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Phosphate use by country, tonnes of P2O5

China used 21% of the world’s phosphate fertiliser in 2024; the top three countries used 54%.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), fertilisers by nutrient2024Updated 24 Oct 2026

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Summary

The countries that report used 43.9 Mt of phosphate fertiliser in 2024, 5.7% more than in 2023. China 9.2 Mt (21%), India 8.4 Mt (19%) and Brazil 6.2 Mt (14%); together, 54% of the world total.

199 countries and territories have a figure for 2024. 1 more reported a figure for one of the two years before but not yet for 2024; they are hatched on the map. Fertilisers are counted in tonnes of nutrient: potassium oxide (K2O) for potash, phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) for phosphate. Most fertiliser figures are FAOSTAT’s own estimates, marked e in the table. Use is FAOSTAT’s agricultural use: what farmers apply, as countries report it.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), fertilisers by nutrient2024Updated 24 Oct 2026

Countries and territories with data

Agricultural use in million tonnes (Mt) or tonnes (t), as tonnes of P2O5, for every country with a figure for 2024. e: FAOSTAT’s own estimate or imputation.
China9.2 Mte21.0%9.4 Mt−1%
India8.4 Mt19.1%8.3 Mt+1%
Brazil6.2 Mte14.1%4.4 Mt+40%
United States3.7 Mte8.4%3.7 Mt0%
Australia1.6 Mte3.6%772,000 t+104%
Canada1.2 Mt2.6%1.1 Mt+3%
Bangladesh1.0 Mte2.4%1.0 Mt+0%
Pakistan995,000 te2.3%995,000 t0%
Russia766,000 t1.7%748,000 t+2%
Argentina746,000 te1.7%702,000 t+6%
Türkiye733,000 t1.7%736,000 t−0%
Philippines676,000 te1.5%676,000 t0%
Vietnam646,000 te1.5%646,000 t+0%
Indonesia582,000 te1.3%582,000 t0%
South Africa491,000 te1.1%418,000 t+17%
Mexico400,000 te0.9%400,000 t0%
Thailand335,000 te0.8%782,000 t−57%
France330,000 t0.8%323,000 t+2%
Spain317,000 t0.7%244,000 t+30%
Paraguay239,000 te0.5%231,000 t+4%
Colombia238,000 te0.5%232,000 t+3%
Egypt230,000 te0.5%230,000 t0%
Ukraine214,000 t0.5%217,000 t−1%
Poland211,000 te0.5%211,000 t0%
Saudi Arabia201,000 te0.5%201,000 t0%
Romania199,000 t0.5%210,000 t−5%
Ethiopia194,000 te0.4%194,000 t0%
New Zealand181,000 t0.4%193,000 t−6%
Morocco173,000 te0.4%173,000 t0%
Malaysia161,000 te0.4%147,000 t+10%
Germany140,000 t0.3%274,000 t−49%
Nigeria126,000 te0.3%46,000 t+176%
Chile125,000 t0.3%100,000 t+26%
United Kingdom116,000 t0.3%102,000 t+14%
Belarus112,000 t0.3%110,000 t+2%
Iran110,000 te0.3%110,000 t0%
Kenya109,000 te0.2%101,000 t+8%
Taiwan99,000 t0.2%97,000 t+2%
Italy99,000 t0.2%100,000 t−1%
