Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Gabon
Gabon: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 3.86 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Gabon, 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 Gabon stood at 3.86 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.2% on the previous year and up 492.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Gabon peaked at 5.53 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0048 kg/ha, in 1979.
That places Gabon 116th 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3007 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.2725 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2491 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2295 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2127 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1982 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1855 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1744 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1645 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1557 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1453 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1384 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1301 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1246 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1182 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2104 kg/ha | +78.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2052 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1 kg/ha | -51.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0048 kg/ha | -95.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0717 kg/ha | +1393.8% |
| 1981 | 0.138 kg/ha | +92.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0954 kg/ha | -30.9% |
| 1983 | 0.285 kg/ha | +198.7% |
| 1984 | 0.662 kg/ha | +132.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7533 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2925 kg/ha | -61.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2194 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0297 kg/ha | -86.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0926 kg/ha | +211.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4471 kg/ha | +382.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0918 kg/ha | -79.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0908 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0905 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0901 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0881 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0881 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0881 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2052 kg/ha | +132.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0881 kg/ha | -57.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0881 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0881 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1427 kg/ha | +62.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1224 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2228 kg/ha | +82.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2299 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2634 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2783 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2678 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2625 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0194 kg/ha | -92.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2202 kg/ha | +1035.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7866 kg/ha | +257.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6518 kg/ha | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9927 kg/ha | +52.3% |
| 2015 | 1.54 kg/ha | +55.5% |
| 2016 | 3.04 kg/ha | +96.7% |
| 2017 | 5.03 kg/ha | +65.6% |
| 2018 | 3.32 kg/ha | -34.0% |
| 2019 | 2.86 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 1.72 kg/ha | -39.7% |
| 2021 | 2.47 kg/ha | +43.4% |
| 2022 | 5.53 kg/ha | +123.6% |
| 2023 | 3.86 kg/ha | -30.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 3.86 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.79 kg/ha, 67% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 3.86 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8673 kg/ha, 4.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +1393.8% | 0.0048 kg/ha | 0.0717 kg/ha |
| 2011 | +1035.1% | 0.0194 kg/ha | 0.2202 kg/ha |
| 1990 | +382.8% | 0.0926 kg/ha | 0.4471 kg/ha |
| 2012 | +257.2% | 0.2202 kg/ha | 0.7866 kg/ha |
| 1989 | +211.8% | 0.0297 kg/ha | 0.0926 kg/ha |
| 1983 | +198.7% | 0.0954 kg/ha | 0.285 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2208 kg/ha | 0.1645 kg/ha | 0.3007 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1333 kg/ha | 0.0048 kg/ha | 0.2104 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.264 kg/ha | 0.0297 kg/ha | 0.7533 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1368 kg/ha | 0.0881 kg/ha | 0.4471 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1966 kg/ha | 0.0881 kg/ha | 0.2783 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.85 kg/ha | 0.0194 kg/ha | 5.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4 kg/ha | 1.72 kg/ha | 5.53 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.09 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -26.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.06 % 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 Gabon?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Gabon was 3.86 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.53 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0048 kg/ha in 1979.
- How does Gabon rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Gabon ranks 116th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 492.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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 (%).