Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Tunisia
Tunisia: Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 6.22 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia stood at 6.22 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Tunisia peaked at 7.03 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.25 kg/ha, in 1961.
Tunisia ranks 134th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.25 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.04 kg/ha | +62.7% |
| 1963 | 1.63 kg/ha | -20.1% |
| 1964 | 1.64 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 1.58 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 1.68 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 1.69 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 1.89 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1969 | 2.31 kg/ha | +22.3% |
| 1970 | 2.05 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1971 | 1.81 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 1972 | 1.91 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 1.9 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 2.26 kg/ha | +19.0% |
| 1975 | 2.46 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 2.62 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 2.31 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 1978 | 2.73 kg/ha | +17.8% |
| 1979 | 2.86 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 3.47 kg/ha | +21.1% |
| 1981 | 4.79 kg/ha | +38.3% |
| 1982 | 3.96 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 1983 | 3.96 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.09 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 4.77 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 1986 | 5.15 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 4.75 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 4.9 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 4.49 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1990 | 4.39 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 4.47 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 4.72 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 4.19 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 3.95 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 3.59 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 4.07 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 1997 | 4.02 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 4.43 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 4.28 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 4.49 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 4.13 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 4.24 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 4.56 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 4.61 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 4.67 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 4.56 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 4.69 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 3.82 kg/ha | -18.5% |
| 2009 | 4.88 kg/ha | +27.5% |
| 2010 | 4.76 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 4.83 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 5.06 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 5.07 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 5.14 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 5.87 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 5.55 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 5.34 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 5.66 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 5.81 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 3.19 kg/ha | -45.1% |
| 2021 | 6.32 kg/ha | +98.1% |
| 2022 | 7.03 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 6.22 kg/ha | -11.6% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 6.22 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.23 kg/ha, 100% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 6.22 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.04 kg/ha, 52% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Tunisia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +98.1% | 3.19 kg/ha | 6.32 kg/ha |
| 1962 | +62.7% | 1.25 kg/ha | 2.04 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.75 kg/ha | 1.25 kg/ha | 2.31 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.29 kg/ha | 1.81 kg/ha | 2.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.43 kg/ha | 3.47 kg/ha | 5.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.21 kg/ha | 3.59 kg/ha | 4.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.47 kg/ha | 3.82 kg/ha | 4.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.31 kg/ha | 4.76 kg/ha | 5.87 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.69 kg/ha | 3.19 kg/ha | 7.03 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 131 Maldives 6.5 kg/ha compare
- 132 Zimbabwe 6.41 kg/ha compare
- 133 Papua New Guinea 6.24 kg/ha compare
- 135 Azerbaijan 6.15 kg/ha compare
- 136 Russian Federation 5.91 kg/ha compare
- 137 French Polynesia 5.83 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Tunisia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -14.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.421 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.34 % 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 -0.2204 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Tunisia?
- Input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Tunisia was 6.22 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.03 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest input — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Tunisia rank for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Tunisia ranks 134th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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 (%).