Table 1.
Mean, minimum (min), and maximum (max) values of annual chemical phosphorus (P) fertilizer use per ha of agricultural land per continent and for four regions in Europe (in kg P2O5 per ha per year) during the periods 1961–2012 and 2008–2012 (based on FAOSTAT 2014)
| Region | Period 1961–2012 | Period 2008–2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Min | Max | Mean | Min | Max | |
| World | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Asia | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| America | 8 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 22 |
| Oceania | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Europe | 13 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Northern Europe | 23 | 11 | 35 | 12 | 11 | 14 |
| Eastern Europe | 8 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Southern Europe | 18 | 10 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 15 |
| Western Europe | 39 | 8 | 65 | 10 | 8 | 12 |