Ammonium phosphate was by far the most consumed phosphate fertilizer worldwide in 2021. That year, its global consumption reached over 22.79 million metric tons of phosphorus pentoxide (P₂O₅). Complex NPK fertilizers ranked second, with a consumption of roughly 12.74 million tons of P₂O₅.
Consumption of phosphate fertilizers worldwide in 2021, by select product
(in 1,000 metric tons of P₂O₅)
NPK, NP, and NK are types of fertilizers that contain varying amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, or combinations of nitrogen and phosphorus, or nitrogen and potassium.
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International Fertilizer Industry Association. (September 19, 2023). Consumption of phosphate fertilizers worldwide in 2021, by select product (in 1,000 metric tons of P₂O₅) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288257/global-consumption-of-phosphate-fertilizer-by-product/
International Fertilizer Industry Association. "Consumption of phosphate fertilizers worldwide in 2021, by select product (in 1,000 metric tons of P₂O₅) ." Chart. September 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288257/global-consumption-of-phosphate-fertilizer-by-product/
International Fertilizer Industry Association. (2023). Consumption of phosphate fertilizers worldwide in 2021, by select product (in 1,000 metric tons of P₂O₅) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288257/global-consumption-of-phosphate-fertilizer-by-product/
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Consumption of phosphate fertilizers worldwide in 2021, by select product (in 1,000 metric tons of P₂O₅) [Graph], International Fertilizer Industry Association, September 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288257/global-consumption-of-phosphate-fertilizer-by-product/
