Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus in Western Africa
Western Africa: Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus was 164,995 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus in Western Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus in Western Africa is 164,995 t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus in Western Africa peaked at 166,918 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 41,208 t, in 1966.
Western Africa ranks 9th of 38 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44,052 t | 41,208 t | 45,646 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 47,530 t | 41,732 t | 53,038 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 61,277 t | 51,316 t | 69,098 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 84,764 t | 67,638 t | 105,970 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 125,086 t | 101,762 t | 147,372 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 145,951 t | 125,662 t | 160,419 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 162,037 t | 154,670 t | 166,918 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More environment data for Western Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 241.74 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 79,324 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 113,229 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 13.78 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus in Western Africa?
- Crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus in Western Africa was 164,995 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 166,918 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,208 t in 1966.
- How does Western Africa rank for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus?
- Western Africa ranks 9th out of 38 regions with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa 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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About this data
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 (%).