Uruguay95,000 te0.2%101,000 t−6%
Serbia79,000 te0.2%75,000 t+5%
Iraq77,000 te0.2%77,000 t0%
Hungary77,000 t0.2%55,000 t+42%
South Korea75,000 t0.2%78,000 t−4%
Burundi74,000 te0.2%41,000 t+81%
Cambodia73,000 te0.2%59,000 t+23%
Bulgaria70,000 t0.2%80,000 t−12%
Guatemala64,000 te0.1%56,000 t+13%
Zambia62,000 te0.1%46,000 t+35%
Peru60,000 te0.1%60,000 t0%
Greece60,000 t0.1%49,000 t+22%
Algeria59,000 te0.1%59,000 t0%
Myanmar54,000 te0.1%89,000 t−40%
Tanzania52,000 te0.1%75,000 t−30%
Ghana52,000 t0.1%23,000 t+124%
Tunisia51,000 te0.1%51,000 t0%
Libya44,000 te0.1%22,000 t+101%
Kazakhstan42,000 te0.1%42,000 t0%
Czechia39,000 t0.1%29,000 t+34%
Portugal39,000 t0.1%33,000 t+19%
Afghanistan39,000 te0.1%16,000 t+143%
Honduras38,000 te0.1%36,000 t+8%
Lithuania37,000 t0.1%38,000 t−1%
Nepal36,000 te0.1%36,000 t0%
Sweden35,000 t0.1%27,000 t+31%
Sri Lanka30,000 te0.1%14,000 t+115%
Croatia29,000 t0.1%27,000 t+7%
Denmark29,000 t0.1%24,000 t+21%
Ireland29,000 t0.1%31,000 t−7%
Turkmenistan28,000 te0.1%28,000 t0%
Bolivia27,000 te0.1%24,000 t+15%
Sudan27,000 te0.1%27,000 t0%
Japan27,000 te0.1%27,000 t0%
Finland27,000 t0.1%23,000 t+14%
Latvia25,000 t0.1%23,000 t+9%
Austria25,000 t0.1%20,000 t+24%
Costa Rica24,000 te0.1%17,000 t+43%
Ecuador24,000 te0.1%27,000 t−11%
Burkina Faso23,000 te0.1%37,000 t−38%
Malawi23,000 te0.1%28,000 t−19%
Uzbekistan20,000 te<0.1%76,000 t−73%
Slovakia20,000 t<0.1%18,000 t+10%
Mozambique19,000 te<0.1%16,000 t+19%
Azerbaijan19,000 te<0.1%21,000 t−9%
Benin19,000 te<0.1%43,000 t−55%
Norway19,000 t<0.1%20,000 t−5%
Angola18,000 te<0.1%6,000 t+210%
Laos16,000 te<0.1%16,000 t+4%
Netherlands16,000 t<0.1%13,000 t+23%
Moldova15,000 te<0.1%17,000 t−14%
Rwanda14,000 te<0.1%14,000 t0%
Cameroon14,000 te<0.1%14,000 t+1%
El Salvador12,000 te<0.1%13,000 t−4%
Albania12,000 te<0.1%12,000 t0%
Senegal11,000 te<0.1%11,000 t+1%
Panama10,000 te<0.1%10,000 t−1%
Syria10,000 te<0.1%15,000 t−30%
Belgium10,000 t<0.1%9,000 t+4%
Kyrgyzstan9,000 te<0.1%9,000 t0%
Venezuela9,000 te<0.1%9,000 t0%
Slovenia8,000 t<0.1%8,000 t−2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina7,000 te<0.1%7,000 t+7%
Switzerland7,000 t<0.1%6,000 t+22%
North Korea7,000 te<0.1%0 t–
Estonia7,000 t<0.1%7,000 t−2%
Belize7,000 te<0.1%11,000 t−40%
Mali6,000 te<0.1%7,000 t−17%
Lebanon6,000 te<0.1%6,000 t0%
Madagascar6,000 te<0.1%4,000 t+39%
Côte d'Ivoire5,000 t<0.1%63,000 t−92%
Cyprus5,000 t<0.1%5,000 t+11%
Uganda5,000 te<0.1%5,000 t+1%
Israel5,000 t<0.1%5,000 t+6%
Chad5,000 te<0.1%5,000 t0%
North Macedonia5,000 te<0.1%4,000 t+34%
Democratic Republic of the Congo5,000 te<0.1%5,000 t0%
United Arab Emirates5,000 te<0.1%5,000 t0%
