Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Europe
Western Europe: Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 19.47 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Europe, 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 Western Europe is 19.47 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Europe peaked at 61.26 kg/ha in 1973 and was at its lowest, 18.24 kg/ha, in 2022.
That places Western Europe 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.52 kg/ha | 36.15 kg/ha | 52.91 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 57.09 kg/ha | 53.06 kg/ha | 61.26 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.03 kg/ha | 48.19 kg/ha | 55.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.18 kg/ha | 33.48 kg/ha | 42.94 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.81 kg/ha | 21.55 kg/ha | 30.63 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.52 kg/ha | 22.32 kg/ha | 24.61 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.41 kg/ha | 18.24 kg/ha | 23.3 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 2 Singapore 363.18 kg/ha compare
- 3 Kuwait 177.97 kg/ha compare
- 4 China, Hong Kong SAR 141.71 kg/ha compare
- 5 Brunei Darussalam 109.19 kg/ha compare
- 6 Montenegro 82 kg/ha compare
- 7 Micronesia (Federated States of) 77.66 kg/ha compare
- 8 China, Taiwan Province of 73.1 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Western Europe
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 151.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 54.56 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 97.02 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.73 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 14.73 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 1.84 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 19.11 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -4.9 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Europe?
- Input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Europe was 19.47 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 61.26 kg/ha in 1973.
- What is the lowest input — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.24 kg/ha in 2022.
- How does Western Europe rank for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Western Europe ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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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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 (%).