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

Australia: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural was 30 g/Int$ in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
30 g/Int$
Change on year
up 85.8%
World rank
3rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
53.83 g/Int$
in 1973
All-time low
16.15 g/Int$
in 2023
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

20304050196119922024

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

Analysis

Australia recorded 30 g/Int$ for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per value of agricultural in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 85.8% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per value of agricultural in Australia peaked at 53.83 g/Int$ in 1973 and was at its lowest, 16.15 g/Int$, in 2023.

Australia ranks 3rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Australia, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Australia, 1961 to 2024.
Year g/Int$ Change
1961 38.07 g/Int$
1962 33.03 g/Int$ -13.2%
1963 34.55 g/Int$ +4.6%
1964 44.48 g/Int$ +28.7%
1965 51.74 g/Int$ +16.3%
1966 49.37 g/Int$ -4.6%
1967 48.34 g/Int$ -2.1%
1968 44.53 g/Int$ -7.9%
1969 41.9 g/Int$ -5.9%
1970 35.61 g/Int$ -15.0%
1971 39.07 g/Int$ +9.7%
1972 46.4 g/Int$ +18.8%
1973 53.83 g/Int$ +16.0%
1974 26.68 g/Int$ -50.4%
1975 22.12 g/Int$ -17.1%
1976 30.52 g/Int$ +38.0%
1977 33.38 g/Int$ +9.4%
1978 33 g/Int$ -1.1%
1979 35.36 g/Int$ +7.2%
1980 37.43 g/Int$ +5.9%
1981 34.02 g/Int$ -9.1%
1982 33.96 g/Int$ -0.2%
1983 28.45 g/Int$ -16.2%
1984 30.5 g/Int$ +7.2%
1985 27.04 g/Int$ -11.3%
1986 27.89 g/Int$ +3.1%
1987 33.69 g/Int$ +20.8%
1988 31.05 g/Int$ -7.8%
1989 29.38 g/Int$ -5.4%
1990 20.1 g/Int$ -31.6%
1991 23.75 g/Int$ +18.2%
1992 26.06 g/Int$ +9.7%
1993 25.04 g/Int$ -3.9%
1994 32.43 g/Int$ +29.5%
1995 31.12 g/Int$ -4.0%
1996 29.88 g/Int$ -4.0%
1997 32.54 g/Int$ +8.9%
1998 29.32 g/Int$ -9.9%
1999 28.14 g/Int$ -4.0%
2000 29.83 g/Int$ +6.0%
2001 31.01 g/Int$ +4.0%
2002 32.15 g/Int$ +3.7%
2003 27.75 g/Int$ -13.7%
2004 31.15 g/Int$ +12.3%
2005 27.23 g/Int$ -12.6%
2006 29.62 g/Int$ +8.8%
2007 29.42 g/Int$ -0.7%
2008 23.25 g/Int$ -21.0%
2009 17.99 g/Int$ -22.6%
2010 22.04 g/Int$ +22.5%
2011 22.17 g/Int$ +0.6%
2012 22.26 g/Int$ +0.4%
2013 20.02 g/Int$ -10.1%
2014 21.74 g/Int$ +8.6%
2015 22.36 g/Int$ +2.9%
2016 20.72 g/Int$ -7.3%
2017 24.08 g/Int$ +16.2%
2018 24 g/Int$ -0.3%
2019 25.25 g/Int$ +5.2%
2020 23.84 g/Int$ -5.6%
2021 27.19 g/Int$ +14.1%
2022 22.95 g/Int$ -15.6%
2023 16.15 g/Int$ -29.6%
2024 30 g/Int$ +85.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 42.89 g/Int$ 33.03 g/Int$ 51.74 g/Int$ 9
1970s 35.6 g/Int$ 22.12 g/Int$ 53.83 g/Int$ 10
1980s 31.34 g/Int$ 27.04 g/Int$ 37.43 g/Int$ 10
1990s 27.84 g/Int$ 20.1 g/Int$ 32.54 g/Int$ 10
2000s 27.94 g/Int$ 17.99 g/Int$ 32.15 g/Int$ 10
2010s 22.46 g/Int$ 20.02 g/Int$ 25.25 g/Int$ 10
2020s 24.03 g/Int$ 16.15 g/Int$ 30 g/Int$ 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 1 USSR 33.8 g/Int$ compare
  2. 2 Burundi 32.54 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

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 Australia?
Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per value of agricultural in Australia was 30 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 Australia?
The highest recorded value was 53.83 g/Int$ in 1973.
What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per value of agricultural recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 16.15 g/Int$ in 2023.
How does Australia rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per value of agricultural?
Australia ranks 3rd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per value of agricultural rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia 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