Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 1.6 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia is 1.6 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.6 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0776 kg/ha, in 1961.
Saudi Arabia ranks 148th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0776 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0781 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0795 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0815 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0848 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0889 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0927 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1002 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1081 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1126 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1168 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1223 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1364 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1735 kg/ha | +27.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1813 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2312 kg/ha | +27.5% |
| 1977 | 0.237 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2607 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2972 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 1980 | 0.327 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4167 kg/ha | +27.4% |
| 1982 | 0.476 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 1983 | 0.571 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5651 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6644 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6673 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5998 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5808 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5808 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5812 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5783 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5832 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5627 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5712 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5877 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6322 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8405 kg/ha | +32.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8729 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7601 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7859 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8556 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8899 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9249 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9389 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9757 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9824 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.01 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.02 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.03 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.06 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.23 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 1.27 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.3 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.3 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.31 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.37 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.4 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.48 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 1.51 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.56 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.57 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.6 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.6 kg/ha | +0.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 1.6 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.88 kg/ha, 18% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 1.6 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.32 kg/ha, 48% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +32.9% | 0.6322 kg/ha | 0.8405 kg/ha |
| 1976 | +27.5% | 0.1813 kg/ha | 0.2312 kg/ha |
| 1974 | +27.2% | 0.1364 kg/ha | 0.1735 kg/ha |
| 1981 | +27.4% | 0.327 kg/ha | 0.4167 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0879 kg/ha | 0.0776 kg/ha | 0.1081 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1869 kg/ha | 0.1126 kg/ha | 0.2972 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5449 kg/ha | 0.327 kg/ha | 0.6673 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.657 kg/ha | 0.5627 kg/ha | 0.8729 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9419 kg/ha | 0.7859 kg/ha | 1.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 kg/ha | 1.06 kg/ha | 1.51 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 kg/ha | 1.56 kg/ha | 1.6 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % 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 9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Saudi Arabia?
- Manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Saudi Arabia was 1.6 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0776 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 148th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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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 (%).