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Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area by country

The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total...

Countries reporting
201
Highest
130.04 kg/ha
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Lowest
0.2907 kg/ha
Iceland
Median
7.61 kg/ha
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,483

What the numbers show

Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 130.04 kg/ha in Micronesia (Federated States of); the lowest is 0.2907 kg/ha in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 7.61 kg/ha, and the mean is 9.66 kg/ha.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 447.

Over the past decade 120 countries rose and 81 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 397.8%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 70.7%).

Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Micronesia (Federated States of) 130.04 kg/ha 2023 up 70.7% volatile
2 Guyana 39.64 kg/ha 2023 up 43.5% rising
3 Egypt 31.65 kg/ha 2023 down 0.1% rising
4 Brazil 29.38 kg/ha 2023 up 53.1% volatile
5 China, mainland 26.56 kg/ha 2023 up 19.1% rising
6 Djibouti 26.49 kg/ha 2023 up 59.1% volatile
7 China 26.48 kg/ha 2023 up 19.0% rising
8 Dominican Republic 25.9 kg/ha 2023 up 99.3% volatile
9 Bangladesh 25.33 kg/ha 2023 up 17.7% rising
10 Singapore 25.23 kg/ha 2023 down 20.1% volatile
11 Nepal 25.03 kg/ha 2023 up 41.6% volatile
12 Kuwait 24.95 kg/ha 2023 down 2.6% rising
13 Belgium-Luxembourg 22.35 kg/ha 1999 up 10.9% rising
14 Belgium 20.4 kg/ha 2023 down 13.5% falling
15 Paraguay 19.74 kg/ha 2023 down 4.1% volatile
16 Uzbekistan 19.22 kg/ha 2023 up 9.0% rising
17 Ireland 18.57 kg/ha 2023 down 8.2% rising
18 Germany 18.32 kg/ha 2023 down 7.2% rising
19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17.64 kg/ha 2023 up 5.9% rising
20 Faroe Islands 17.56 kg/ha 2023 down 12.7% flat
21 France 17.33 kg/ha 2023 up 5.1% rising
22 Oman 17.25 kg/ha 2023 up 54.5% volatile
23 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 17.1 kg/ha 2023 down 0.7% rising
24 Czechia 16.84 kg/ha 2023 up 4.0% rising
25 Austria 16.75 kg/ha 2023 up 11.7% rising
26 Nauru 16.69 kg/ha 2023 down 9.2% rising
27 Slovakia 16.64 kg/ha 2023 up 39.0% rising
28 Republic of Korea 16.57 kg/ha 2023 up 2.9% rising
29 Viet Nam 16.47 kg/ha 2023 down 9.8% rising
30 Serbia 16.42 kg/ha 2023 up 17.4% rising
31 Hungary 15.58 kg/ha 2023 up 18.1% rising
32 Kiribati 14.99 kg/ha 2023 up 11.4% volatile
33 Denmark 14.99 kg/ha 2023 down 11.1% rising
34 Poland 14.62 kg/ha 2023 up 22.7% rising
35 Croatia 14.27 kg/ha 2023 down 9.3% rising
36 China, Taiwan Province of 13.99 kg/ha 2023 down 0.6% falling
