Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 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
193
Highest
33.8 g/Int$
USSR
Lowest
0 g/Int$
Naoero
Median
4.05 g/Int$
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
13,450
What the numbers show
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural production is currently reported for 193 countries. The highest value is 33.8 g/Int$ in USSR; the lowest is 0 g/Int$ in Naoero.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.05 g/Int$, and the mean is 6.18 g/Int$.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 110 fell. The largest increase was in Congo, Republic of (up 2,575.0%), and the largest decrease in Niue (down 100.0%).
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USSR | 33.8 g/Int$ | 1991 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 2 | Burundi | 32.54 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 1,196.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Australia | 30 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 38.0% | falling |
| 4 | Belize | 27.62 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Paraguay | 25.2 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 25.13 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Australia and New Zealand | 25.07 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 21.9% | falling |
| 8 | Libya | 23.66 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 101.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Brazil | 22.96 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 10 | Canada | 22.43 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 11 | Philippines | 21.74 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 398.6% | volatile |
| 12 | South Africa | 20.94 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 73.3% | falling |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 20.49 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Iceland | 19.92 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 15 | Zambia | 19.45 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 16 | French Guiana | 17.87 g/Int$ | 2005 | up 87.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Iraq | 16.95 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 549.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Romania | 16.83 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 114.4% | volatile |
| 19 | India | 15.67 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 20 | Latvia, Republic of | 15.09 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 14.74 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 22 | China, Taiwan Province of | 14.14 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 23 | Uruguay | 14.08 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 50.3% | rising |
| 24 | Morocco | 12.8 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 25 | Serbia, Republic of | 12.6 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 51.8% | falling |
| 26 | Croatia, Republic of | 12.12 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 27 | Honduras | 11.94 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Cook Islands | 1.71 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Pakistan | 11.42 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Lithuania, Republic of | 11.3 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 30 | Serbia and Montenegro | 10.69 g/Int$ | 2005 | up 487.4% | volatile |
| 31 | New Caledonia | 10.36 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 32 | New Zealand | 10.32 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 33 | Slovak Republic | 10.21 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 34 | Cyprus | 10.14 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 16.6% | falling |
| 35 | Argentina | 9.73 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Yugoslav SFR | 9.38 g/Int$ | 1991 | down 49.5% | rising |
| 37 | Gambia, The | 9.37 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 2,365.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Hungary | 9.28 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Niue | 0 g/Int$ | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Belarus, Republic of | 9.26 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 32.9% | rising |
| 39 | Chile | 9.26 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 41 | Malta | 9.18 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 1,334.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Colombia | 9.17 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 43 | China (People’s Republic of) | 9.13 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 40.7% | rising |
| 44 | Ethiopia PDR | 9.11 g/Int$ | 1992 | up 172.8% | volatile |
| 45 | China, mainland | 9.1 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 40.8% | rising |
| 46 | Malaysia | 8.93 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 47 | Norway | 8.86 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 48 | Finland | 8.85 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 8.74 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 50 | Slovenia, Republic of | 8.23 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 51 | Gabon | 7.81 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 238.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.72 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 193.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Sweden | 7.67 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 54 | El Salvador | 7.55 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 55 | Tunisia | 7.51 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 56 | Cambodia | 7.32 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Guatemala | 7.29 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 58 | Thailand | 7.22 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Russian Federation | 7.18 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 33.7% | falling |
| 60 | Czech Republic | 7.07 g/Int$ | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 7.06 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 62 | Botswana | 6.97 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 160.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Czechoslovakia | 6.92 g/Int$ | 1992 | down 83.3% | rising |
| 64 | Estonia, Republic of | 6.81 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 26.5% | flat |
| 65 | Panama | 6.66 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Maldives | 6.42 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 116.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Qatar | 6.35 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 68 | France | 6.25 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Poland, Republic of | 6.13 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 70 | Suriname | 6.11 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Kenya | 6.09 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 31.7% | rising |
| 72 | Spain | 5.94 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 73 | Mexico | 5.9 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 74 | St. Lucia | 5.86 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Bahamas, The | 5.7 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Indonesia | 5.69 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Albania | 5.65 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Turkmenistan | 5.59 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 290.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Greece | 5.57 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 80 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 5.56 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 81 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 5.34 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 543.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Ukraine | 5.23 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 83 | Costa Rica | 5.15 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 29.7% | falling |
| 84 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 4.95 g/Int$ | 1999 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 85 | Portugal | 4.94 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 86 | Sudan (former) | 4.88 g/Int$ | 2011 | up 392.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Republic of Korea | 4.82 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 88 | Mauritius | 4.65 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 89 | Kuwait | 4.46 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 223.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.43 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 90 | Guyana | 4.43 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 92 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.27 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 331.3% | volatile |
