Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 1.36 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Zimbabwe is 1.36 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Zimbabwe peaked at 2.07 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4111 kg/ha, in 1992.
That places Zimbabwe 96th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8866 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.9525 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1963 | 0.8832 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1964 | 0.8639 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.9225 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 0.9297 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 1.15 kg/ha | +24.1% |
| 1968 | 0.9677 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 1969 | 1.06 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1970 | 0.9379 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1971 | 1.25 kg/ha | +33.2% |
| 1972 | 1.4 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9183 kg/ha | -34.4% |
| 1974 | 1.25 kg/ha | +36.6% |
| 1975 | 1.17 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 1.25 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 1.29 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 1.26 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 1.07 kg/ha | -15.0% |
| 1980 | 1.1 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 1.42 kg/ha | +29.4% |
| 1982 | 0.9818 kg/ha | -30.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6275 kg/ha | -36.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7826 kg/ha | +24.7% |
| 1985 | 1.55 kg/ha | +98.6% |
| 1986 | 1.38 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7856 kg/ha | -43.1% |
| 1988 | 1.36 kg/ha | +73.7% |
| 1989 | 1.22 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 1.24 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.09 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4111 kg/ha | -62.1% |
| 1993 | 1.23 kg/ha | +200.1% |
| 1994 | 1.04 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5744 kg/ha | -44.7% |
| 1996 | 1.18 kg/ha | +105.0% |
| 1997 | 1 kg/ha | -15.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9523 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 1.05 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 1.17 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 1.18 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5949 kg/ha | -49.5% |
| 2003 | 0.926 kg/ha | +55.7% |
| 2004 | 1.29 kg/ha | +39.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7457 kg/ha | -42.3% |
| 2006 | 1.06 kg/ha | +41.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9819 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5823 kg/ha | -40.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7089 kg/ha | +21.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9642 kg/ha | +36.0% |
| 2011 | 0.818 kg/ha | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9584 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 1.01 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 1.17 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8572 kg/ha | -26.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7676 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 1.61 kg/ha | +109.1% |
| 2018 | 1.7 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 1.15 kg/ha | -32.4% |
| 2020 | 1.65 kg/ha | +43.4% |
| 2021 | 2.07 kg/ha | +25.5% |
| 2022 | 1.47 kg/ha | -29.2% |
| 2023 | 1.36 kg/ha | -7.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 1.36 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.35 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 1.36 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.04 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +200.1% | 0.4111 kg/ha | 1.23 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9579 kg/ha | 0.8639 kg/ha | 1.15 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.18 kg/ha | 0.9183 kg/ha | 1.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 kg/ha | 0.6275 kg/ha | 1.55 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9768 kg/ha | 0.4111 kg/ha | 1.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9237 kg/ha | 0.5823 kg/ha | 1.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 kg/ha | 0.7676 kg/ha | 1.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 kg/ha | 1.36 kg/ha | 2.07 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 93 Belize 1.43 kg/ha compare
- 94 Burkina Faso 1.41 kg/ha compare
- 95 Costa Rica 1.38 kg/ha compare
- 97 Spain 1.35 kg/ha compare
- 98 Nigeria 1.34 kg/ha compare
- 99 Kazakhstan 1.25 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.06 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.19 % 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 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Zimbabwe?
- Crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Zimbabwe was 1.36 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.07 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4111 kg/ha in 1992.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Zimbabwe ranks 96th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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 (%).