Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 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
213
Highest
58.9 kg/cap
Australia
Lowest
0 kg/cap
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Median
1.21 kg/cap
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
13,784
What the numbers show
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita is currently reported for 213 countries. The highest value is 58.9 kg/cap in Australia; the lowest is 0 kg/cap in Micronesia (Federated States of).
The median across all reporting countries is 1.21 kg/cap, and the mean is 3.64 kg/cap.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 116 fell. The largest increase was in Congo (up 1,650.0%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita (capita Use): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 58.9 kg/cap | 2024 | up 53.0% | falling |
| 2 | Australia and New Zealand | 54.95 kg/cap | 2024 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 3 | New Zealand | 34.71 kg/cap | 2024 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 4 | Paraguay | 34.55 kg/cap | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Brazil | 29.24 kg/cap | 2024 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Canada | 29.14 kg/cap | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 7 | Uruguay | 27.93 kg/cap | 2024 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 8 | USSR | 22.53 kg/cap | 1991 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 9 | Argentina | 16.33 kg/cap | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Belize | 15.78 kg/cap | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Latvia | 13.39 kg/cap | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Lithuania | 13.09 kg/cap | 2024 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 13 | Belarus | 12.34 kg/cap | 2024 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Serbia | 11.71 kg/cap | 2024 | up 60.0% | falling |
| 15 | Romania | 10.45 kg/cap | 2024 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 10.39 kg/cap | 2024 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Serbia and Montenegro | 9.7 kg/cap | 2005 | up 484.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Iceland | 9.04 kg/cap | 2024 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 19 | Türkiye | 8.38 kg/cap | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 20 | Hungary | 7.98 kg/cap | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 21 | South Africa | 7.67 kg/cap | 2024 | up 61.5% | falling |
| 22 | Croatia | 7.49 kg/cap | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 23 | Spain | 6.62 kg/cap | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 24 | China, mainland | 6.51 kg/cap | 2024 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 25 | China | 6.44 kg/cap | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Viet Nam | 6.39 kg/cap | 2024 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Yugoslav SFR | 6.37 kg/cap | 1991 | down 49.8% | rising |
| 28 | Chile | 6.35 kg/cap | 2024 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 5.98 kg/cap | 2024 | up 67.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Greece | 5.96 kg/cap | 2024 | up 25.7% | falling |
| 30 | Libya | 5.96 kg/cap | 2024 | up 84.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 5.92 kg/cap | 2024 | up 89.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Philippines | 5.84 kg/cap | 2024 | up 345.8% | volatile |
| 34 | India | 5.79 kg/cap | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Ukraine | 5.66 kg/cap | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Poland | 5.48 kg/cap | 2024 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Ireland | 5.47 kg/cap | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Russian Federation | 5.29 kg/cap | 2024 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 39 | Burundi | 5.26 kg/cap | 2024 | up 1,152.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Guyana | 5.09 kg/cap | 2024 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 41 | France | 4.96 kg/cap | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Republic of Moldova | 4.9 kg/cap | 2024 | up 260.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Estonia | 4.85 kg/cap | 2024 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 44 | Denmark | 4.81 kg/cap | 2024 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Czechoslovakia | 4.8 kg/cap | 1992 | down 84.6% | rising |
| 46 | Finland | 4.75 kg/cap | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 4.67 kg/cap | 2024 | up 25.5% | falling |
| 47 | Thailand | 4.67 kg/cap | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Malaysia | 4.54 kg/cap | 2024 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 50 | Morocco | 4.53 kg/cap | 2024 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 51 | Colombia | 4.5 kg/cap | 2024 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 52 | China, Taiwan Province of | 4.27 kg/cap | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 53 | Albania | 4.22 kg/cap | 2024 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 4.22 kg/cap | 1999 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 55 | Tunisia | 4.15 kg/cap | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 56 | Cambodia | 4.12 kg/cap | 2024 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Pakistan | 3.96 kg/cap | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Turkmenistan | 3.78 kg/cap | 2024 | up 281.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Portugal | 3.75 kg/cap | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 60 | Cyprus | 3.72 kg/cap | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Czechia | 3.65 kg/cap | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 62 | Slovakia | 3.64 kg/cap | 2024 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 63 | Slovenia | 3.6 kg/cap | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 64 | Honduras | 3.55 kg/cap | 2024 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Guatemala | 3.46 kg/cap | 2024 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 66 | Norway | 3.39 kg/cap | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 67 | Sweden | 3.31 kg/cap | 2024 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Mexico | 3.06 kg/cap | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 69 | Zambia | 2.92 kg/cap | 2024 | up 18.2% | flat |
