Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 6.58 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
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 Ethiopia is 6.58 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and up 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ethiopia peaked at 6.96 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9999 kg/ha, in 2003.
Ethiopia ranks 76th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.9 kg/ha | — |
| 1994 | 3.16 kg/ha | +66.1% |
| 1995 | 3.69 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 4.01 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 3.22 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 1998 | 3.71 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 3.64 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 3.35 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 3.46 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 3.44 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9999 kg/ha | -71.0% |
| 2004 | 2.92 kg/ha | +192.2% |
| 2005 | 2.64 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 2.28 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 3.41 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 3.41 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.48 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 3.92 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 3.82 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 5.09 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 4.42 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 4.53 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 5.17 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 5.11 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 5.44 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 3.11 kg/ha | -42.8% |
| 2019 | 4.25 kg/ha | +36.7% |
| 2020 | 6.02 kg/ha | +41.5% |
| 2021 | 5.79 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 6.96 kg/ha | +20.3% |
| 2023 | 6.58 kg/ha | -5.5% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 6.58 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7541 kg/ha, 8.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 6.58 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8673 kg/ha, 7.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +192.2% | 0.9999 kg/ha | 2.92 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.33 kg/ha | 1.9 kg/ha | 4.01 kg/ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.94 kg/ha | 0.9999 kg/ha | 3.48 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.49 kg/ha | 3.11 kg/ha | 5.44 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.34 kg/ha | 5.79 kg/ha | 6.96 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 77.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.26 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ethiopia?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ethiopia was 6.58 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.96 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9999 kg/ha in 2003.
- How does Ethiopia rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Ethiopia ranks 76th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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 (%).