Let us look at hard data.

Most of the recent increase in phosphorus use is due to the modernization of agriculture in China,

https://ourworldindata.org/fertilizers.

In Europe, the use of phosphorus is smaller now than it was 50 years ago. In North America use of phosphorus is stable for the last 50 years.

The use of phosphorus per hectare of cropland is modest in North America and Europe (around 25kg); it is high in China and Brazil.

In short, there is no problem with phosphorus.

The problem is with the writer who did not do his homework.

Siobhan O'Connor - VP, Editorial at Medium recommended this humbug to me. She did not do her job, either.