Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ireland

Ireland: Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 18.57 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
18.57 kg/ha
Change on year
down 18.9%
World rank
17th
of 201 countries
All-time high
23.69 kg/ha
in 1996
All-time low
10.22 kg/ha
in 1964
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ireland is 18.57 kg/ha, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 18.9% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ireland peaked at 23.69 kg/ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 10.22 kg/ha, in 1964.

Ireland ranks 17th of 201 countries on this measure, 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 11.81 kg/ha 10.22 kg/ha 13.77 kg/ha 9
1970s 14.61 kg/ha 12.86 kg/ha 17.34 kg/ha 10
1980s 18.78 kg/ha 15.98 kg/ha 21.29 kg/ha 10
1990s 20.82 kg/ha 18.27 kg/ha 23.69 kg/ha 10
2000s 18.29 kg/ha 16.57 kg/ha 20.93 kg/ha 10
2010s 20.2 kg/ha 15.8 kg/ha 23.35 kg/ha 10
2020s 20.2 kg/ha 17.41 kg/ha 22.9 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 14 Belgium 20.4 kg/ha compare
  2. 15 Paraguay 19.74 kg/ha compare
  3. 16 Uzbekistan 19.22 kg/ha compare
  4. 18 Germany 18.32 kg/ha compare
  5. 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17.64 kg/ha compare
  6. 20 Faroe Islands 17.56 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 Ireland?
Crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ireland was 18.57 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 Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 23.69 kg/ha in 1996.
What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 10.22 kg/ha in 1964.
How does Ireland rank for crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
Ireland ranks 17th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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 (%).