What is input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in World?

Input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in World was 16.31 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 World?

The highest recorded value was 17.47 kg/ha in 2020.

What is the lowest input — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in World?

The lowest recorded value was 6.72 kg/ha in 1961.

How does World rank for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area?

World ranks 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.

Is input — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in World?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this World 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.

Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in World

Name: Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in World
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

World: Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 16.31 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

16.31 kg/ha

Change on year

up 1.4%

Rank

6th

of 29 groups

All-time high

17.47 kg/ha

in 2020

All-time low

6.72 kg/ha

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in World, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

World recorded 16.31 kg/ha for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in World peaked at 17.47 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.72 kg/ha, in 1961.

That places World 6th 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 World, year by year

Annual values for Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in World, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg/ha	Change
1961	6.72 kg/ha	—
1962	6.95 kg/ha	+3.4%
1963	7.34 kg/ha	+5.7%
1964	7.76 kg/ha	+5.8%
1965	8.25 kg/ha	+6.3%
1966	8.82 kg/ha	+6.9%
1967	9.15 kg/ha	+3.7%
1968	9.31 kg/ha	+1.7%
1969	9.49 kg/ha	+2.0%
1970	9.92 kg/ha	+4.4%
1971	10.51 kg/ha	+6.0%
1972	11.05 kg/ha	+5.1%
1973	11.59 kg/ha	+4.9%
1974	11.28 kg/ha	-2.6%
1975	11.71 kg/ha	+3.8%
1976	12.22 kg/ha	+4.3%
1977	12.6 kg/ha	+3.1%
1978	12.9 kg/ha	+2.4%
1979	13.36 kg/ha	+3.6%
1980	13.55 kg/ha	+1.4%
1981	13.37 kg/ha	-1.3%
1982	13.28 kg/ha	-0.6%
1983	13.79 kg/ha	+3.8%
1984	14.13 kg/ha	+2.5%
1985	13.77 kg/ha	-2.6%
1986	14.17 kg/ha	+3.0%
1987	14.59 kg/ha	+2.9%
1988	15 kg/ha	+2.8%
1989	15.01 kg/ha	+0.1%
1990	14.61 kg/ha	-2.7%
1991	14.28 kg/ha	-2.3%
1992	13 kg/ha	-8.9%
1993	12.3 kg/ha	-5.4%
1994	12.5 kg/ha	+1.6%
1995	12.85 kg/ha	+2.8%
1996	12.91 kg/ha	+0.5%
1997	13.38 kg/ha	+3.7%
1998	13.34 kg/ha	-0.3%
1999	13.32 kg/ha	-0.1%
2000	13.18 kg/ha	-1.1%
2001	13.3 kg/ha	+0.9%
2002	13.59 kg/ha	+2.1%
2003	13.89 kg/ha	+2.3%
2004	14.57 kg/ha	+4.8%
2005	14.44 kg/ha	-0.8%
2006	14.87 kg/ha	+2.9%
2007	14.92 kg/ha	+0.4%
2008	13.75 kg/ha	-7.9%
2009	14.88 kg/ha	+8.2%
2010	16.13 kg/ha	+8.4%
2011	16.25 kg/ha	+0.8%
2012	16.25 kg/ha	-0.0%
2013	16.29 kg/ha	+0.2%
2014	16.4 kg/ha	+0.7%
2015	16.27 kg/ha	-0.8%
2016	16.28 kg/ha	+0.1%
2017	16.77 kg/ha	+3.0%
2018	16.47 kg/ha	-1.8%
2019	16.43 kg/ha	-0.3%
2020	17.47 kg/ha	+6.3%
2021	16.92 kg/ha	-3.1%
2022	16.07 kg/ha	-5.0%
2023	16.31 kg/ha	+1.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	8.2 kg/ha	6.72 kg/ha	9.49 kg/ha	9
1970s	11.71 kg/ha	9.92 kg/ha	13.36 kg/ha	10
1980s	14.06 kg/ha	13.28 kg/ha	15.01 kg/ha	10
1990s	13.25 kg/ha	12.3 kg/ha	14.61 kg/ha	10
2000s	14.14 kg/ha	13.18 kg/ha	14.92 kg/ha	10
2010s	16.36 kg/ha	16.13 kg/ha	16.77 kg/ha	10
2020s	16.69 kg/ha	16.07 kg/ha	17.47 kg/ha	4

Countries ranked near World

3 Kuwait 177.97 kg/ha compare
4 China, Hong Kong SAR 141.71 kg/ha compare
4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 17.61 kg/ha compare
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

See the full ranking of 233 places →

More environment data for World

Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % 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 0.2123 % change on previous year (2024)

All data for World →

Frequently asked questions

What is input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in World?: Input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in World was 16.31 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 World?: The highest recorded value was 17.47 kg/ha in 2020.
What is the lowest input — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in World?: The lowest recorded value was 6.72 kg/ha in 1961.
How does World rank for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area?: World ranks 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is input — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in World?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in World. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 27 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/input-cropland-phosphorus-per-unit-area/world/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/input-cropland-phosphorus-per-unit-area/world/">Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in World</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Unit: kg/ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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 (%).