Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Tunisia
Tunisia: Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.4867 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Tunisia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.4867 kg/ha for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.6% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Tunisia peaked at 1.36 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4105 kg/ha, in 1970.
That places Tunisia 151st out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Tunisia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4438 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.6045 kg/ha | +36.2% |
| 1963 | 0.5719 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4537 kg/ha | -20.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6706 kg/ha | +47.8% |
| 1966 | 0.6856 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.5069 kg/ha | -26.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5567 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1969 | 0.6481 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4105 kg/ha | -36.7% |
| 1971 | 0.4939 kg/ha | +20.3% |
| 1972 | 0.648 kg/ha | +31.2% |
| 1973 | 0.584 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5836 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6671 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5737 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5055 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5188 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5059 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6713 kg/ha | +32.7% |
| 1981 | 0.7004 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.7598 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5129 kg/ha | -32.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5693 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9458 kg/ha | +66.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5464 kg/ha | -42.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9643 kg/ha | +76.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4326 kg/ha | -55.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4913 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8799 kg/ha | +79.1% |
| 1991 | 1.21 kg/ha | +38.0% |
| 1992 | 1.13 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9286 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5052 kg/ha | -45.6% |
| 1995 | 0.513 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.13 kg/ha | +119.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7079 kg/ha | -37.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8994 kg/ha | +27.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8673 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6432 kg/ha | -25.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8344 kg/ha | +29.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4681 kg/ha | -43.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9864 kg/ha | +110.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8936 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9115 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7546 kg/ha | -17.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9261 kg/ha | +22.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6781 kg/ha | -26.8% |
| 2009 | 1.09 kg/ha | +61.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6889 kg/ha | -36.9% |
| 2011 | 1.04 kg/ha | +51.6% |
| 2012 | 1.02 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6905 kg/ha | -32.5% |
| 2014 | 1.14 kg/ha | +64.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7427 kg/ha | -34.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8174 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 1.06 kg/ha | +29.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6563 kg/ha | -38.2% |
| 2019 | 1.36 kg/ha | +107.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5578 kg/ha | -59.0% |
| 2021 | 1.04 kg/ha | +86.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8474 kg/ha | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4867 kg/ha | -42.6% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.4867 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.35 kg/ha, 36% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.4867 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.33 kg/ha, 37% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5713 kg/ha | 0.4438 kg/ha | 0.6856 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5491 kg/ha | 0.4105 kg/ha | 0.6671 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6594 kg/ha | 0.4326 kg/ha | 0.9643 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8769 kg/ha | 0.5052 kg/ha | 1.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8188 kg/ha | 0.4681 kg/ha | 1.09 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9226 kg/ha | 0.6563 kg/ha | 1.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7326 kg/ha | 0.4867 kg/ha | 1.04 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 148 Sudan (former) 0.541 kg/ha compare
- 149 Papua New Guinea 0.5169 kg/ha compare
- 150 Faroe Islands 0.4939 kg/ha compare
- 152 Botswana 0.4866 kg/ha compare
- 153 Namibia 0.4478 kg/ha compare
- 154 Sudan 0.4408 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Tunisia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -14.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.421 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.34 % 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 -0.2204 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Tunisia?
- Crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Tunisia was 0.4867 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 kg/ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4105 kg/ha in 1970.
- How does Tunisia rank for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Tunisia ranks 151st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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 (%).