| 93 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4.26 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 94 | Rwanda | 4.23 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 144.5% | volatile |
| 95 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 4.18 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Fiji, Republic of | 4.08 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Austria | 4.05 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Benin | 3.94 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 278.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Ireland | 3.81 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Sri Lanka | 3.69 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 101 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 3.67 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 605.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Nicaragua | 3.6 g/Int$ | 2022 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Mozambique, Republic of | 3.53 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 106.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Algeria | 3.52 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 105 | United Arab Emirates | 3.45 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Montenegro | 3.4 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 107 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 3.39 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Ghana | 3.38 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 146.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Nepal | 3.33 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Denmark | 3.22 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Congo, Republic of | 3.21 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 2,575.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Burkina Faso | 3.19 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Georgia | 3.19 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Lebanon | 3.16 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Peru | 3.1 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 43.0% | rising |
| 116 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 2.91 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.88 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Germany | 2.86 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Jamaica | 2.71 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 120 | Dominica | 2.7 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Faroe Islands | 2.7 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 172.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Italy | 2.61 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 123 | Kyrgyz Republic | 2.57 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Ecuador | 2.43 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 57.0% | rising |
| 125 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 2.38 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 126 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 2.32 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 241.2% | rising |
| 127 | Senegal | 2.24 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Malawi | 2.22 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Palestine | 2.17 g/Int$ | 2022 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 130 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.15 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 128.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Myanmar | 2.07 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 331.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Angola | 2.06 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Oman | 2.02 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 134 | French Polynesia | 1.99 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Switzerland | 1.94 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Luxembourg | 1.93 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 137 | Bhutan | 1.91 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Sudan | 1.89 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Togo | 1.89 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Nigeria | 1.86 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 154.8% | volatile |
| 141 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1.57 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 142 | Seychelles | 1.54 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 220.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Cameroon | 1.29 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Haiti | 1.25 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Jordan | 1.21 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 245.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Liberia | 1.2 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Madagascar, Republic of | 1.16 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 148 | Grenada | 1.13 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Israel | 1.1 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Papua New Guinea | 1.09 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 738.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Belgium | 1.08 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Namibia | 1.03 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Japan | 1 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 92.3% | falling |
| 154 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.95 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 82.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Cuba | 0.89 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 0.87 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Barbados | 0.81 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 0.76 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 92.5% | falling |
| 159 | Puerto Rico | 0.73 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Mali | 0.72 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 86.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Armenia, Republic of | 0.7 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Chad | 0.69 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Yemen, Republic of | 0.64 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 68.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Comoros, Union of the | 0.63 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 0.62 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Réunion | 0.6 g/Int$ | 2005 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Zimbabwe | 0.59 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 0.57 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Guinea | 0.51 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Sierra Leone | 0.5 g/Int$ | 2022 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Niger | 0.49 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Uganda | 0.37 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Tonga | 0.36 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Djibouti | 0.32 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Singapore | 0.18 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Mongolia | 0.16 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.12 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Solomon Islands | 0.09 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Samoa | 0.06 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 180 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 0.05 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Vanuatu | 0.01 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Central African Republic | 0 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Dominican Republic | 0 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Eritrea, The State of | 0 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Kiribati | 0 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 0 g/Int$ | 2018 | — | flat |
| 182 | South Sudan, Republic of | 0 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Tuvalu | 0 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Guadeloupe | 0 g/Int$ | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Martinique | 0 g/Int$ | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Naoero | 0 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Oceania 23.52 g/Int$
- Americas 13.51 g/Int$
- Northern America 11.27 g/Int$
- South America 17.62 g/Int$
- World 10.16 g/Int$
- United States of America 9.74 g/Int$
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 6.68 g/Int$
- Northern Europe 5.49 g/Int$
- Asia 10.38 g/Int$
- European Union (27) 5.46 g/Int$
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 4.32 g/Int$
- Western Europe 3.83 g/Int$
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