Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.6933 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Cameroon stood at 0.6933 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Cameroon peaked at 0.8647 kg/ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0215 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places Cameroon 150th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0218 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0215 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0233 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0307 kg/ha | +31.8% |
| 1965 | 0.038 kg/ha | +23.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0526 kg/ha | +38.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1183 kg/ha | +124.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1612 kg/ha | +36.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0866 kg/ha | -46.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2783 kg/ha | +221.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0723 kg/ha | -74.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0785 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1629 kg/ha | +107.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1572 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1636 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1129 kg/ha | -31.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4266 kg/ha | +277.9% |
| 1978 | 0.451 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3724 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4703 kg/ha | +26.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4703 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3234 kg/ha | -31.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3705 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5519 kg/ha | +49.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5846 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7056 kg/ha | +20.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8647 kg/ha | +22.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3749 kg/ha | -56.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2668 kg/ha | -28.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1824 kg/ha | -31.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1707 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2436 kg/ha | +42.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3288 kg/ha | +35.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3045 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3045 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3045 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4269 kg/ha | +40.2% |
| 1998 | 0.464 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6219 kg/ha | +34.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4645 kg/ha | -25.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6071 kg/ha | +30.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5642 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7494 kg/ha | +32.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6684 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4587 kg/ha | -31.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6336 kg/ha | +38.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4805 kg/ha | -24.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4449 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3729 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5868 kg/ha | +57.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6043 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7058 kg/ha | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4482 kg/ha | -36.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5435 kg/ha | +21.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6268 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5737 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4918 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8311 kg/ha | +69.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7477 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7654 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7381 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6609 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6933 kg/ha | +4.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.6933 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.72 kg/ha, 40% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.6933 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8673 kg/ha, 80% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +277.9% | 0.1129 kg/ha | 0.4266 kg/ha |
| 1970 | +221.4% | 0.0866 kg/ha | 0.2783 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0616 kg/ha | 0.0215 kg/ha | 0.1612 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2276 kg/ha | 0.0723 kg/ha | 0.451 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4983 kg/ha | 0.2668 kg/ha | 0.8647 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3352 kg/ha | 0.1707 kg/ha | 0.6219 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5444 kg/ha | 0.3729 kg/ha | 0.7494 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.616 kg/ha | 0.4482 kg/ha | 0.8311 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7144 kg/ha | 0.6609 kg/ha | 0.7654 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6539 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Cameroon?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Cameroon was 0.6933 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8647 kg/ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0215 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Cameroon rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Cameroon ranks 150th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon 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 (%).