Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 10.01 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 10.01 kg/ha for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.6% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in New Zealand peaked at 26.58 kg/ha in 1973 and was at its lowest, 10.01 kg/ha, in 2023.
That places New Zealand 100th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.18 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 14.22 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1963 | 16.68 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 1964 | 21.49 kg/ha | +28.8% |
| 1965 | 20.29 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1966 | 18.43 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 1967 | 17.19 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1968 | 19.63 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 1969 | 20.29 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 19.57 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 20.85 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 21.31 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 26.58 kg/ha | +24.7% |
| 1974 | 18.72 kg/ha | -29.6% |
| 1975 | 22.51 kg/ha | +20.3% |
| 1976 | 21.62 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 22.14 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 22.9 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 21.67 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 19.06 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 1981 | 18.05 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 16.62 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 17.89 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 16.71 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 14.8 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1986 | 12.49 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 1987 | 14.34 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 1988 | 11.35 kg/ha | -20.9% |
| 1989 | 14.88 kg/ha | +31.2% |
| 1990 | 13.02 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1991 | 15.73 kg/ha | +20.8% |
| 1992 | 18.14 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 1993 | 21.35 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 1994 | 21.47 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 21.5 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 21.23 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 20.83 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 20.54 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 21.73 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 24.19 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 25.25 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 21.8 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 22.42 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 22.25 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 21.49 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 21 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 18.79 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 15.17 kg/ha | -19.3% |
| 2009 | 13.33 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 13.58 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 14.86 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 13.24 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 13.05 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 12.81 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 14.42 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 12.49 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 14.75 kg/ha | +18.1% |
| 2018 | 14.34 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 13.27 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 13.53 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 11.16 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 12.77 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 10.01 kg/ha | -21.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 10.01 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.47 kg/ha, 57% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 10.01 kg/ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.08 kg/ha, 99% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.93 kg/ha | 13.18 kg/ha | 21.49 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.79 kg/ha | 18.72 kg/ha | 26.58 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.62 kg/ha | 11.35 kg/ha | 19.06 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.55 kg/ha | 13.02 kg/ha | 21.73 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.57 kg/ha | 13.33 kg/ha | 25.25 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.68 kg/ha | 12.49 kg/ha | 14.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.87 kg/ha | 10.01 kg/ha | 13.53 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More environment data for New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.474 % 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 -0.9337 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in New Zealand?
- Input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in New Zealand was 10.01 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 26.58 kg/ha in 1973.
- What is the lowest input — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.01 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- New Zealand ranks 100th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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 (%).