The Human Impacts Database

A collection of useful numbers for quantifying the impacts of the human presence on Earth.


Quantity Value HuID Source Type
Global agricultural use of phosphate (P2O5) ≈ 4.1 × 1010 kg P2O5 / yr 56418 FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization …
Global production of phosphate rock ≈ 2.1 × 1011 kg / yr 68064 International Fertilizer Association