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 March 29, 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 March 29, 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: March 29, 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 March 29, 2020)
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