The Human Impacts Database

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

This quantity comes from a time series measurement and the most recent value (2018) is reported.


Value:		≈ 4.1 × 10¹⁰ kg P₂O₅ / yr see this value in other units This is equivalent to... ≈ 41 Mt P₂O₅ / yr
HuID:		56418
Relevant Year(s):		2018
Summary:		Mass of phosphate (P₂O₅) used for agricultural purposes in the period 1961-2018. Phosphorus is one of the key plant nutrients found in most fertilizers, together with nitrogen and potassium. Phosphate is mostly obtained from phosphate rock, which contains 15% to 41% P₂O₅, as reported by the IFA.
Method:		The main data source for production and agricultural use is the FAOSTAT Fertilizers questionnaire, complemented with national publications when available. Agricultural use of fertilizers refers to the use for crops, livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture, excluding use for animal feed. Industrial uses, also known as technical uses, are excluded, to the extent allowed by data availability. No uncertainty is provided by FAO.
Source:		FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations) Fertilizers by Nutrient. (2021)
Dataset:		Agricultural use of phosphate - FAOSTAT (FAOSTAT_phosphate_processed.csv) global resolution
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Original Data License:		CC-BY-NC-SA IGO 3.0 (FAO Modified)
Added By:		ilopezgo