Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in South America
South America: Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.8297 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in South America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
South America recorded 0.8297 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 5.8% on the previous year and up 62.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in South America peaked at 0.8297 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4057 kg/ha, in 2009.
That places South America 27th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in South America, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5827 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.6137 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.6086 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.6353 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.6126 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.6354 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.6519 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.6251 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.6449 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.6996 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 0.6766 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6444 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.7014 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7023 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6779 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6578 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6771 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6369 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6295 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6097 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6566 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.632 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6128 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6467 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6522 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6144 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6226 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6351 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6178 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5919 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5858 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6137 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.6297 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6154 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6214 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5895 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5723 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5873 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.563 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5535 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5766 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5337 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5471 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4992 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 0.481 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4597 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4679 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4592 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4057 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4081 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4343 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4648 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5103 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5314 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.578 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5732 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6615 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6697 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7275 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7607 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7862 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7844 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8297 kg/ha | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6234 kg/ha | 0.5827 kg/ha | 0.6519 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6704 kg/ha | 0.6295 kg/ha | 0.7023 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.63 kg/ha | 0.6097 kg/ha | 0.6566 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.597 kg/ha | 0.563 kg/ha | 0.6297 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4984 kg/ha | 0.4057 kg/ha | 0.5766 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5559 kg/ha | 0.4081 kg/ha | 0.7275 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7903 kg/ha | 0.7607 kg/ha | 0.8297 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 24 Switzerland 3.91 kg/ha compare
- 25 Kuwait 3.9 kg/ha compare
- 26 Russian Federation 3.89 kg/ha compare
- 27 Slovenia 3.85 kg/ha compare
- 28 Nepal 3.79 kg/ha compare
- 29 Turkmenistan 3.78 kg/ha compare
- 30 Guyana 3.65 kg/ha compare
More environment data for South America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -5.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.52 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.79 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 6.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in South America?
- Crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in South America was 0.8297 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8297 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4057 kg/ha in 2009.
- How does South America rank for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- South America ranks 27th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South America 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 (%).