Peak P Google Watch & Google Insights for Search

What is peak P?

The term peak phosphorus (P) refers to the moment in time when demand for mineral rock phosphate will exceed supply. According to Australian scholars, this peak is likely to occur within the next 30-50 years. While the term - similar to peak oil - stresses the temporal dimension of depleting the world's reserves, it further implies related consequences for society, the economy and the environment.

Why Peak P Google Watch?

Over the last year, an increase in web documentation on the prospect of depleting the world's rock phosphate reserves could be observed. The aim of Peak P Google Watch is therefore a rough quantitative assessment of these changes in documentation in order to show potential trends in interest and awareness. This is accomplished by assessing, via Google search, the amount of information posted on the web over time.

How does it work?

Peak P Google Watch works with three search terms and two search categories.

Search terms

Search 1 scans the web for the term "peak phosphorus" and its variations

Search categories

1) "Google Hits": Search terms are being scanned for on the world wide web
2) "Google Scholar Hits": Search terms are being scanned for in Google Scholar only

Google Insights for Search

In addition to custom-made Peak P Google Watch, we included a Google Insights for Search graph. This graph indicates trends in global peak P search volume patterns over time.

While the information presented on this webpage strives to visualize the quantitative change in peak phosphorus-related web-postings and search volumes, it can only visualize a rough estimate on these findings. Nonetheless it is hoped that these graphs will give a clearer indication on how documentation, interest, and awareness of the subject evolve over time.

Google Search 1

"peak phosphorus" OR "peak phosphorous" OR "peak phosphate" OR "peak phosphourus"