Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 1.85 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Burkina Faso is 1.85 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 28.2% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.85 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/ha, in 2002.
That places Burkina Faso 133rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0042 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0159 kg/ha | +278.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0111 kg/ha | -30.2% |
| 1964 | 0.014 kg/ha | +26.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0144 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0144 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0144 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0289 kg/ha | +100.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0234 kg/ha | -19.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0289 kg/ha | +23.5% |
| 1971 | 0.064 kg/ha | +121.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0706 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0141 kg/ha | -80.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0577 kg/ha | +309.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0576 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.316 kg/ha | +448.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4518 kg/ha | +43.0% |
| 1978 | 0.587 kg/ha | +29.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4726 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2751 kg/ha | -41.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6286 kg/ha | +128.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6585 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.8558 kg/ha | +30.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5723 kg/ha | -33.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5881 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7547 kg/ha | +28.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5876 kg/ha | -22.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4547 kg/ha | -22.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9023 kg/ha | +98.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8326 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7273 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 1992 | 0.83 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8059 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5765 kg/ha | -28.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6342 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5826 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8958 kg/ha | +53.8% |
| 1998 | 1.57 kg/ha | +75.1% |
| 1999 | 1.59 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.26 kg/ha | -20.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0378 kg/ha | -97.0% |
| 2002 | 0 kg/ha | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 1.05 kg/ha | — |
| 2004 | 1.1 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.64 kg/ha | +49.1% |
| 2006 | 1.3 kg/ha | -20.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9467 kg/ha | -27.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9333 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8638 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.511 kg/ha | -40.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9803 kg/ha | +91.8% |
| 2012 | 1.05 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 1.4 kg/ha | +33.8% |
| 2014 | 1.27 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 1.31 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.74 kg/ha | +32.4% |
| 2017 | 1.41 kg/ha | -18.6% |
| 2018 | 1.24 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7315 kg/ha | -41.2% |
| 2020 | 1.49 kg/ha | +103.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9385 kg/ha | -36.8% |
| 2022 | 1.44 kg/ha | +53.7% |
| 2023 | 1.85 kg/ha | +28.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0156 kg/ha | 0.0042 kg/ha | 0.0289 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.212 kg/ha | 0.0141 kg/ha | 0.587 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6278 kg/ha | 0.2751 kg/ha | 0.9023 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.904 kg/ha | 0.5765 kg/ha | 1.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9137 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha | 1.64 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 kg/ha | 0.511 kg/ha | 1.74 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.43 kg/ha | 0.9385 kg/ha | 1.85 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 130 Nicaragua 2.13 kg/ha compare
- 131 Dominican Republic 2.11 kg/ha compare
- 132 Kyrgyzstan 1.91 kg/ha compare
- 134 Tajikistan 1.53 kg/ha compare
- 135 Togo 1.5 kg/ha compare
- 136 Grenada 1.49 kg/ha compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0005 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -8.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0004 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Burkina Faso?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Burkina Faso was 1.85 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/ha in 2002.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 133rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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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 (%).