Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Congo
Congo: Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 1.09 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Congo stood at 1.09 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Congo peaked at 1.09 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4627 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places Congo 114th 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4704 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.4627 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4662 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4834 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4983 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.5097 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.5116 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.5033 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4755 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.4674 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.475 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4776 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4828 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4856 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5203 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5709 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5221 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5169 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5891 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6452 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 0.672 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6858 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6855 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6817 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6858 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7006 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.711 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7155 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6863 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6841 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7037 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7255 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7041 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7725 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7894 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8015 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7997 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8182 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8194 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8226 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8679 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8701 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8714 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8648 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8733 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8879 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9019 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.943 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9408 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9173 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9282 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9571 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9603 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.03 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 1.07 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.05 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.05 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.06 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.01 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 1.07 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 1.01 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 1.07 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 1.09 kg/ha | +1.6% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 1.09 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.35 kg/ha, 81% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Congo's 1.09 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.04 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4868 kg/ha | 0.4627 kg/ha | 0.5116 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5108 kg/ha | 0.4674 kg/ha | 0.5891 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6869 kg/ha | 0.6452 kg/ha | 0.7155 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7618 kg/ha | 0.6841 kg/ha | 0.8194 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8844 kg/ha | 0.8226 kg/ha | 0.943 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 kg/ha | 0.9173 kg/ha | 1.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 kg/ha | 1.01 kg/ha | 1.09 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8453 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Congo?
- Crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Congo was 1.09 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4627 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Congo rank for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Congo ranks 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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 (%).