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
209
Highest
33.8 g/Int$
USSR
Lowest
0 g/Int$
Niue
Median
3.67 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 209 countries. The highest value is 33.8 g/Int$ in USSR; the lowest is 0 g/Int$ in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.67 g/Int$, and the mean is 5.99 g/Int$.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 119 fell. The largest increase was in Congo (up 2,575.0%), and the largest decrease in Micronesia (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 |
| 1 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 13.82 g/Int$ | 2014 | up 89.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Burundi | 32.54 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 1,196.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 11.62 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 39.4% | rising |
| 3 | Australia | 30 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 38.0% | falling |
| 4 | Belize | 27.62 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Türkiye | 8.68 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 5 | Paraguay | 25.2 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 7.17 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 305.1% | 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 |
| 7 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 3.39 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Libya | 23.66 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 101.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2.88 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Brazil | 22.96 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 9 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.6 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Canada | 22.43 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 10 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.53 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Philippines | 21.74 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 398.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1.35 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 187.2% | volatile |
| 12 | South Africa | 20.94 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 73.3% | falling |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 20.49 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Melanesia | 1.3 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Iceland | 19.92 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 14 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.29 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Zambia | 19.45 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 16 | French Guiana | 17.87 g/Int$ | 2005 | up 87.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Polynesia | 0.66 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Iraq | 16.95 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 549.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.36 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Romania | 16.83 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 114.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Micronesia | 0 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | India | 15.67 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 20 | Latvia | 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 | 12.6 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 51.8% | falling |
| 26 | Croatia | 12.12 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 27 | Honduras | 11.94 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Cabo Verde | 0.96 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 336.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Pakistan | 11.42 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Caribbean | 0.63 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 85.2% | falling |
| 29 | Lithuania | 11.3 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 29 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.34 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 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 | Slovakia | 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 | 9.37 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 2,365.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Hungary | 9.28 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Belarus | 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 | 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 | 8.74 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 50 | Slovenia | 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 | Czechia | 7.07 g/Int$ | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | Eswatini | 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 | 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 | 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 | Saint Lucia | 5.86 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Bahamas | 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 | 5.56 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 81 | Afghanistan | 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 | Saint 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 | 4.18 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Fiji | 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 | 3.67 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 605.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Nicaragua | 3.6 g/Int$ | 2022 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Mozambique | 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 | 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 | 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 | Saint 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 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.57 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Ecuador | 2.43 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 57.0% | rising |
| 125 | Kazakhstan | 2.38 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Sao Tome and Principe | 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 | Cook Islands | 1.71 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 142 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1.57 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 143 | Seychelles | 1.54 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 220.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Cameroon | 1.29 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Haiti | 1.25 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Jordan | 1.21 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 245.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Liberia | 1.2 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Madagascar | 1.16 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 149 | Grenada | 1.13 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Israel | 1.1 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Papua New Guinea | 1.09 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 738.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Belgium | 1.08 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Namibia | 1.03 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Japan | 1 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 92.3% | falling |
| 155 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.95 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 82.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Cuba | 0.89 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Mauritania | 0.87 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Barbados | 0.81 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Uzbekistan | 0.76 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 92.5% | falling |
| 160 | Puerto Rico | 0.73 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Mali | 0.72 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 86.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Armenia | 0.7 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Chad | 0.69 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Yemen | 0.64 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 68.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Comoros | 0.63 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Tajikistan | 0.62 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Réunion | 0.6 g/Int$ | 2005 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Zimbabwe | 0.59 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Bahrain | 0.57 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Guinea | 0.51 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Sierra Leone | 0.5 g/Int$ | 2022 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Niger | 0.49 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Uganda | 0.37 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Tonga | 0.36 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Djibouti | 0.32 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Singapore | 0.18 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Mongolia | 0.16 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.12 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 0.09 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 180 | Samoa | 0.06 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.05 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Vanuatu | 0.01 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Central African Republic | 0 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Dominican Republic | 0 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Eritrea | 0 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Kiribati | 0 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 183 | South Sudan | 0 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Tuvalu | 0 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Guadeloupe | 0 g/Int$ | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Martinique | 0 g/Int$ | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Niue | 0 g/Int$ | 2022 | 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 23.52 g/Int$
- Southern Africa 19.83 g/Int$
- South America 17.62 g/Int$
- Asia 10.38 g/Int$
- Southern Asia 14.43 g/Int$
- Americas 13.51 g/Int$
- Northern America 11.27 g/Int$
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 6.09 g/Int$
- World 10.16 g/Int$
- United States of America 9.74 g/Int$
- Eastern Asia 8.81 g/Int$
- South-Eastern Asia 8.6 g/Int$
- Western Asia 8.24 g/Int$
- Eastern Europe 7.53 g/Int$
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 1.32 g/Int$
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 6.68 g/Int$
- Northern Africa 6.17 g/Int$
- Central America 6.09 g/Int$
- Middle Africa 1.1 g/Int$
- Europe 5.87 g/Int$
- Northern Europe 5.49 g/Int$
- European Union (27) 5.46 g/Int$
- Southern Europe 5.26 g/Int$
- Eastern Africa 4.78 g/Int$
- Africa 4.58 g/Int$
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 4.32 g/Int$
- Western Europe 3.83 g/Int$
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2.65 g/Int$
- Western Africa 1.78 g/Int$
- Central Asia 1.77 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