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Nitrogen, phosphate and potash statistics

1973-1973/74 to 2005-2005/06

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Updated: 10 March 2008

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DOWNLOADING OF CONSUMPTION STATISTICS - By country / region / world
The statistics are provided in EXCEL format and are very easy to use.

The consumption statistics are given for the three nutrients nitrogen, phosphate and potash  from 1961/62 to 2005/2006, in the same table.

To see an example of table, click here.

BUT, please read the following points for using them :

1. Click on the data set(s) you require 

2. SAVE the data set(s) on your computer

Note : the procedure may differ slightly according to the Internet browser used, but the principles remain the same.

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Some countries issue their statistics on a calendar year, January to December, basis, others on a split year, July to June basis. For the preparation of regional and world totals the calendar year figures are grouped with the first half of the split year figures e.g. 2005 with 2005/2006.

  West Europe and Central Europe Albania, Austria, Belgium/Lux., Bosnia/ Herzegovina**, Bulgaria, Croatia**, Czech Republic**, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Macedonia**, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia**, Slovakia**, Slovenia**, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and Former Czechoslovakia*, Former Yugoslavia*

* until 1993, ** from 1994

  Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova Rep., Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
Information for these countries is available only on cd-rom.
  North America Canada, United States
  Latin America and the Caribbean Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Trinidad/ Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela and others Latin America
  Africa Algeria, Cameroon, Côte d'IvoireEgypt, Ethiopia, KenyaLibya, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and others Africa
  West Asia Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey and others West Asia
  South Asia Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
  East Asia China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea DPR, Korea, Republic of, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Taiwan/China, Thailand Vietnam and others East Asia
  Oceania Australia, New Zealand and others Oceania
  WORLD  
  Developed economics
West Europe and Central Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Israel, Japan, Korea, Republic of, and Taiwan/china.
  Developing economics
Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa (except South Africa), West Asia (except Israel), South Asia, East Asia (except Japan, Korea, Republic of, and Taiwan/china)and Oceania (except Australia and New Zealand).
     

  EXAMPLE OF TABLE  
   
All files are presented in exactly the same format.

You can select in the above list a country or a region or the world.

To see the list of countries and to download the files, click here.

These tables are also available on cd-rom.
For further information on cd-rom,
click here.

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Fertilizer consumption statistics (1000 tonnes nutrients)
WORLD from 1961/62 to 2005/06
Nitrogen
Ammonium sulphate
Urea
Ammonium nitrate
Calcium amm. nitrate
Ammonia direct applic.
Nitrogen solutions
Other straight N
Total straight N

Ammonium phosph. N
Other NP N
NK N
NPK N
Total compound N

Total N

2507.0
918.4
1849.3
1449.3
756.3
347.5
1781.4
9636.7

32.1
7.6
-
331.9
2070.5

11824.5

2958.7
48193.3
5281.4
2972.9
3519.8
4223.3
8746.3
75895.7

5897.5
1275.0
95.2
8362.3
15630.0

93195.7
Phosphate
Basic slag
Ground rock
Single superphos.
Triple superphos.
Other straight P
Total straight P

Ammonium phosph. P
Other NP P
PK P
NPK P
Total compound P

Total P2O5

1265.4
552.5
4516.4
741.0
609.1
7717.4

618.3
118.5
151.1
2311.8
3205.6

11037.4

-
219.3
6339.4
2297.9
685.2
9541.8

17382.9
841.6
307.5
8323.3
26855.3

36397.1
Potash
Potassium chloride
Potassium sulphate
Other straight K
Total straight K

NK K
PK K
NPK K
Total compound K

Total K2O

3240.5
333.9
2249.5
5828.9

60.5
305.5
2425.0
3243.5

9068.4

17073.1
810.6
129.3
18013.0

230.6
301.3
6723.3
7255.2

25845.5
Total N + P2O5 + K2O 31930.3 155438.3
   
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All the years are given from 1961/62 to 2005/2006.

Between 1961/62 and 1973/74, only the totals for nitrogen, phosphate and potash are given.

 

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