Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 3.92 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 3.92 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 75.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 3.92 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0637 kg/ha, in 1962.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.071 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0637 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0988 kg/ha | +55.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1031 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1143 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1589 kg/ha | +39.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2203 kg/ha | +38.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2102 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2542 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2858 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3431 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4338 kg/ha | +26.4% |
| 1973 | 0.419 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4552 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5441 kg/ha | +19.5% |
| 1976 | 0.578 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.7453 kg/ha | +28.9% |
| 1978 | 0.7764 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8283 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8944 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 0.9661 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 0.965 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.07 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1984 | 1.13 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 1 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 1.11 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1987 | 1.19 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 1.14 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 1.28 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 1.26 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 1.25 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.3 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 1.07 kg/ha | -17.9% |
| 1994 | 1.19 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 1.34 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1996 | 1.15 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 1997 | 1.1 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 1.29 kg/ha | +17.5% |
| 1999 | 1.43 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 1.47 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.37 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 1.43 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.15 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 1.49 kg/ha | +29.8% |
| 2005 | 1.43 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.35 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.36 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.865 kg/ha | -36.6% |
| 2009 | 1.34 kg/ha | +54.9% |
| 2010 | 1.71 kg/ha | +27.7% |
| 2011 | 2.07 kg/ha | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 2.32 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 2.23 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 2.36 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 2.51 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 2.63 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 2.94 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 3.11 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 3.4 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 3.67 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 3.82 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 3.88 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 3.92 kg/ha | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1438 kg/ha | 0.0637 kg/ha | 0.2542 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5409 kg/ha | 0.2858 kg/ha | 0.8283 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 kg/ha | 0.8944 kg/ha | 1.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.24 kg/ha | 1.07 kg/ha | 1.43 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 kg/ha | 0.865 kg/ha | 1.49 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.53 kg/ha | 1.71 kg/ha | 3.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.82 kg/ha | 3.67 kg/ha | 3.92 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 3 China, Taiwan Province of 57.03 kg/ha compare
- 3 Türkiye 12.68 kg/ha compare
- 4 Bangladesh 50.83 kg/ha compare
- 4 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7.72 kg/ha compare
- 5 Belgium-Luxembourg 50.39 kg/ha compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.28 kg/ha compare
- 6 Egypt 38.18 kg/ha compare
- 7 Brazil 37.29 kg/ha compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 3.49 kg/ha compare
- 8 China 35.3 kg/ha compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.64 kg/ha compare
- 9 China, mainland 32 kg/ha compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 2.34 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 3.92 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.92 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0637 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 6th out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 (%).