Gabon4,000 te<0.1%4,000 t0%
Papua New Guinea4,000 te<0.1%2,000 t+80%
Georgia4,000 te<0.1%6,000 t−32%
Zimbabwe4,000 te<0.1%4,000 t+0%
Guyana4,000 te<0.1%3,000 t+22%
Niger4,000 te<0.1%3,000 t+18%
Guinea4,000 te<0.1%161 t+2,300%
Iceland4,000 t<0.1%1,000 t+218%
Eswatini4,000 te<0.1%4,000 t−14%
Botswana3,000 te<0.1%3,000 t0%
Tajikistan3,000 te<0.1%3,000 t+9%
Togo3,000 te<0.1%10,000 t−68%
Jordan3,000 t<0.1%3,000 t−5%
Kuwait3,000 te<0.1%3,000 t−19%
Oman3,000 te<0.1%2,000 t+21%
Jamaica2,000 te<0.1%2,000 t+15%
Yemen2,000 te<0.1%2,000 t−5%
Republic of the Congo2,000 te<0.1%999 t+125%
Haiti2,000 te<0.1%2,000 t+4%
Cuba2,000 te<0.1%2,000 t−4%
Gambia2,000 te<0.1%663 t+154%
Mauritius1,000 t<0.1%2,000 t−17%
Fiji1,000 te<0.1%826 t+61%
Trinidad and Tobago1,000 te<0.1%1,000 t+17%
Qatar1,000 te<0.1%1,000 t0%
Armenia1,000 te<0.1%728 t+44%
Suriname914 te<0.1%639 t+43%
Mauritania901 te<0.1%901 t0%
Liberia849 te<0.1%1,000 t−39%
French Guiana823 te<0.1%823 t0%
Lesotho724 te<0.1%516 t+40%
Malta662 te<0.1%77 t+760%
Montenegro612 te<0.1%475 t+29%
Luxembourg600 t<0.1%561 t+7%
Namibia559 te<0.1%559 t0%
New Caledonia396 te<0.1%396 t0%
Mongolia339 te<0.1%0 t–
Bahamas297 te<0.1%244 t+22%
Bhutan289 t<0.1%179 t+61%
Palestine273 te<0.1%2,000 t−87%
Brunei232 te<0.1%232 t0%
Puerto Rico230 te<0.1%230 t0%
Hong Kong219 te<0.1%219 t0%
Réunion195 te<0.1%195 t0%
Dominica150 te<0.1%0 t–
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines143 te<0.1%17 t+741%
Saint Lucia115 te<0.1%115 t0%
Bahrain100 te<0.1%64 t+56%
São Tomé and Príncipe91 te<0.1%52 t+75%
Comoros77 te<0.1%75 t+3%
Guinea-Bissau69 te<0.1%1,000 t−95%
French Polynesia64 te<0.1%64 t0%
Maldives63 te<0.1%72 t−13%
Cabo Verde41 te<0.1%17 t+141%
Barbados40 te<0.1%50 t−20%
Djibouti26 te<0.1%26 t0%
Grenada20 te<0.1%24 t−17%
Faroe Islands18 te<0.1%18 t0%
Antigua and Barbuda17 te<0.1%0 t–
Greenland17 te<0.1%17 t0%
Bermuda14 te<0.1%17 t−18%
Seychelles13 te<0.1%25 t−48%
Tonga13 te<0.1%12 t+8%
Singapore12 te<0.1%11 t+9%
Solomon Islands12 te<0.1%0 t–
Saint Kitts and Nevis9 te<0.1%9 t0%
South Sudan9 te<0.1%3 t+200%
Cook Islands4 te<0.1%0 t–
Equatorial Guinea4 te<0.1%124 t−97%
Samoa3 te<0.1%0 t–
Central African Republic1 te<0.1%0 t–
Vanuatu1 te<0.1%0 t–
Aruba0 te0.0%6 t−100%
Dominican Republic0 te0.0%0 t–
Eritrea0 te0.0%0 t–
Micronesia0 te0.0%4 t−100%
Guadeloupe0 te0.0%0 t–
Kiribati0 te0.0%0 t–
Martinique0 te0.0%0 t–
Nauru0 te0.0%0 t–
Palau0 te0.0%0 t–
Tuvalu0 te0.0%0 t–
Total, reporting countries43.9 Mt100%41.6 Mt+6%

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), fertilisers by nutrient2023 and 2024Updated 24 Oct 2026

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