Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Liberia
Liberia: Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 2.75 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Liberia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 2.75 kg/ha for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Liberia peaked at 3.2 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7671 kg/ha, in 1961.
Liberia ranks 163rd of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7671 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.7907 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.8117 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.8323 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.8239 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8511 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.8855 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.9117 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.928 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 1.1 kg/ha | +18.5% |
| 1971 | 1.12 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 1.49 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 1973 | 1.34 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1974 | 1.39 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 1.18 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 1976 | 1.74 kg/ha | +47.3% |
| 1977 | 1.55 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1978 | 1.81 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1979 | 1.35 kg/ha | -25.3% |
| 1980 | 1.45 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 2.75 kg/ha | +88.9% |
| 1982 | 1.27 kg/ha | -53.8% |
| 1983 | 1.88 kg/ha | +48.3% |
| 1984 | 1.1 kg/ha | -41.6% |
| 1985 | 1.2 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1986 | 1.4 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1987 | 1.36 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 1.22 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1989 | 1.22 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.28 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 1.31 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 1.33 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.36 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.4 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 1.44 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.49 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.46 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.39 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 1.35 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.41 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 1.44 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.48 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.57 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 1.42 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 1.48 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 1.96 kg/ha | +32.3% |
| 2007 | 1.83 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 1.9 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 2.17 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 2.61 kg/ha | +20.4% |
| 2011 | 2.28 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 2.65 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 2.52 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 2.51 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.74 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 2.93 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 3.2 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 3.05 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 2.98 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 3.18 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 2.98 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 2.75 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 2.75 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 2.75 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.83 kg/ha, 97% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 2.75 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.12 kg/ha, 88% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Liberia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +88.9% | 1.45 kg/ha | 2.75 kg/ha |
| 1982 | -53.8% | 2.75 kg/ha | 1.27 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8447 kg/ha | 0.7671 kg/ha | 0.928 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.41 kg/ha | 1.1 kg/ha | 1.81 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.48 kg/ha | 1.1 kg/ha | 2.75 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.38 kg/ha | 1.28 kg/ha | 1.49 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.66 kg/ha | 1.41 kg/ha | 2.17 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.75 kg/ha | 2.28 kg/ha | 3.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.91 kg/ha | 2.75 kg/ha | 3.18 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Liberia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.42 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2003)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.07 % 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 0.261 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Liberia?
- Input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Liberia was 2.75 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest input — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7671 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Liberia rank for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Liberia ranks 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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 (%).