Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland in World
World: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland was 27.23 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland in World, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per area of cropland in World stood at 27.23 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per area of cropland in World peaked at 30.33 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.13 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places World 9th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.43 kg/ha | 8.13 kg/ha | 14.41 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.7 kg/ha | 15.3 kg/ha | 22.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.4 kg/ha | 21.8 kg/ha | 25.39 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.69 kg/ha | 19.47 kg/ha | 24.32 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.02 kg/ha | 21.72 kg/ha | 26.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.31 kg/ha | 27.61 kg/ha | 28.76 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.83 kg/ha | 26.24 kg/ha | 30.33 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 6 Malta 82.54 kg/ha compare
- 7 China, Hong Kong SAR 73 kg/ha compare
- 8 China 72.15 kg/ha compare
- 9 China, mainland 71.82 kg/ha compare
- 10 Philippines 60.12 kg/ha compare
- 11 Viet Nam 55.42 kg/ha compare
- 12 Egypt 54.41 kg/ha compare
More environment data for World
- Inland waters — Area 443,046 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 354,701 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 22.34 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 34.18 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 30.02 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1.39 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.19 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 12.2 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 929.53 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 4.64 million 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per area of cropland in World?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per area of cropland in World was 27.23 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 30.33 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.13 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does World rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per area of cropland?
- World ranks 9th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland. 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