Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Uganda
Uganda: Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 1.17 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Uganda, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 1.17 kg/ha for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.7% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Uganda peaked at 1.31 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.543 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Uganda 106th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.543 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.5766 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 0.5738 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5565 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5468 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.584 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 0.6162 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 0.6951 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 1969 | 0.7575 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 0.7806 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6768 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 1972 | 0.723 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 0.7447 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8099 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8893 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8317 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8827 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.8348 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.8814 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.93 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 1.03 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9868 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 1.08 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 0.8963 kg/ha | -17.2% |
| 1985 | 1.11 kg/ha | +23.3% |
| 1986 | 1.01 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 1.17 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 1988 | 1.22 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 1.28 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 1.27 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.23 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 1.23 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.25 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.21 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 1.24 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 1.05 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 1997 | 1.07 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.22 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 1999 | 1.25 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.21 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.27 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 1.28 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.28 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.22 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 1.25 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.22 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.21 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.21 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.24 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.25 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.26 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.19 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 1.19 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.25 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 1.27 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.17 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 1.14 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.1 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.09 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.19 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 1.19 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.31 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 1.17 kg/ha | -10.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1.17 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 1 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1.17 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.04 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6055 kg/ha | 0.543 kg/ha | 0.7575 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8055 kg/ha | 0.6768 kg/ha | 0.8893 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 kg/ha | 0.8963 kg/ha | 1.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2 kg/ha | 1.05 kg/ha | 1.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 kg/ha | 1.21 kg/ha | 1.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 kg/ha | 1.09 kg/ha | 1.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 kg/ha | 1.17 kg/ha | 1.31 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Uganda?
- Crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Uganda was 1.17 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.543 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Uganda rank for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Uganda ranks 106th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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 (%).