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

India: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural was 15.67 g/Int$ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
15.67 g/Int$
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
19th
of 193 countries
All-time high
24.71 g/Int$
in 2010
All-time low
0.7 g/Int$
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

0510152025196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per value of agricultural in India stood at 15.67 g/Int$.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per value of agricultural in India peaked at 24.71 g/Int$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7 g/Int$, in 1961.

India ranks 19th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in India, 1961 to 2024.
Year g/Int$ Change
1961 0.7 g/Int$
1962 0.97 g/Int$ +38.6%
1963 1.33 g/Int$ +37.1%
1964 1.66 g/Int$ +24.8%
1965 1.55 g/Int$ -6.6%
1966 2.93 g/Int$ +89.0%
1967 3.7 g/Int$ +26.3%
1968 4.01 g/Int$ +8.4%
1969 4.23 g/Int$ +5.5%
1970 5.24 g/Int$ +23.9%
1971 5.29 g/Int$ +1.0%
1972 5.76 g/Int$ +8.9%
1973 5.99 g/Int$ +4.0%
1974 4.49 g/Int$ -25.0%
1975 4.03 g/Int$ -10.2%
1976 5.58 g/Int$ +38.5%
1977 7.08 g/Int$ +26.9%
1978 8.7 g/Int$ +22.9%
1979 9.54 g/Int$ +9.7%
1980 9.73 g/Int$ +2.0%
1981 9.87 g/Int$ +1.4%
1982 8.93 g/Int$ -9.5%
1983 9.15 g/Int$ +2.5%
1984 11.89 g/Int$ +29.9%
1985 13.17 g/Int$ +10.8%
1986 14.13 g/Int$ +7.3%
1987 11.3 g/Int$ -20.0%
1988 15 g/Int$ +32.7%
1989 16.36 g/Int$ +9.1%
1990 16.97 g/Int$ +3.7%
1991 17.28 g/Int$ +1.8%
1992 14.2 g/Int$ -17.8%
1993 13.17 g/Int$ -7.3%
1994 13.99 g/Int$ +6.2%
1995 13.52 g/Int$ -3.4%
1996 13.8 g/Int$ +2.1%
1997 17.51 g/Int$ +26.9%
1998 18.05 g/Int$ +3.1%
1999 19.87 g/Int$ +10.1%
2000 17.72 g/Int$ -10.8%
2001 17.88 g/Int$ +0.9%
2002 17.45 g/Int$ -2.4%
2003 16.63 g/Int$ -4.7%
2004 18.44 g/Int$ +10.9%
2005 19.62 g/Int$ +6.4%
2006 19.66 g/Int$ +0.2%
2007 18.04 g/Int$ -8.2%
2008 19.54 g/Int$ +8.3%
2009 23.65 g/Int$ +21.0%
2010 24.71 g/Int$ +4.5%
2011 23.74 g/Int$ -3.9%
2012 18.4 g/Int$ -22.5%
2013 14.95 g/Int$ -18.7%
2014 15.76 g/Int$ +5.4%
2015 18.11 g/Int$ +14.9%
2016 16.59 g/Int$ -8.4%
2017 16.24 g/Int$ -2.1%
2018 15.86 g/Int$ -2.3%
2019 16.41 g/Int$ +3.5%
2020 19.16 g/Int$ +16.8%
2021 15.94 g/Int$ -16.8%
2022 15.67 g/Int$ -1.7%
2023 15.84 g/Int$ +1.1%
2024 15.67 g/Int$ -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.34 g/Int$ 0.7 g/Int$ 4.23 g/Int$ 9
1970s 6.17 g/Int$ 4.03 g/Int$ 9.54 g/Int$ 10
1980s 11.95 g/Int$ 8.93 g/Int$ 16.36 g/Int$ 10
1990s 15.84 g/Int$ 13.17 g/Int$ 19.87 g/Int$ 10
2000s 18.86 g/Int$ 16.63 g/Int$ 23.65 g/Int$ 10
2010s 18.08 g/Int$ 14.95 g/Int$ 24.71 g/Int$ 10
2020s 16.46 g/Int$ 15.67 g/Int$ 19.16 g/Int$ 5

Countries ranked near India

  1. 16 French Guiana 17.87 g/Int$ compare
  2. 17 Iraq 16.95 g/Int$ compare
  3. 18 Romania 16.83 g/Int$ compare
  4. 20 Latvia 15.09 g/Int$ compare
  5. 21 Bulgaria 14.74 g/Int$ compare
  6. 22 China, Taiwan Province of 14.14 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 India?
Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per value of agricultural in India was 15.67 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 India?
The highest recorded value was 24.71 g/Int$ in 2010.
What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per value of agricultural recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7 g/Int$ in 1961.
How does India rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per value of agricultural?
India ranks 19th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per value of agricultural rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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