Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 3.83 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Eastern Africa, 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 Eastern Africa is 3.83 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Eastern Africa peaked at 3.83 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.377 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places Eastern Africa 22nd out of 29 groups 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5213 kg/ha | 0.377 kg/ha | 0.7512 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.02 kg/ha | 0.8259 kg/ha | 1.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.41 kg/ha | 1.23 kg/ha | 1.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.76 kg/ha | 1.42 kg/ha | 2.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.68 kg/ha | 1.4 kg/ha | 1.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.55 kg/ha | 1.97 kg/ha | 3.19 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.64 kg/ha | 3.43 kg/ha | 3.83 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -0.3367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.69 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -0.5287 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Eastern Africa?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Eastern Africa was 3.83 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.83 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.377 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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 (%).