Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Greece
Greece: Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 3.3 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Greece is 3.3 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Greece peaked at 5.12 kg/ha in 1975 and was at its lowest, 2.85 kg/ha, in 2019.
That places Greece 113th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Greece, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.63 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 4.63 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 4.39 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1964 | 4.31 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 4.25 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 4.4 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 4.52 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 4.45 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 4.3 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 4.13 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 4.11 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 4.3 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 4.6 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 5.1 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 5.12 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 4.98 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 4.88 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 4.61 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 4.53 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 4.48 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 4.4 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 4.31 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 4.31 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.19 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 4.14 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 4.07 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 4.13 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 4 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 3.97 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 3.92 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 3.74 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 3.72 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 3.81 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 3.8 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 3.81 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 3.8 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 3.8 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 3.82 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 3.84 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 3.95 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 3.88 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 3.84 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 3.83 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 3.99 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 3.94 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 3.97 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 4.01 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 3.99 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 3.92 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 3.87 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 3.82 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 3.81 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 3.75 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 4.06 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 4.08 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.1 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 4.22 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 3.99 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 2.85 kg/ha | -28.5% |
| 2020 | 3.42 kg/ha | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 3.32 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 3.1 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 3.3 kg/ha | +6.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 3.3 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.88 kg/ha, 37% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Greece's 3.3 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.5 kg/ha, 44% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -28.5% | 3.99 kg/ha | 2.85 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.43 kg/ha | 4.25 kg/ha | 4.63 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.63 kg/ha | 4.11 kg/ha | 5.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.2 kg/ha | 3.97 kg/ha | 4.48 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.81 kg/ha | 3.72 kg/ha | 3.92 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.93 kg/ha | 3.83 kg/ha | 4.01 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.86 kg/ha | 2.85 kg/ha | 4.22 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.29 kg/ha | 3.1 kg/ha | 3.42 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.43 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.28 % 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 -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Greece?
- Manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Greece was 3.3 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 5.12 kg/ha in 1975.
- What is the lowest manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.85 kg/ha in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Greece ranks 113th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Manure applied — 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 (%).