Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus was 379,446 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 379,446 t for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 381,125 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 105,540 t, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 105,540 t | — |
| 1962 | 109,155 t | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 110,493 t | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 110,029 t | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 108,843 t | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 106,828 t | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 114,980 t | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 112,008 t | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 119,859 t | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 113,453 t | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 114,213 t | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 111,101 t | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 112,614 t | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 118,086 t | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 121,687 t | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 124,815 t | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 123,547 t | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 130,314 t | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 129,555 t | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 133,957 t | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 137,756 t | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 136,825 t | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 140,154 t | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 133,591 t | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 144,125 t | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 143,774 t | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 145,448 t | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 150,384 t | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 149,455 t | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 148,871 t | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 152,395 t | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 144,729 t | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 150,982 t | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 148,374 t | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 157,347 t | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 168,509 t | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 163,891 t | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 173,424 t | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 178,319 t | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 173,630 t | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 186,063 t | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 191,843 t | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 200,240 t | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 202,066 t | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 217,791 t | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 230,438 t | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 237,030 t | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 244,422 t | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 260,067 t | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 271,706 t | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 273,011 t | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 296,112 t | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 303,080 t | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 315,680 t | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 322,495 t | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 325,999 t | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 335,468 t | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 355,513 t | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 358,041 t | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 368,230 t | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 364,173 t | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 381,125 t | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 379,446 t | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 110,859 t | 105,540 t | 119,859 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 119,938 t | 111,101 t | 130,314 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 141,547 t | 133,591 t | 150,384 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 158,684 t | 144,729 t | 178,319 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 214,359 t | 173,630 t | 260,067 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 315,710 t | 271,706 t | 358,041 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 373,244 t | 364,173 t | 381,125 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 379,446 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 381,125 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 105,540 t in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus. 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 (%).