| 70 | Eswatini | 2.83 kg/cap | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Austria | 2.69 kg/cap | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 72 | French Guiana | 2.67 kg/cap | 2024 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 73 | North Macedonia | 2.64 kg/cap | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.36 kg/cap | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 75 | Panama | 2.29 kg/cap | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Dominica | 2.27 kg/cap | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2.18 kg/cap | 2024 | up 81.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.11 kg/cap | 2024 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Indonesia | 2.05 kg/cap | 2024 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Kazakhstan | 2.03 kg/cap | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Egypt | 1.97 kg/cap | 2024 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 82 | Kenya | 1.93 kg/cap | 2024 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 83 | El Salvador | 1.9 kg/cap | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 84 | Azerbaijan | 1.88 kg/cap | 2024 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Nicaragua | 1.82 kg/cap | 2022 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Peru | 1.77 kg/cap | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Gabon | 1.73 kg/cap | 2024 | up 203.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Iraq | 1.68 kg/cap | 2024 | up 354.1% | volatile |
| 88 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.68 kg/cap | 2024 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 90 | Italy | 1.66 kg/cap | 2024 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 91 | Germany | 1.65 kg/cap | 2024 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Ghana | 1.51 kg/cap | 2024 | up 169.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Sudan (former) | 1.49 kg/cap | 2011 | up 351.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Ethiopia | 1.47 kg/cap | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 95 | Republic of Korea | 1.45 kg/cap | 2024 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 96 | Suriname | 1.44 kg/cap | 2024 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Fiji | 1.43 kg/cap | 2024 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.42 kg/cap | 2024 | up 273.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Botswana | 1.35 kg/cap | 2024 | up 159.6% | volatile |
| 99 | New Caledonia | 1.35 kg/cap | 2024 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Benin | 1.32 kg/cap | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.32 kg/cap | 2024 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Ecuador | 1.31 kg/cap | 2024 | down 55.9% | rising |
| 104 | Sri Lanka | 1.28 kg/cap | 2024 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 105 | Algeria | 1.26 kg/cap | 2024 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Malta | 1.23 kg/cap | 2024 | up 720.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Nepal | 1.21 kg/cap | 2024 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1.2 kg/cap | 2024 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Georgia | 1.13 kg/cap | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Mauritius | 1.08 kg/cap | 2024 | down 66.1% | falling |
| 110 | Ethiopia PDR | 1.08 kg/cap | 1992 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Malawi | 1.05 kg/cap | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Lebanon | 1.02 kg/cap | 2024 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Rwanda | 1.01 kg/cap | 2024 | up 146.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Burkina Faso | 0.98 kg/cap | 2024 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Myanmar | 0.98 kg/cap | 2024 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Montenegro | 0.96 kg/cap | 2024 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 118 | Afghanistan | 0.91 kg/cap | 2024 | up 468.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.9 kg/cap | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Luxembourg | 0.89 kg/cap | 2024 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 121 | Belgium | 0.83 kg/cap | 2024 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Jamaica | 0.83 kg/cap | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 123 | Switzerland | 0.8 kg/cap | 2024 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.78 kg/cap | 2024 | up 122.9% | volatile |
| 125 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.76 kg/cap | 2024 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Bahamas | 0.74 kg/cap | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Saint Lucia | 0.64 kg/cap | 2024 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Gambia | 0.61 kg/cap | 2024 | up 1,425.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Senegal | 0.6 kg/cap | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Kuwait | 0.58 kg/cap | 2024 | up 176.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Mozambique | 0.56 kg/cap | 2024 | up 154.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Uzbekistan | 0.56 kg/cap | 2024 | down 92.2% | falling |
| 133 | Nigeria | 0.54 kg/cap | 2024 | up 157.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Israel | 0.53 kg/cap | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Sudan | 0.53 kg/cap | 2024 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Oman | 0.52 kg/cap | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.5 kg/cap | 2024 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Angola | 0.47 kg/cap | 2024 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Cameroon | 0.47 kg/cap | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Melanesia | 0.47 kg/cap | 2024 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 141 | United Arab Emirates | 0.43 kg/cap | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 142 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.42 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Papua New Guinea | 0.41 kg/cap | 2024 | up 583.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.39 kg/cap | 2024 | up 225.0% | rising |
