Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita was 0.03 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.03 kg/cap for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 95.0% on the previous year and down 93.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.92 kg/cap in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/cap, in 1961.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 177th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1963 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1964 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1965 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1966 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1967 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1968 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1969 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1970 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1971 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1972 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1973 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1974 | 0.12 kg/cap | — |
| 1975 | 0.15 kg/cap | +25.0% |
| 1976 | 0 kg/cap | -100.0% |
| 1977 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1978 | 0.25 kg/cap | — |
| 1979 | 0.06 kg/cap | -76.0% |
| 1980 | 0.11 kg/cap | +83.3% |
| 1981 | 0.36 kg/cap | +227.3% |
| 1982 | 0.58 kg/cap | +61.1% |
| 1983 | 0.23 kg/cap | -60.3% |
| 1984 | 0 kg/cap | -100.0% |
| 1985 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1986 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1987 | 0.27 kg/cap | — |
| 1988 | 0.06 kg/cap | -77.8% |
| 1989 | 0.28 kg/cap | +366.7% |
| 1990 | 0.25 kg/cap | -10.7% |
| 1991 | 0.23 kg/cap | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 0.06 kg/cap | -73.9% |
| 1993 | 0.09 kg/cap | +50.0% |
| 1994 | 0.09 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.09 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.09 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.09 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.17 kg/cap | +88.9% |
| 1999 | 0.17 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.57 kg/cap | +235.3% |
| 2001 | 0.55 kg/cap | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4 kg/cap | -27.3% |
| 2003 | 0.46 kg/cap | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 0.32 kg/cap | -30.4% |
| 2005 | 0.36 kg/cap | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.65 kg/cap | +80.6% |
| 2007 | 0.39 kg/cap | -40.0% |
| 2008 | 0.32 kg/cap | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 0.42 kg/cap | +31.2% |
| 2010 | 0.63 kg/cap | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 0.34 kg/cap | -46.0% |
| 2012 | 0.61 kg/cap | +79.4% |
| 2013 | 0.49 kg/cap | -19.7% |
| 2014 | 0.47 kg/cap | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.61 kg/cap | +29.8% |
| 2016 | 0.75 kg/cap | +23.0% |
| 2017 | 0.92 kg/cap | +22.7% |
| 2018 | 0.83 kg/cap | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8 kg/cap | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.92 kg/cap | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 0.78 kg/cap | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 0.61 kg/cap | -21.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6 kg/cap | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.03 kg/cap | -95.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.03 kg/cap is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.24 kg/cap, 12% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.03 kg/cap is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.39 kg/cap, 8% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita in Guinea-Bissau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +366.7% | 0.06 kg/cap | 0.28 kg/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.058 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0.25 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.189 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0.58 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.133 kg/cap | 0.06 kg/cap | 0.25 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.444 kg/cap | 0.32 kg/cap | 0.65 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.645 kg/cap | 0.34 kg/cap | 0.92 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.588 kg/cap | 0.03 kg/cap | 0.92 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.03 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.92 kg/cap in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/cap in 1961.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 177th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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 capita. 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