Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Australia
Australia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 8.66 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Australia recorded 8.66 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Australia peaked at 22.99 kg/ha in 1973 and was at its lowest, 7.14 kg/ha, in 2009.
Australia ranks 49th of 201 countries on this measure, 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 | 13.72 kg/ha | 11.09 kg/ha | 16.62 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.51 kg/ha | 11.13 kg/ha | 22.99 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.45 kg/ha | 9.93 kg/ha | 14.56 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.37 kg/ha | 10.35 kg/ha | 17.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.33 kg/ha | 7.14 kg/ha | 14.84 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.94 kg/ha | 8.04 kg/ha | 9.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.97 kg/ha | 8.66 kg/ha | 11.76 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 46 Eswatini 9.13 kg/ha compare
- 47 Bulgaria 9.11 kg/ha compare
- 48 Latvia 8.9 kg/ha compare
- 50 Australia and New Zealand 8.65 kg/ha compare
- 51 Turkmenistan 8.44 kg/ha compare
- 52 Trinidad and Tobago 8.36 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Australia
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.63 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 3.61 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 51,999 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 4,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 450,829 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 806,085 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 587,995 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 484,839 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Australia?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Australia was 8.66 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.99 kg/ha in 1973.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.14 kg/ha in 2009.
- How does Australia rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Australia ranks 49th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — 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 (%).