Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Congo
Congo: Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 1.49 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Congo stood at 1.49 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.1% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Congo peaked at 1.49 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2641 kg/ha, in 1967.
That places Congo 179th 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3252 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.3247 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3322 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3152 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3012 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2853 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2641 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3146 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3495 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3984 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4001 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4014 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7119 kg/ha | +77.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3943 kg/ha | -44.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4227 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 0.387 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4009 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5049 kg/ha | +25.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4535 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4368 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.419 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4155 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.438 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4695 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5226 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5675 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 0.62 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6265 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5834 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.807 kg/ha | +38.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8971 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9897 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 1.07 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 1.19 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 1.27 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 1.35 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 1.33 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.34 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.33 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.35 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.04 kg/ha | -22.8% |
| 2002 | 0.898 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7534 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6444 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6945 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7122 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8006 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8378 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 1.37 kg/ha | +63.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8739 kg/ha | -36.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9231 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9369 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.05 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 0.854 kg/ha | -18.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9614 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 1.02 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 1.02 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 1.04 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.44 kg/ha | +39.4% |
| 2021 | 1.49 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.22 kg/ha | -17.9% |
| 2023 | 1.49 kg/ha | +22.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 1.49 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.23 kg/ha, 24% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Congo's 1.49 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.12 kg/ha, 48% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +77.4% | 0.4014 kg/ha | 0.7119 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3124 kg/ha | 0.2641 kg/ha | 0.3495 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4475 kg/ha | 0.387 kg/ha | 0.7119 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5099 kg/ha | 0.4155 kg/ha | 0.6265 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 kg/ha | 0.807 kg/ha | 1.35 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9095 kg/ha | 0.6444 kg/ha | 1.37 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9773 kg/ha | 0.854 kg/ha | 1.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 kg/ha | 1.22 kg/ha | 1.49 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Congo
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8453 % 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 -0.4756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Congo?
- Input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Congo was 1.49 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest input — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2641 kg/ha in 1967.
- How does Congo rank for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Congo ranks 179th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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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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 (%).