Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in USSR

USSR: Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 3.68 kg/ha in 1991. ▲ Rising

Latest (1991)
3.68 kg/ha
Change on year
down 23.0%
World rank
165th
of 201 countries
All-time high
4.81 kg/ha
in 1978
All-time low
2.41 kg/ha
in 1963
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in USSR, 1961–1991

0123451961197619911961: 2.7 kg/ha1962: 2.8 kg/ha1963: 2.4 kg/ha1964: 3.3 kg/ha1965: 2.8 kg/ha1966: 3.6 kg/ha1967: 3.3 kg/ha1968: 3.7 kg/ha1969: 3.5 kg/ha1970: 3.9 kg/ha1971: 3.8 kg/ha1972: 3.6 kg/ha1973: 4.6 kg/ha1974: 4.1 kg/ha1975: 3.2 kg/ha1976: 4.6 kg/ha1977: 4.2 kg/ha1978: 4.8 kg/ha1979: 3.9 kg/ha1980: 4 kg/ha1981: 3.5 kg/ha1982: 4 kg/ha1983: 4.2 kg/ha1984: 3.8 kg/ha1985: 4.1 kg/ha1986: 4.3 kg/ha1987: 4.3 kg/ha1988: 4.1 kg/ha1989: 4.5 kg/ha1990: 4.8 kg/ha1991: 3.7 kg/ha

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

Analysis

USSR recorded 3.68 kg/ha for crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 1991.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.0% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in USSR peaked at 4.81 kg/ha in 1978 and was at its lowest, 2.41 kg/ha, in 1963.

USSR ranks 165th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.12 kg/ha 2.41 kg/ha 3.7 kg/ha 9
1970s 4.07 kg/ha 3.21 kg/ha 4.81 kg/ha 10
1980s 4.08 kg/ha 3.51 kg/ha 4.48 kg/ha 10
1990s 4.22 kg/ha 3.68 kg/ha 4.77 kg/ha 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 162 Togo 3.81 kg/ha compare
  2. 163 Mozambique 3.81 kg/ha compare
  3. 164 Malta 3.73 kg/ha compare
  4. 166 Uganda 3.58 kg/ha compare
  5. 167 Guinea 3.49 kg/ha compare
  6. 168 Zimbabwe 3.47 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 USSR?
Crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in USSR was 3.68 kg/ha in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 4.81 kg/ha in 1978.
What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 2.41 kg/ha in 1963.
How does USSR rank for crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
USSR ranks 165th out of 201 countries with data for 1991.
Is crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this USSR 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 (%).