Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 6.46 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Northern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Northern Africa is 6.46 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Northern Africa peaked at 7.12 kg/ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.65 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Northern Africa 22nd out of 29 groups 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 Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.65 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.76 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 1.71 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 1.71 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 1.77 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 1.72 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 1.8 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 2.03 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 1969 | 2.11 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 2.26 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 2.66 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 1972 | 2.91 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1973 | 2.87 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 3.12 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 3.48 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1976 | 3.66 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 3.75 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 3.71 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 4.11 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 4.86 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 1981 | 4.71 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 4.95 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 5.42 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1984 | 5.81 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 6.63 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 1986 | 6.32 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 6.51 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 5.84 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 1989 | 5.32 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 5.54 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 4.93 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 4.51 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1993 | 4.43 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 4.17 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 4.07 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 3.97 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 4.14 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 4 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 4.33 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 4.25 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 4.67 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 5.03 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 4.42 kg/ha | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 4.98 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 4.72 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 5.17 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 4.61 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 4.2 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 4.68 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 5.34 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 5.67 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 5.7 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 6.68 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 2014 | 6.62 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 7.12 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 5.2 kg/ha | -26.9% |
| 2017 | 5.63 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 5.36 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 5.41 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 5.49 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 5.67 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 6.34 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 6.46 kg/ha | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.81 kg/ha | 1.65 kg/ha | 2.11 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.25 kg/ha | 2.26 kg/ha | 4.11 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.64 kg/ha | 4.71 kg/ha | 6.63 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.41 kg/ha | 3.97 kg/ha | 5.54 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.67 kg/ha | 4.2 kg/ha | 5.17 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.87 kg/ha | 5.2 kg/ha | 7.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.99 kg/ha | 5.49 kg/ha | 6.46 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 19 Belgium 39.65 kg/ha compare
- 20 Ireland 38.93 kg/ha compare
- 21 Belgium-Luxembourg 36.55 kg/ha compare
- 21 Caribbean 7.12 kg/ha compare
- 22 Switzerland 35.94 kg/ha compare
- 23 Cook Islands 35.88 kg/ha compare
- 24 Uzbekistan 35.27 kg/ha compare
- 25 Japan 34.18 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 1.10 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 888,500 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Northern Africa?
- Input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Northern Africa was 6.46 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.12 kg/ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest input — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.65 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Northern Africa rank for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Northern Africa ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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 (%).