Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Australia

Australia: Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 1.17 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.17 kg/ha
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
114th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.17 kg/ha
in 2023
All-time low
0.2306 kg/ha
in 1967
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Australia, 1961–2023

0.20.40.60.811.2196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Australia is 1.17 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Australia peaked at 1.17 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2306 kg/ha, in 1967.

Australia ranks 114th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.3271 kg/ha 0.2306 kg/ha 0.4034 kg/ha 9
1970s 0.3825 kg/ha 0.2745 kg/ha 0.5061 kg/ha 10
1980s 0.5088 kg/ha 0.3159 kg/ha 0.6389 kg/ha 10
1990s 0.7164 kg/ha 0.557 kg/ha 0.8136 kg/ha 10
2000s 0.6613 kg/ha 0.415 kg/ha 0.8014 kg/ha 10
2010s 0.817 kg/ha 0.6349 kg/ha 1.05 kg/ha 10
2020s 0.9836 kg/ha 0.6456 kg/ha 1.17 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 111 Australia and New Zealand 1.19 kg/ha compare
  2. 112 Togo 1.17 kg/ha compare
  3. 113 Uganda 1.17 kg/ha compare
  4. 115 Jamaica 1.17 kg/ha compare
  5. 117 Ethiopia PDR 1.15 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Australia?
Crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Australia was 1.17 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 1.17 kg/ha in 2023.
What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2306 kg/ha in 1967.
How does Australia rank for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
Australia ranks 114th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Crop residue 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, 13,500 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 (%).