Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural in Americas

Americas: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural was 13.51 g/Int$ in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
13.51 g/Int$
Change on year
up 14.6%
Rank
5th
of 29 groups
All-time high
19.59 g/Int$
in 1980
All-time low
11.06 g/Int$
in 2009
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural in Americas, 1961–2024

05101520196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/Int$.

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per value of agricultural in Americas is 13.51 g/Int$, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.6% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per value of agricultural in Americas peaked at 19.59 g/Int$ in 1980 and was at its lowest, 11.06 g/Int$, in 2009.

Americas ranks 5th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Americas, 1961 to 2024.
Year g/Int$ Change
1961 11.19 g/Int$
1962 11.87 g/Int$ +6.1%
1963 12.58 g/Int$ +6.0%
1964 13.14 g/Int$ +4.5%
1965 13.66 g/Int$ +4.0%
1966 15.12 g/Int$ +10.7%
1967 15.75 g/Int$ +4.2%
1968 16.08 g/Int$ +2.1%
1969 15.86 g/Int$ -1.4%
1970 16.58 g/Int$ +4.5%
1971 16.42 g/Int$ -1.0%
1972 17.77 g/Int$ +8.2%
1973 18.35 g/Int$ +3.3%
1974 17.9 g/Int$ -2.5%
1975 17.58 g/Int$ -1.8%
1976 18.99 g/Int$ +8.0%
1977 18.57 g/Int$ -2.2%
1978 18.82 g/Int$ +1.3%
1979 18.86 g/Int$ +0.2%
1980 19.59 g/Int$ +3.9%
1981 16.19 g/Int$ -17.4%
1982 14.63 g/Int$ -9.6%
1983 15.72 g/Int$ +7.5%
1984 16.34 g/Int$ +3.9%
1985 14.49 g/Int$ -11.3%
1986 14.99 g/Int$ +3.5%
1987 14.99 g/Int$ +0.0%
1988 15.18 g/Int$ +1.3%
1989 14 g/Int$ -7.8%
1990 13.29 g/Int$ -5.1%
1991 13.32 g/Int$ +0.2%
1992 12.88 g/Int$ -3.3%
1993 14.34 g/Int$ +11.3%
1994 13.65 g/Int$ -4.8%
1995 12.5 g/Int$ -8.4%
1996 13.55 g/Int$ +8.4%
1997 14 g/Int$ +3.3%
1998 13.46 g/Int$ -3.9%
1999 12.73 g/Int$ -5.4%
2000 12.99 g/Int$ +2.0%
2001 13.6 g/Int$ +4.7%
2002 13.54 g/Int$ -0.4%
2003 14.64 g/Int$ +8.1%
2004 15.04 g/Int$ +2.7%
2005 13.53 g/Int$ -10.0%
2006 13.8 g/Int$ +2.0%
2007 14.47 g/Int$ +4.9%
2008 11.19 g/Int$ -22.7%
2009 11.06 g/Int$ -1.2%
2010 12.62 g/Int$ +14.1%
2011 14.14 g/Int$ +12.0%
2012 14.25 g/Int$ +0.8%
2013 14.59 g/Int$ +2.4%
2014 14.09 g/Int$ -3.4%
2015 13.3 g/Int$ -5.6%
2016 12.67 g/Int$ -4.7%
2017 13.21 g/Int$ +4.3%
2018 14.04 g/Int$ +6.3%
2019 13.51 g/Int$ -3.8%
2020 16 g/Int$ +18.4%
2021 15.18 g/Int$ -5.1%
2022 13.18 g/Int$ -13.2%
2023 11.79 g/Int$ -10.5%
2024 13.51 g/Int$ +14.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13.92 g/Int$ 11.19 g/Int$ 16.08 g/Int$ 9
1970s 17.98 g/Int$ 16.42 g/Int$ 18.99 g/Int$ 10
1980s 15.61 g/Int$ 14 g/Int$ 19.59 g/Int$ 10
1990s 13.37 g/Int$ 12.5 g/Int$ 14.34 g/Int$ 10
2000s 13.39 g/Int$ 11.06 g/Int$ 15.04 g/Int$ 10
2010s 13.64 g/Int$ 12.62 g/Int$ 14.59 g/Int$ 10
2020s 13.93 g/Int$ 11.79 g/Int$ 16 g/Int$ 5

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 2 Burundi 32.54 g/Int$ compare
  2. 3 Australia 30 g/Int$ compare
  3. 4 Belize 27.62 g/Int$ compare
  4. 5 Paraguay 25.2 g/Int$ compare
  5. 6 Saudi Arabia 25.13 g/Int$ compare
  6. 7 Australia and New Zealand 25.07 g/Int$ compare
  7. 8 Libya 23.66 g/Int$ compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per value of agricultural in Americas?
Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per value of agricultural in Americas was 13.51 g/Int$ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per value of agricultural recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 19.59 g/Int$ in 1980.
What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per value of agricultural recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 11.06 g/Int$ in 2009.
How does Americas rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per value of agricultural?
Americas ranks 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per value of agricultural rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Americas 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 value of agricultural production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural production
Unit
g/Int$
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 13,450 data points, 1961–2024
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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