37 India 13.79 kg/ha 2023 up 23.0% rising
38 Philippines 13.14 kg/ha 2023 up 1.6% rising
39 Lithuania 12.92 kg/ha 2023 up 37.6% rising
40 Bulgaria 12.86 kg/ha 2023 up 6.1% rising
41 Guadeloupe 12.77 kg/ha 2006 up 27.1% falling
42 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12.55 kg/ha 2023 up 22.1% rising
43 Lebanon 12.44 kg/ha 2023 up 5.4% rising
44 Seychelles 12.24 kg/ha 2023 up 43.5% volatile
45 Tajikistan 12.11 kg/ha 2023 down 8.7% rising
46 Switzerland 12.09 kg/ha 2023 down 3.4% rising
47 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.91 kg/ha 2023 up 150.1% rising
48 Suriname 11.78 kg/ha 2023 down 14.1% flat
49 Japan 11.7 kg/ha 2023 down 0.1% falling
50 Australia 11.64 kg/ha 2023 up 68.5% rising
51 Australia and New Zealand 11.61 kg/ha 2023 up 66.6% rising
52 Indonesia 11.42 kg/ha 2023 up 3.3% rising
53 Canada 11.23 kg/ha 2023 down 8.6% rising
54 Romania 11.2 kg/ha 2023 up 13.4% rising
55 Türkiye 10.89 kg/ha 2023 up 12.8% rising
56 Eswatini 10.89 kg/ha 2023 down 2.5% rising
57 Mauritius 10.86 kg/ha 2023 down 31.8% falling
58 Costa Rica 10.61 kg/ha 2023 down 13.7% rising
59 Myanmar 10.57 kg/ha 2023 down 12.4% volatile
60 Slovenia 10.56 kg/ha 2023 up 33.0% flat
61 Cambodia 10.53 kg/ha 2023 up 22.4% volatile
62 Israel 10.31 kg/ha 2023 down 15.3% rising
63 Italy 10.25 kg/ha 2023 down 15.3% rising
64 Sri Lanka 10.21 kg/ha 2023 down 13.5% rising
65 Ukraine 10.19 kg/ha 2023 up 5.9% rising
66 Yugoslav SFR 10.16 kg/ha 1991 up 27.2% rising
67 Latvia 10.09 kg/ha 2023 up 23.1% rising
68 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10.02 kg/ha 2023 down 15.6% rising
69 Argentina 9.98 kg/ha 2023 down 22.3% rising
70 Uruguay 9.96 kg/ha 2023 down 21.8% volatile
71 Czechoslovakia 9.95 kg/ha 1992 up 5.3% rising
72 Jordan 9.75 kg/ha 2023 up 34.7% rising
73 Chile 9.72 kg/ha 2023 down 20.4% volatile
74 Colombia 9.68 kg/ha 2023 down 19.5% rising
75 Luxembourg 9.68 kg/ha 2023 down 18.3% falling
76 New Zealand 9.6 kg/ha 2023 down 2.5% rising
77 Pakistan 9.57 kg/ha 2023 up 17.5% rising
78 Belize 9.41 kg/ha 2023 down 20.8% rising
79 Guatemala 9.34 kg/ha 2023 down 2.0% rising
80 Malaysia 9.34 kg/ha 2023 down 6.4% rising
81 China, Hong Kong SAR 9.28 kg/ha 2023 up 35.5% falling
82 Turkmenistan 9.03 kg/ha 2023 up 23.0% falling
83 Cook Islands 9.02 kg/ha 2023 down 4.6% rising
84 Estonia 8.98 kg/ha 2023 up 11.1% rising
85 Malawi 8.57 kg/ha 2023 up 13.8% rising
86 Portugal 8.57 kg/ha 2023 up 38.1% rising
87 Thailand 8.51 kg/ha 2023 down 1.9% rising
88 Vanuatu 8.49 kg/ha 2023 up 12.4% falling
89 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 8.44 kg/ha 2023 down 15.0% rising
90 Solomon Islands 8.36 kg/ha 2023 up 1.6% falling
91 Sweden 8.25 kg/ha 2023 down 8.7% rising
