Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 1.47 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Northern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 1.47 kg/ha for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Northern Africa peaked at 1.84 kg/ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.08 kg/ha, in 1961.
Northern Africa ranks 23rd of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.08 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.52 kg/ha | +41.7% |
| 1963 | 1.44 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 1.3 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1965 | 1.39 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1966 | 1.21 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 1967 | 1.37 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 1968 | 1.54 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 1969 | 1.49 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 1.46 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 1.49 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 1.48 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.27 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 1974 | 1.41 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1975 | 1.39 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 1.38 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.11 kg/ha | -19.6% |
| 1978 | 1.33 kg/ha | +19.5% |
| 1979 | 1.22 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1980 | 1.33 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 1.19 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 1982 | 1.34 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 1.19 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 1.15 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 1.42 kg/ha | +22.9% |
| 1986 | 1.45 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 1.29 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 1988 | 1.4 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 1.36 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 1.41 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 1.7 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 1992 | 1.39 kg/ha | -18.1% |
| 1993 | 1.23 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1994 | 1.47 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 1995 | 1.16 kg/ha | -21.3% |
| 1996 | 1.74 kg/ha | +50.6% |
| 1997 | 1.31 kg/ha | -24.6% |
| 1998 | 1.47 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 1.4 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 1.23 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 1.49 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 2002 | 1.5 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.74 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 1.74 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.53 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 1.76 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 1.49 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 2008 | 1.47 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.84 kg/ha | +25.5% |
| 2010 | 1.57 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 1.71 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 1.56 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 1.74 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 1.64 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 1.68 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.44 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 1.63 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 1.83 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 1.63 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 1.47 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 1.74 kg/ha | +18.5% |
| 2022 | 1.52 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 1.47 kg/ha | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.37 kg/ha | 1.08 kg/ha | 1.54 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.35 kg/ha | 1.11 kg/ha | 1.49 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.31 kg/ha | 1.15 kg/ha | 1.45 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.43 kg/ha | 1.16 kg/ha | 1.74 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.58 kg/ha | 1.23 kg/ha | 1.84 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 kg/ha | 1.44 kg/ha | 1.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 kg/ha | 1.47 kg/ha | 1.74 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 20 China 4.56 kg/ha compare
- 21 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 4.35 kg/ha compare
- 22 Pakistan 4.33 kg/ha compare
- 23 France 4.29 kg/ha compare
- 24 Switzerland 3.91 kg/ha compare
- 25 Kuwait 3.9 kg/ha compare
- 26 Russian Federation 3.89 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.57 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.84 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Northern Africa?
- Crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Northern Africa was 1.47 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 kg/ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Northern Africa rank for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Northern Africa ranks 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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 (%).