Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Africa

Western Africa: Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.9292 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.9292 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
29th
of 32 groups
All-time high
0.9292 kg/ha
in 2023
All-time low
0.25 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Africa, 1961–2023

0.20.40.60.81196119922023

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

Analysis

Western Africa recorded 0.9292 kg/ha for manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Africa peaked at 0.9292 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.25 kg/ha, in 1961.

That places Western Africa 29th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.2962 kg/ha 0.25 kg/ha 0.3403 kg/ha 9
1970s 0.3776 kg/ha 0.3519 kg/ha 0.4203 kg/ha 10
1980s 0.4939 kg/ha 0.4275 kg/ha 0.5918 kg/ha 10
1990s 0.6097 kg/ha 0.5923 kg/ha 0.6239 kg/ha 10
2000s 0.7302 kg/ha 0.6421 kg/ha 0.8049 kg/ha 10
2010s 0.8479 kg/ha 0.7963 kg/ha 0.9134 kg/ha 10
2020s 0.9194 kg/ha 0.9055 kg/ha 0.9292 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 26 Denmark 17.88 kg/ha compare
  2. 27 Uzbekistan 17.25 kg/ha compare
  3. 28 Bahamas 16.01 kg/ha compare
  4. 29 China, Taiwan Province of 15.93 kg/ha compare
  5. 30 Costa Rica 15.55 kg/ha compare
  6. 31 Colombia 15.15 kg/ha compare
  7. 32 Austria 14.31 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Africa?
Manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Africa was 0.9292 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 Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.9292 kg/ha in 2023.
What is the lowest manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.25 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Western Africa rank for manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
Western Africa ranks 29th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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 Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Manure applied — 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
232 places, 13,437 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).