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

World: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural was 10.16 g/Int$ in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
10.16 g/Int$
Change on year
up 4.2%
Rank
7th
of 29 regions
All-time high
18.75 g/Int$
in 1980
All-time low
9.75 g/Int$
in 2023
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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

Analysis

World recorded 10.16 g/Int$ for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per value of agricultural in 2024.

That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per value of agricultural in World peaked at 18.75 g/Int$ in 1980 and was at its lowest, 9.75 g/Int$, in 2023.

That places World 7th out of 29 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12.65 g/Int$ 10.1 g/Int$ 14.83 g/Int$ 9
1970s 17.02 g/Int$ 15.25 g/Int$ 18.51 g/Int$ 10
1980s 18.01 g/Int$ 17.35 g/Int$ 18.75 g/Int$ 10
1990s 14.15 g/Int$ 12.99 g/Int$ 16.91 g/Int$ 10
2000s 12.5 g/Int$ 10.95 g/Int$ 13.15 g/Int$ 10
2010s 11.98 g/Int$ 10.9 g/Int$ 13.08 g/Int$ 10
2020s 10.55 g/Int$ 9.75 g/Int$ 11.81 g/Int$ 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 4 Belize 27.62 g/Int$ compare
  2. 5 Paraguay 25.2 g/Int$ compare
  3. 6 Saudi Arabia 25.13 g/Int$ compare
  4. 7 Australia and New Zealand 25.07 g/Int$ compare
  5. 8 Libya 23.66 g/Int$ compare
  6. 9 Brazil 22.96 g/Int$ compare
  7. 10 Canada 22.43 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 World?
Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per value of agricultural in World was 10.16 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 18.75 g/Int$ in 1980.
What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per value of agricultural recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 9.75 g/Int$ in 2023.
How does World rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per value of agricultural?
World ranks 7th out of 29 regions with data for 2024.
Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per value of agricultural rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World 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