Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 16.01 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Southern Europe recorded 16.01 kg/ha for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe peaked at 23.29 kg/ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 12.58 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Southern Europe 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.58 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 12.84 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 12.9 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 13.27 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 13.77 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 14.03 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 14.77 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 15.48 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 15.93 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 16.31 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 17.69 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1972 | 18.46 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 18.57 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 17.3 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 18.02 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 19.33 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 19.24 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 22.03 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 1979 | 22.36 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 21.23 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 20.14 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 21.08 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 20.89 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 21.45 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 21.84 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 22.42 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 23.29 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 22.99 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 21.89 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 21.96 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 20.94 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 19.55 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 19.72 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 20.01 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 20.04 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 21.24 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 20.79 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 21.57 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 21.79 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 20.97 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 20.43 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 20.67 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 20.65 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 20.71 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 19.48 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 19.97 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 21.27 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 15.52 kg/ha | -27.1% |
| 2009 | 16.59 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 17.22 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 17.31 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 16.93 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 18.04 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 17.67 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 17.85 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 18.57 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 18.6 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 17.47 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 18.44 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 20.41 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 16.32 kg/ha | -20.1% |
| 2022 | 15.05 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 16.01 kg/ha | +6.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -27.1% | 21.27 kg/ha | 15.52 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.95 kg/ha | 12.58 kg/ha | 15.93 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.93 kg/ha | 16.31 kg/ha | 22.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.72 kg/ha | 20.14 kg/ha | 23.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.76 kg/ha | 19.55 kg/ha | 21.96 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.63 kg/ha | 15.52 kg/ha | 21.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.81 kg/ha | 16.93 kg/ha | 18.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.95 kg/ha | 15.05 kg/ha | 20.41 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 5 Brunei Darussalam 109.19 kg/ha compare
- 5 Türkiye 13.83 kg/ha compare
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 10.48 kg/ha compare
- 6 Montenegro 82 kg/ha compare
- 7 China, Taiwan Province of 73.1 kg/ha compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 10.31 kg/ha compare
- 8 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 67.71 kg/ha compare
- 8 Polynesia 8.42 kg/ha compare
- 9 Bangladesh 57.99 kg/ha compare
- 10 Barbados 52.5 kg/ha compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 6.73 kg/ha compare
- 11 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6.59 kg/ha compare
- 11 Trinidad and Tobago 52.27 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 73.08 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 48.29 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 24.80 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 783,078 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 6.44 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe?
- Input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe was 16.01 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 23.29 kg/ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest input — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.58 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Southern Europe rank for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Southern Europe ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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 (%).