Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Africa
Western Africa: Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 5.22 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 5.22 kg/ha for crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Africa peaked at 5.24 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.77 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Western Africa 26th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.77 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.87 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 1.91 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 1.94 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 1.97 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 1.84 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1967 | 1.98 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 1.91 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 2.14 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1970 | 2.21 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 2.1 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 1.79 kg/ha | -14.9% |
| 1973 | 1.94 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 2.3 kg/ha | +18.4% |
| 1975 | 2.17 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 2.02 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 1.93 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 1.92 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.92 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.96 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 2.07 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 2.06 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 2.01 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 2.13 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 2.37 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1986 | 2.6 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 2.61 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 2.91 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1989 | 3.07 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 2.99 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 3.26 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 3.25 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 3.28 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 3.3 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 3.35 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 3.39 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 3.41 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 3.6 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 3.63 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 3.48 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 3.58 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 3.69 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 3.87 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 3.91 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 4.14 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 4.34 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 3.97 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 4.42 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 3.8 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 4.36 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 3.95 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 4.32 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 4.2 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 4.45 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 4.47 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.79 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 4.83 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 5.01 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 5.02 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 5.09 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 5.07 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 5.24 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 5.22 kg/ha | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.93 kg/ha | 1.77 kg/ha | 2.14 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.03 kg/ha | 1.79 kg/ha | 2.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.38 kg/ha | 1.96 kg/ha | 3.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.35 kg/ha | 2.99 kg/ha | 3.63 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.92 kg/ha | 3.48 kg/ha | 4.42 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.54 kg/ha | 3.95 kg/ha | 5.02 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.16 kg/ha | 5.07 kg/ha | 5.24 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More environment data for Western Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 241.74 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 79,324 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Africa?
- Crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Africa was 5.22 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.24 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Western Africa ranks 26th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa 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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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 (%).