92 Republic of Moldova 8.21 kg/ha 2023 up 27.0% rising
93 Mexico 8.18 kg/ha 2023 up 13.0% rising
94 French Polynesia 8.15 kg/ha 2023 down 8.0% falling
95 Papua New Guinea 8.01 kg/ha 2023 up 6.7% rising
96 Melanesia 7.95 kg/ha 2023 up 7.9% flat
97 Ecuador 7.92 kg/ha 2023 up 26.2% rising
98 Bahamas 7.9 kg/ha 2023 up 8.4% rising
99 Caribbean 7.83 kg/ha 2023 up 29.9% falling
100 Ghana 7.67 kg/ha 2023 up 37.6% rising
101 Azerbaijan 7.61 kg/ha 2023 up 20.1% rising
102 Ethiopia 7.44 kg/ha 2023 up 17.5% rising
103 New Caledonia 7.39 kg/ha 2023 up 8.0% rising
104 Polynesia 7.2 kg/ha 2023 down 33.8% falling
105 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 7.17 kg/ha 2023 up 11.8% rising
106 El Salvador 7.15 kg/ha 2023 down 8.4% rising
107 Tonga 7.14 kg/ha 2023 down 45.8% falling
108 Belarus 7.13 kg/ha 2023 up 0.8% rising
109 Montenegro 6.99 kg/ha 2023 down 6.5% falling
110 Rwanda 6.95 kg/ha 2023 down 1.3% rising
111 Kyrgyzstan 6.93 kg/ha 2023 down 0.7% rising
112 Burundi 6.9 kg/ha 2023 up 68.3% rising
113 Albania 6.85 kg/ha 2023 up 12.9% rising
114 Benin 6.82 kg/ha 2023 up 32.7% rising
115 Maldives 6.82 kg/ha 2023 up 44.5% falling
116 Samoa 6.78 kg/ha 2023 down 40.1% rising
117 Nigeria 6.71 kg/ha 2023 up 30.3% rising
118 Peru 6.63 kg/ha 2023 down 1.2% rising
119 Fiji 6.6 kg/ha 2023 up 17.4% falling
120 Grenada 6.59 kg/ha 2023 down 6.3% rising
121 Spain 6.55 kg/ha 2023 down 40.5% rising
122 Bahrain 6.34 kg/ha 2023 up 12.2% rising
123 North Macedonia 6.32 kg/ha 2023 down 10.6% rising
124 Jamaica 6.32 kg/ha 2023 down 11.8% falling
125 Barbados 6.31 kg/ha 2023 down 14.9% volatile
126 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6.29 kg/ha 2023 up 7.4% rising
127 Mali 6.07 kg/ha 2023 up 16.2% rising
128 Madagascar 6.06 kg/ha 2023 up 25.7% rising
129 Russian Federation 6.04 kg/ha 2023 up 62.0% rising
130 Senegal 5.9 kg/ha 2023 up 137.5% rising
131 United Arab Emirates 5.84 kg/ha 2023 up 39.8% rising
132 Greece 5.78 kg/ha 2023 down 54.7% rising
133 Zambia 5.76 kg/ha 2023 up 37.8% volatile
134 Finland 5.7 kg/ha 2023 down 21.9% rising
135 Kenya 5.66 kg/ha 2023 up 7.9% rising
136 Syrian Arab Republic 5.42 kg/ha 2023 up 5.5% rising
137 Honduras 5.12 kg/ha 2023 up 6.6% rising
138 Dominica 5.02 kg/ha 2023 up 9.6% falling
139 United Republic of Tanzania 4.97 kg/ha 2023 up 3.4% rising
140 Cameroon 4.83 kg/ha 2023 up 21.2% volatile
141 Panama 4.74 kg/ha 2023 up 34.2% rising
142 Georgia 4.67 kg/ha 2023 up 4.3% rising
143 Burkina Faso 4.55 kg/ha 2023 down 5.0% rising
144 Qatar 4.54 kg/ha 2023 up 61.3% volatile
145 Morocco 4.52 kg/ha 2023 down 24.6% rising
146 Mauritania 4.5 kg/ha 2023 up 55.2% rising
147 Nicaragua 4.43 kg/ha 2023 up 3.1% falling
148 Puerto Rico 4.32 kg/ha 2023 up 33.2% falling
