Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Eswatini
Eswatini: Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 1.13 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Eswatini, 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 Eswatini stood at 1.13 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Eswatini peaked at 1.32 kg/ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.3896 kg/ha, in 1962.
Eswatini ranks 112th of 186 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.
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4172 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.3896 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4246 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4076 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4289 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4571 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5911 kg/ha | +29.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4814 kg/ha | -18.6% |
| 1969 | 0.501 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5476 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 0.9754 kg/ha | +78.1% |
| 1972 | 1.07 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1973 | 0.8283 kg/ha | -22.6% |
| 1974 | 1.09 kg/ha | +31.2% |
| 1975 | 1.01 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 1.02 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.9486 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 1.14 kg/ha | +20.1% |
| 1979 | 0.778 kg/ha | -31.7% |
| 1980 | 1.02 kg/ha | +31.2% |
| 1981 | 1.21 kg/ha | +18.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8831 kg/ha | -26.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8063 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1984 | 1.24 kg/ha | +54.0% |
| 1985 | 1.32 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 1.17 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1987 | 1.05 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 1.04 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9828 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 1.15 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 1991 | 1.16 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.02 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 1993 | 1.06 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 1 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 1.32 kg/ha | +32.1% |
| 1996 | 1.31 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.27 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.27 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.19 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 1.08 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 1.08 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9362 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9285 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.07 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 1.11 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.11 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8389 kg/ha | -24.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9616 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 1.06 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 1.03 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.09 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 1.1 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.12 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.13 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.11 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.12 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.12 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.14 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.14 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.16 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.18 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.23 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 1.13 kg/ha | -8.2% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 1.13 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.35 kg/ha, 84% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 1.13 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.04 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +78.1% | 0.5476 kg/ha | 0.9754 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4554 kg/ha | 0.3896 kg/ha | 0.5911 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9399 kg/ha | 0.5476 kg/ha | 1.14 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 kg/ha | 0.8063 kg/ha | 1.32 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.18 kg/ha | 1 kg/ha | 1.32 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 kg/ha | 0.8389 kg/ha | 1.11 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 kg/ha | 1.03 kg/ha | 1.14 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 kg/ha | 1.13 kg/ha | 1.23 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 109 Ethiopia PDR 1.15 kg/ha compare
- 110 Cuba 1.15 kg/ha compare
- 111 Mauritius 1.14 kg/ha compare
- 113 North Macedonia 1.1 kg/ha compare
- 114 Congo 1.09 kg/ha compare
- 115 Mozambique 1.08 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Eswatini
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.321 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2772 % 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 -2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Eswatini?
- Crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Eswatini was 1.13 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 kg/ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3896 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Eswatini rank for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Eswatini ranks 112th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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About this data
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 (%).