Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Americas

Americas: Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 15.42 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
15.42 kg/ha
Change on year
up 4.7%
Rank
4th
of 32 groups
All-time high
15.42 kg/ha
in 2023
All-time low
3.9 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Americas, 1961–2023

57.51012.515196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

In 2023, crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Americas stood at 15.42 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Americas peaked at 15.42 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.9 kg/ha, in 1961.

That places Americas 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.45 kg/ha 3.9 kg/ha 4.81 kg/ha 9
1970s 5.58 kg/ha 4.63 kg/ha 6.54 kg/ha 10
1980s 6.63 kg/ha 5.56 kg/ha 7.34 kg/ha 10
1990s 7.99 kg/ha 6.96 kg/ha 8.97 kg/ha 10
2000s 10.26 kg/ha 8.81 kg/ha 11.7 kg/ha 10
2010s 13.61 kg/ha 11.79 kg/ha 14.98 kg/ha 10
2020s 15.03 kg/ha 14.73 kg/ha 15.42 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 1 Micronesia (Federated States of) 130.04 kg/ha compare
  2. 2 Guyana 39.64 kg/ha compare
  3. 3 Egypt 31.65 kg/ha compare
  4. 4 Brazil 29.38 kg/ha compare
  5. 5 China, mainland 26.56 kg/ha compare
  6. 6 Djibouti 26.49 kg/ha compare
  7. 7 China 26.48 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Americas?
Crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Americas was 15.42 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 15.42 kg/ha in 2023.
What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 3.9 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Americas rank for crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
Americas ranks 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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 (%).