149 Saint Lucia 4.29 kg/ha 2023 down 17.5% falling
150 Armenia 4.29 kg/ha 2023 down 37.9% rising
151 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4.23 kg/ha 2023 down 31.8% rising
152 Guinea-Bissau 4.17 kg/ha 2023 up 8.2% rising
153 Algeria 4.11 kg/ha 2023 up 0.1% volatile
154 Norway 4.1 kg/ha 2023 down 15.1% rising
155 Cyprus 4.05 kg/ha 2023 down 14.7% rising
156 Sierra Leone 4.04 kg/ha 2023 up 3.1% falling
157 Angola 4.01 kg/ha 2023 up 22.2% volatile
158 Comoros 3.97 kg/ha 2023 up 5.4% rising
159 Côte d'Ivoire 3.96 kg/ha 2023 down 0.6% rising
160 Iraq 3.9 kg/ha 2023 down 34.1% rising
161 Tuvalu 3.83 kg/ha 2023 up 21.8% falling
162 Togo 3.81 kg/ha 2023 up 48.6% rising
163 Mozambique 3.81 kg/ha 2023 up 38.0% rising
164 Malta 3.73 kg/ha 2023 down 70.7% rising
165 USSR 3.68 kg/ha 1991 up 4.7% rising
166 Uganda 3.58 kg/ha 2023 up 14.6% rising
167 Guinea 3.49 kg/ha 2023 up 16.1% rising
168 Zimbabwe 3.47 kg/ha 2023 up 28.5% falling
169 Yemen 3.25 kg/ha 2023 down 21.4% rising
170 Trinidad and Tobago 3.19 kg/ha 2023 up 14.4% falling
171 Chad 3.17 kg/ha 2023 down 3.7% rising
172 Afghanistan 3.14 kg/ha 2023 down 11.2% rising
173 Bhutan 3.02 kg/ha 2023 down 49.6% rising
174 Tunisia 3.01 kg/ha 2023 down 10.6% rising
175 Saudi Arabia 3 kg/ha 2023 up 94.9% volatile
176 Haiti 2.99 kg/ha 2023 down 27.9% falling
177 South Sudan 2.99 kg/ha 2023 up 28.4% rising
178 Gabon 2.97 kg/ha 2023 up 36.7% rising
179 Kazakhstan 2.95 kg/ha 2023 up 0.8% rising
180 Liberia 2.55 kg/ha 2023 up 11.2% rising
181 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.48 kg/ha 2023 up 0.2% rising
182 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.47 kg/ha 2023 up 30.3% falling
183 Ethiopia PDR 2.37 kg/ha 1992 up 7.3% rising
184 Brunei Darussalam 2.32 kg/ha 2023 up 20.9% rising
185 Congo 2.32 kg/ha 2023 up 9.3% rising
186 Cuba 2.23 kg/ha 2023 down 50.0% falling
187 Niger 2.22 kg/ha 2023 up 27.5% volatile
188 Equatorial Guinea 2.19 kg/ha 2023 up 12.1% rising
189 Mongolia 2.16 kg/ha 2023 up 39.0% falling
190 Eritrea 2.1 kg/ha 2023 up 1.9% falling
191 Sao Tome and Principe 2 kg/ha 2023 down 60.8% falling
192 Sudan 1.95 kg/ha 2023 down 5.3% rising
193 Sudan (former) 1.84 kg/ha 2011 down 12.2% rising
194 Lesotho 1.69 kg/ha 2023 down 13.8% falling
195 Libya 1.66 kg/ha 2023 down 13.8% rising
196 Botswana 1.65 kg/ha 2023 up 167.0% rising
197 Gambia 1.59 kg/ha 2023 down 39.7% falling
198 Antigua and Barbuda 1.58 kg/ha 2023 down 14.7% volatile
199 Cabo Verde 1.32 kg/ha 2023 down 37.1% falling
200 Namibia 0.9763 kg/ha 2023 up 42.2% rising
201 Iceland 0.2907 kg/ha 2023 up 397.8% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,483 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).