Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Africa
Western Africa: Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 2.2 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 2.2 kg/ha for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Africa peaked at 2.55 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6922 kg/ha, in 1961.
Western Africa ranks 29th of 29 groups 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 Western Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6922 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.704 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.7234 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.7563 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.7799 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.8058 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.8681 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 0.847 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8393 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.867 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.8875 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.9309 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9491 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 1.07 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 1975 | 1.16 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 1.32 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 1977 | 1.3 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.22 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 1.28 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 1.39 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 1.63 kg/ha | +16.8% |
| 1982 | 1.52 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 1.64 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 1.73 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 1.63 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 1.63 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.6 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 1.78 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1989 | 1.83 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 1.84 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.85 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.91 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 1.97 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 1.53 kg/ha | -22.0% |
| 1995 | 1.55 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.4 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 1.47 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 1.6 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 1.52 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 1.52 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.49 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.48 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.51 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.45 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.5 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.73 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 1.58 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 1.52 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 1.68 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 1.88 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 1.58 kg/ha | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 1.88 kg/ha | +19.6% |
| 2013 | 1.83 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.8 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.93 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 2.24 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 2.55 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 2.5 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 2.5 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.55 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 2.38 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 2.19 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 2.2 kg/ha | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7796 kg/ha | 0.6922 kg/ha | 0.8681 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.1 kg/ha | 0.867 kg/ha | 1.32 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.64 kg/ha | 1.39 kg/ha | 1.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.66 kg/ha | 1.4 kg/ha | 1.97 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 kg/ha | 1.45 kg/ha | 1.73 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.07 kg/ha | 1.58 kg/ha | 2.55 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 kg/ha | 2.19 kg/ha | 2.55 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More environment data for Western Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 79,324 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 113,229 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 355,916 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 18,051 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Africa?
- Input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Africa was 2.2 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.55 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest input — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6922 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Western Africa ranks 29th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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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 (%).