This statistic displays the global demand for fertilizer by nutrient from 2011/2012 to 2018/2019. In 2018/2019, the total global demand for fertilizers is expected to reach some 190 million metric tons. Increasing crop prices lead to increased fertilizer demands and has been especially noted in recent years in South Asia. Favorable weather also increases demand for fertilizers in major agricultural regions.
Global demand for agricultural fertilizer by nutrient from 2011/2012 to 2018/2019
(in million metric tons)
This statistic was assembled from several editions of the report.
Since the 2017 edition, the report does not provide any data regarding individual nutrients, except for the global fertilizer demand.
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International Fertilizer Industry Association. (June 15, 2019). Global demand for agricultural fertilizer by nutrient from 2011/2012 to 2018/2019 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 11, 2020, 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 2018/2019 (in million metric tons)." Chart. June 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 11, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/438930/fertilizer-demand-globally-by-nutrient/
International Fertilizer Industry Association. (2019). Global demand for agricultural fertilizer by nutrient from 2011/2012 to 2018/2019 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 11, 2020. 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 2018/2019 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2019, 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 2018/2019 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/438930/fertilizer-demand-globally-by-nutrient/ (last visited July 11, 2020)
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