 37.8% volatile
38 Austria 74,200 t 2001 down 3.6% falling
39 Philippines 71,730 t 2024 up 55.7% volatile
40 Colombia 59,100 t 2024 down 11.9% volatile
41 Portugal 48,062 t 2024 up 2.2% falling
42 Lebanon 43,800 t 2024 down 51.3% volatile
43 Zimbabwe 43,400 t 2024 up 1,042.1% falling
44 Serbia and Montenegro 40,421 t 2005 up 188.7% volatile
45 Czechoslovakia 40,000 t 1992 down 88.1% rising
46 Finland 35,704 t 2024 down 77.7% falling
47 Uzbekistan 32,807 t 2024 down 73.8% falling
48 Algeria 32,400 t 2024 up 1.6% volatile
49 France 28,829 t 2024 down 87.5% volatile
50 China, Taiwan Province of 28,044 t 2024 down 49.5% falling
51 Turkmenistan 16,191 t 2024 — volatile
52 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 14,500 t 2024 down 87.2% volatile
53 Sri Lanka 14,452 t 2024 down 16.3% rising
54 Croatia 14,242 t 2024 down 47.6% falling
55 Hungary 10,802 t 2024 — volatile
56 Senegal 7,367 t 2024 — volatile
57 Afghanistan 1,541 t 2024 unchanged rising
58 Albania 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Azerbaijan 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Burkina Faso 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Bulgaria 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
58 Bahrain 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Canada 0 t 2024 down 100.0% falling
58 Switzerland 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Chile 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Cameroon 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Cuba 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Cyprus 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Czechia 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Denmark 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Ecuador 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Estonia 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Guatemala 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Ireland 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Iraq 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
58 Kenya 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Cambodia 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Latvia 0 t 2020 — volatile
58 North Macedonia 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Mozambique 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Malaysia 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Nigeria 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Peru 0 t 2019 — volatile
58 El Salvador 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Slovakia 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Slovenia 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Sweden 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Thailand 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Uganda 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Ukraine 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
58 Uruguay 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
58 Zambia 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
238 places, 8,083 data points, 1961–2024
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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