Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus in World

World: Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus was 18.83 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
18.83 million t
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
1st
of 32 groups
All-time high
18.83 million t
in 2023
All-time low
4.83 million t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus in World, 1961–2023

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2023, crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus in World stood at 18.83 million t. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus in World peaked at 18.83 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.83 million t, in 1961.

World ranks 1st of 32 groups 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 5.59 million t 4.83 million t 6.21 million t 9
1970s 7.25 million t 6.39 million t 8.18 million t 10
1980s 9.11 million t 8.05 million t 9.93 million t 10
1990s 10.85 million t 10.21 million t 11.65 million t 10
2000s 12.99 million t 11.67 million t 14.49 million t 10
2010s 16.55 million t 14.69 million t 17.84 million t 10
2020s 18.42 million t 18.02 million t 18.83 million t 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 China 3.40 million t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 3.39 million t compare
  3. 3 India 2.32 million t compare
  4. 4 Brazil 1.86 million t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus in World?
Crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus in World was 18.83 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 18.83 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 4.83 million t in 1961.
How does World rank for crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus?
World ranks 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus
Unit
t
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 (%).