Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita was 0.12 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita in Maldives, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita in Maldives stood at 0.12 kg/cap.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and up 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita in Maldives peaked at 0.62 kg/cap in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/cap, in 1961.
Maldives ranks 166th 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 Maldives, 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 kg/cap | — |
| 1975 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1976 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1977 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1978 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1979 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1980 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1981 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1982 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1983 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1984 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1985 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1986 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1987 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1988 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1989 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1990 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1992 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1993 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1994 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1995 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1996 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1997 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1998 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1999 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2000 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2001 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2002 | 0.02 kg/cap | — |
| 2003 | 0.02 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.02 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.08 kg/cap | +300.0% |
| 2006 | 0.38 kg/cap | +375.0% |
| 2007 | 0.02 kg/cap | -94.7% |
| 2008 | 0.01 kg/cap | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 0.36 kg/cap | +3500.0% |
| 2010 | 0.33 kg/cap | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.11 kg/cap | -66.7% |
| 2012 | 0.28 kg/cap | +154.5% |
| 2013 | 0.62 kg/cap | +121.4% |
| 2014 | 0.07 kg/cap | -88.7% |
| 2015 | 0 kg/cap | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.03 kg/cap | — |
| 2017 | 0.13 kg/cap | +333.3% |
| 2018 | 0.05 kg/cap | -61.5% |
| 2019 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.11 kg/cap | +120.0% |
| 2021 | 0.18 kg/cap | +63.6% |
| 2022 | 0.09 kg/cap | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 0.14 kg/cap | +55.6% |
| 2024 | 0.12 kg/cap | -14.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.12 kg/cap is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.75 kg/cap, 7% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.12 kg/cap is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.25 kg/cap, 10% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita in Maldives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +3500.0% | 0.01 kg/cap | 0.36 kg/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.091 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0.38 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.167 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0.62 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.128 kg/cap | 0.09 kg/cap | 0.18 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More environment data for Maldives
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.252 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.911 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.75 % 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 -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita in Maldives?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita in Maldives was 0.12 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.62 kg/cap in 2013.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/cap in 1961.
- How does Maldives rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita?
- Maldives ranks 166th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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