Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Cameroon
Cameroon: Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 2.18 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 2.18 kg/ha for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Cameroon peaked at 2.3 kg/ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3492 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places Cameroon 170th 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.
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3531 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.3492 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3605 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.364 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3744 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.4075 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4539 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 1968 | 0.5635 kg/ha | +24.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5177 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1970 | 0.7557 kg/ha | +46.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5819 kg/ha | -23.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6118 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.687 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6934 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6917 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7854 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 1977 | 1.15 kg/ha | +46.7% |
| 1978 | 1.23 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 1.19 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 1.34 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 1981 | 1.29 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 1.02 kg/ha | -21.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9765 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 1.19 kg/ha | +21.7% |
| 1985 | 1.4 kg/ha | +18.1% |
| 1986 | 1.69 kg/ha | +20.5% |
| 1987 | 1.72 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 1.27 kg/ha | -26.4% |
| 1989 | 1.2 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 1.17 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 1.08 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 1.1 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 1.14 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 1.13 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.13 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.13 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.27 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 1.42 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 1.49 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 1.51 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.71 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 1.69 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.92 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 1.82 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 1.62 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 1.81 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 1.68 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 1.61 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.61 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.01 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 2.1 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.92 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 1.68 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 1.92 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 2.05 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 2.03 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.95 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 2.3 kg/ha | +17.8% |
| 2019 | 2.22 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 2.21 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.21 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.14 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 2.18 kg/ha | +1.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2.18 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.23 kg/ha, 35% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2.18 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.12 kg/ha, 70% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.416 kg/ha | 0.3492 kg/ha | 0.5635 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.838 kg/ha | 0.5819 kg/ha | 1.23 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.31 kg/ha | 0.9765 kg/ha | 1.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 kg/ha | 1.08 kg/ha | 1.49 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7 kg/ha | 1.51 kg/ha | 1.92 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.02 kg/ha | 1.68 kg/ha | 2.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.19 kg/ha | 2.14 kg/ha | 2.21 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 167 Mali 2.3 kg/ha compare
- 168 Mozambique 2.3 kg/ha compare
- 169 Nigeria 2.28 kg/ha compare
- 171 Ethiopia PDR 2.07 kg/ha compare
- 172 Kazakhstan 2.05 kg/ha compare
- 173 Solomon Islands 2.05 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Cameroon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6539 % 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 0.4385 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Cameroon?
- Input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Cameroon was 2.18 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest input — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3 kg/ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest input — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3492 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Cameroon rank for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Cameroon ranks 170th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Input — 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 (%).