| 145 | Bhutan | 0.37 kg/cap | 2024 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Togo | 0.36 kg/cap | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Armenia | 0.35 kg/cap | 2024 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Congo | 0.35 kg/cap | 2024 | up 1,650.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Qatar | 0.35 kg/cap | 2024 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Faroe Islands | 0.32 kg/cap | 2024 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Tajikistan | 0.32 kg/cap | 2024 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Lesotho | 0.31 kg/cap | 2024 | up 520.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.31 kg/cap | 2024 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Greenland | 0.3 kg/cap | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Cook Islands | 0.29 kg/cap | 2024 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Guinea | 0.26 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Zimbabwe | 0.26 kg/cap | 2024 | down 88.3% | falling |
| 156 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.26 kg/cap | 2024 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Jordan | 0.25 kg/cap | 2024 | up 212.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Mali | 0.24 kg/cap | 2024 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Chad | 0.24 kg/cap | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 162 | French Polynesia | 0.23 kg/cap | 2024 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Bermuda | 0.22 kg/cap | 2024 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Japan | 0.22 kg/cap | 2024 | down 92.2% | falling |
| 163 | Réunion | 0.22 kg/cap | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Caribbean | 0.2 kg/cap | 2024 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.19 kg/cap | 2024 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.18 kg/cap | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Cuba | 0.18 kg/cap | 2024 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Haiti | 0.18 kg/cap | 2024 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Namibia | 0.18 kg/cap | 2024 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Grenada | 0.17 kg/cap | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Madagascar | 0.17 kg/cap | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 172 | Mauritania | 0.17 kg/cap | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.16 kg/cap | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Liberia | 0.15 kg/cap | 2024 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Niger | 0.15 kg/cap | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Barbados | 0.14 kg/cap | 2024 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 179 | Maldives | 0.12 kg/cap | 2024 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Tonga | 0.12 kg/cap | 2024 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Polynesia | 0.12 kg/cap | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Sierra Leone | 0.11 kg/cap | 2022 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Mongolia | 0.1 kg/cap | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Seychelles | 0.1 kg/cap | 2024 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Uganda | 0.1 kg/cap | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 186 | Comoros | 0.09 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Cabo Verde | 0.08 kg/cap | 2024 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Puerto Rico | 0.07 kg/cap | 2024 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 189 | Bahrain | 0.06 kg/cap | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 189 | Yemen | 0.06 kg/cap | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Palestine | 0.05 kg/cap | 2024 | down 90.6% | falling |
| 192 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.04 kg/cap | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.03 kg/cap | 2024 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 193 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.03 kg/cap | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 195 | Djibouti | 0.02 kg/cap | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Solomon Islands | 0.01 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Samoa | 0.01 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Aruba | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Central African Republic | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Dominican Republic | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Eritrea | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Kiribati | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Palau | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Singapore | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 198 | South Sudan | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Tuvalu | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Vanuatu | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Guadeloupe | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Martinique | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Niue | 0 kg/cap | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Micronesia | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Oceania 38.2 kg/cap
- South America 17.83 kg/cap
- Americas 12.55 kg/cap
- Northern America 12.54 kg/cap
- United States of America 10.63 kg/cap
- Southern Africa 6.82 kg/cap
- Eastern Europe 6.05 kg/cap
- Eastern Asia 5.7 kg/cap
- World 5.38 kg/cap
- Southern Asia 5.16 kg/cap
- Asia 4.95 kg/cap
- Europe 4.34 kg/cap
- Southern Europe 4.34 kg/cap
- European Union (27) 4.18 kg/cap
- South-eastern Asia 3.66 kg/cap
- Western Asia 3.49 kg/cap
- Central America 3.03 kg/cap
- Northern Europe 3 kg/cap
- Western Europe 2.64 kg/cap
- Northern Africa 2.14 kg/cap
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.93 kg/cap
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.56 kg/cap
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.55 kg/cap
- Africa 1.29 kg/cap
- Central Asia 1.26 kg/cap
- Eastern Africa 1.13 kg/cap
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 0.69 kg/cap
- Western Africa 0.56 kg/cap
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 0.39 kg/cap
- Middle Africa 0.22 kg/cap
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