Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Brazil
Brazil: Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.9827 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.9827 kg/ha for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 17.6% on the previous year and up 110.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Brazil peaked at 0.9827 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3191 kg/ha, in 2010.
That places Brazil 123rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Brazil, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3531 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.3717 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3645 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3671 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3948 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3916 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.393 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3996 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3985 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.412 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4007 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4106 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4209 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4283 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4272 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.443 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4479 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3679 kg/ha | -17.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3875 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4548 kg/ha | +17.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4586 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4369 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4576 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4646 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5033 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4433 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4943 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4939 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.532 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4817 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4613 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5132 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5357 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5147 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5282 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4825 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4818 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4795 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4767 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4572 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5072 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4416 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4692 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4136 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3658 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3623 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3866 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3796 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3287 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3191 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3648 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.414 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4664 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4814 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5443 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5274 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6741 kg/ha | +27.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6875 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7588 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 0.804 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8004 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8359 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9827 kg/ha | +17.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.9827 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.25 kg/ha, 79% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.9827 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07 kg/ha, 92% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3815 kg/ha | 0.3531 kg/ha | 0.3996 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4146 kg/ha | 0.3679 kg/ha | 0.4479 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4739 kg/ha | 0.4369 kg/ha | 0.532 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4955 kg/ha | 0.4613 kg/ha | 0.5357 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4112 kg/ha | 0.3287 kg/ha | 0.5072 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5238 kg/ha | 0.3191 kg/ha | 0.7588 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8558 kg/ha | 0.8004 kg/ha | 0.9827 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Brazil
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.155 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Brazil?
- Crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Brazil was 0.9827 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9827 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3191 kg/ha in 2010.
- How does Brazil rank for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Brazil ranks 123rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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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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 (%).