Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita was 0.39 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS), 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 Small island developing States (SIDS) stood at 0.39 kg/cap.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 66.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 3.94 kg/cap in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.37 kg/cap, in 2022.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.71 kg/cap | — |
| 1962 | 1.99 kg/cap | +16.4% |
| 1963 | 2.61 kg/cap | +31.2% |
| 1964 | 2.97 kg/cap | +13.8% |
| 1965 | 3.16 kg/cap | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 3.27 kg/cap | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 3.64 kg/cap | +11.3% |
| 1968 | 3.66 kg/cap | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 3.94 kg/cap | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 3.48 kg/cap | -11.7% |
| 1971 | 2.73 kg/cap | -21.6% |
| 1972 | 2.48 kg/cap | -9.2% |
| 1973 | 2.45 kg/cap | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 3.05 kg/cap | +24.5% |
| 1975 | 2.79 kg/cap | -8.5% |
| 1976 | 2.5 kg/cap | -10.4% |
| 1977 | 2.22 kg/cap | -11.2% |
| 1978 | 2.39 kg/cap | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 2.42 kg/cap | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 2.55 kg/cap | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 2.9 kg/cap | +13.7% |
| 1982 | 2.7 kg/cap | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 2.48 kg/cap | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 2.87 kg/cap | +15.7% |
| 1985 | 2.65 kg/cap | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 3.01 kg/cap | +13.6% |
| 1987 | 3.05 kg/cap | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 2.92 kg/cap | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 2.85 kg/cap | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 2.72 kg/cap | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 2.3 kg/cap | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 1.33 kg/cap | -42.2% |
| 1993 | 1.33 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.16 kg/cap | -12.8% |
| 1995 | 1.69 kg/cap | +45.7% |
| 1996 | 1.53 kg/cap | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 1.65 kg/cap | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 1.32 kg/cap | -20.0% |
| 1999 | 1.41 kg/cap | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 1.36 kg/cap | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.23 kg/cap | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 0.99 kg/cap | -19.5% |
| 2003 | 0.63 kg/cap | -36.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4 kg/cap | -36.5% |
| 2005 | 0.62 kg/cap | +55.0% |
| 2006 | 0.81 kg/cap | +30.6% |
| 2007 | 0.92 kg/cap | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 1.18 kg/cap | +28.3% |
| 2009 | 0.67 kg/cap | -43.2% |
| 2010 | 1.16 kg/cap | +73.1% |
| 2011 | 1.15 kg/cap | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.46 kg/cap | +113.9% |
| 2013 | 1.23 kg/cap | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 1.15 kg/cap | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 1.18 kg/cap | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.15 kg/cap | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.01 kg/cap | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 1.68 kg/cap | +66.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9 kg/cap | -46.4% |
| 2020 | 0.77 kg/cap | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8 kg/cap | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.37 kg/cap | -53.8% |
| 2023 | 0.41 kg/cap | +10.8% |
| 2024 | 0.39 kg/cap | -4.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +113.9% | 1.15 kg/cap | 2.46 kg/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.99 kg/cap | 1.71 kg/cap | 3.94 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.65 kg/cap | 2.22 kg/cap | 3.48 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.8 kg/cap | 2.48 kg/cap | 3.05 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.64 kg/cap | 1.16 kg/cap | 2.72 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.881 kg/cap | 0.4 kg/cap | 1.36 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 kg/cap | 0.9 kg/cap | 2.46 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.548 kg/cap | 0.37 kg/cap | 0.8 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
- 9 Argentina 16.33 kg/cap compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 0.76 kg/cap compare
- 10 Belize 15.78 kg/cap compare
- 10 Melanesia 0.47 kg/cap compare
- 11 Latvia 13.39 kg/cap compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 0.42 kg/cap compare
- 12 Lithuania 13.09 kg/cap compare
- 13 Belarus 12.34 kg/cap compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.31 kg/cap compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.26 kg/cap compare
- 14 Serbia 11.71 kg/cap compare
- 15 Romania 10.45 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.168 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Agricultural land — Area 16,466 1000 ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 38,354 1000 USD (1989)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 223,110 1000 USD (1989)
- Country area — Area 135,020 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 121,110 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 16,068 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 0.39 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 Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.94 kg/cap in 1969.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.37 kg/cap in 2022.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 12th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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