Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 3.94 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 3.94 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 4.18 kg/ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.6241 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6241 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.6248 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.722 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 1964 | 0.8902 kg/ha | +23.3% |
| 1965 | 1.05 kg/ha | +18.1% |
| 1966 | 1.2 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 1967 | 1.29 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1968 | 1.32 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 1.43 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 1.65 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 1971 | 1.77 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 1.89 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 1.92 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 2.2 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1975 | 2.44 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 2.57 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 2.72 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 2.79 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 2.86 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 2.98 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 3.15 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 3.13 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 3.43 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 3.52 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 3.66 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 3.97 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 4.18 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 4.18 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 4.16 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 3.83 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 3.58 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 2.85 kg/ha | -20.4% |
| 1993 | 2.54 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 1994 | 2.03 kg/ha | -20.3% |
| 1995 | 1.89 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 2.03 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 1.89 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 2.03 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 2.29 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 2.21 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 2.1 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 2.21 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 1.93 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 2.09 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 2.07 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.03 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.93 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.54 kg/ha | -20.6% |
| 2009 | 1.97 kg/ha | +28.0% |
| 2010 | 2.22 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 2.48 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 2.75 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 2.72 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.66 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.77 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 2.95 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 3.17 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 3.02 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 3.39 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 3.72 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 3.93 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 3.7 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 3.94 kg/ha | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 kg/ha | 0.6241 kg/ha | 1.43 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.28 kg/ha | 1.65 kg/ha | 2.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.63 kg/ha | 2.98 kg/ha | 4.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5 kg/ha | 1.89 kg/ha | 3.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.01 kg/ha | 1.54 kg/ha | 2.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.81 kg/ha | 2.22 kg/ha | 3.39 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.82 kg/ha | 3.7 kg/ha | 3.94 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.124 kg/ha compare
- 18 New Caledonia 17.8 kg/ha compare
- 19 Uzbekistan 17.55 kg/ha compare
- 20 United Arab Emirates 17.52 kg/ha compare
- 21 Serbia 16.73 kg/ha compare
- 22 Colombia 16.09 kg/ha compare
- 23 Qatar 16.05 kg/ha compare
- 24 Chile 15.67 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.238 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 12.73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 316,092 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.96 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 863,406 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 43 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 224,322 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 3.94 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.18 kg/ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6241 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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 (%).