Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Congo
Congo: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.6693 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.6693 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 64.4% on the previous year and up 164.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Congo peaked at 0.8353 kg/ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 kg/ha, in 2006.
Congo ranks 153rd of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0796 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0795 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0792 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0799 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0802 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0803 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0803 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0803 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0799 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0796 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0793 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0791 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3977 kg/ha | +402.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0784 kg/ha | -80.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0781 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0039 kg/ha | -95.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0039 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0499 kg/ha | +1179.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0956 kg/ha | +91.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1403 kg/ha | +46.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1509 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1435 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1419 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1408 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1388 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1388 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1451 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1439 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.143 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3405 kg/ha | +138.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4221 kg/ha | +24.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5057 kg/ha | +19.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5832 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6799 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7585 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8353 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8149 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8141 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.802 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8075 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4938 kg/ha | -38.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3379 kg/ha | -31.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1813 kg/ha | -46.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0249 kg/ha | -86.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0184 kg/ha | -26.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 kg/ha | -91.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0508 kg/ha | +3075.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0523 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5736 kg/ha | +996.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0674 kg/ha | -88.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1162 kg/ha | +72.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1202 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.253 kg/ha | +110.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0546 kg/ha | -78.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1448 kg/ha | +165.2% |
| 2016 | 0.198 kg/ha | +36.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2686 kg/ha | +35.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1919 kg/ha | -28.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2346 kg/ha | +22.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6146 kg/ha | +162.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7053 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 0.407 kg/ha | -42.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6693 kg/ha | +64.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.6693 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.72 kg/ha, 39% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.6693 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8673 kg/ha, 77% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +3075.0% | 0.0016 kg/ha | 0.0508 kg/ha |
| 1978 | +1179.5% | 0.0039 kg/ha | 0.0499 kg/ha |
| 2009 | +996.7% | 0.0523 kg/ha | 0.5736 kg/ha |
| 1973 | +402.8% | 0.0791 kg/ha | 0.3977 kg/ha |
| 2015 | +165.2% | 0.0546 kg/ha | 0.1448 kg/ha |
| 2020 | +162.0% | 0.2346 kg/ha | 0.6146 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0799 kg/ha | 0.0792 kg/ha | 0.0803 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0945 kg/ha | 0.0039 kg/ha | 0.3977 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1427 kg/ha | 0.1388 kg/ha | 0.1509 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6556 kg/ha | 0.3405 kg/ha | 0.8353 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2542 kg/ha | 0.0016 kg/ha | 0.8075 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1649 kg/ha | 0.0546 kg/ha | 0.2686 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.599 kg/ha | 0.407 kg/ha | 0.7053 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8453 % 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 Congo?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Congo was 0.6693 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8353 kg/ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 kg/ha in 2006.
- How does Congo rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Congo ranks 153rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 164.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo 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 (%).