The total fertilizer consumption worldwide is forecasted to grow from 177.2 million metric tons in 2011/2012 to 195.4 million metric tons in 2023/2024, a 10.26 percent increase over the 12-year period. Nitrogen is the most used nutrient, followed by phosphate and potash.
Global demand for agricultural fertilizer by nutrient from 2011/2012 to 2022/2024
(in million metric tons)
Characteristic
Nitrogen (N)
Phosphorus pentoxide (Pâ‚‚Oâ‚…)
Potassium oxide (Kâ‚‚O)
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International Fertilizer Industry Association. (December 21, 2023). Global demand for agricultural fertilizer by nutrient from 2011/2012 to 2022/2024 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/438930/fertilizer-demand-globally-by-nutrient/
International Fertilizer Industry Association. "Global demand for agricultural fertilizer by nutrient from 2011/2012 to 2022/2024 (in million metric tons)." Chart. December 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/438930/fertilizer-demand-globally-by-nutrient/
International Fertilizer Industry Association. (2023). Global demand for agricultural fertilizer by nutrient from 2011/2012 to 2022/2024 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/438930/fertilizer-demand-globally-by-nutrient/
International Fertilizer Industry Association. "Global Demand for Agricultural Fertilizer by Nutrient from 2011/2012 to 2022/2024 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/438930/fertilizer-demand-globally-by-nutrient/
International Fertilizer Industry Association, Global demand for agricultural fertilizer by nutrient from 2011/2012 to 2022/2024 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/438930/fertilizer-demand-globally-by-nutrient/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Global demand for agricultural fertilizer by nutrient from 2011/2012 to 2022/2024 (in million metric tons) [Graph], International Fertilizer Industry Association, December 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/438930/fertilizer-demand-globally-by-nutrient/