Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Madagascar
Madagascar: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.449 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.449 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 24.6% on the previous year and up 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Madagascar peaked at 0.8322 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0215 kg/ha, in 1961.
Madagascar ranks 163rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0215 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0265 kg/ha | +23.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1047 kg/ha | +295.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2392 kg/ha | +128.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2958 kg/ha | +23.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3841 kg/ha | +29.9% |
| 1967 | 0.4939 kg/ha | +28.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3469 kg/ha | -29.8% |
| 1969 | 0.6308 kg/ha | +81.8% |
| 1970 | 0.6439 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4694 kg/ha | -27.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5796 kg/ha | +23.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3495 kg/ha | -39.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1092 kg/ha | -68.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2372 kg/ha | +117.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1301 kg/ha | -45.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1322 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2173 kg/ha | +64.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1444 kg/ha | -33.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2868 kg/ha | +98.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1985 kg/ha | -30.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4219 kg/ha | +112.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4868 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 1984 | 0.138 kg/ha | -71.7% |
| 1985 | 0.191 kg/ha | +38.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2925 kg/ha | +53.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1973 kg/ha | -32.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4675 kg/ha | +136.9% |
| 1989 | 0.138 kg/ha | -70.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3328 kg/ha | +141.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3032 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2117 kg/ha | -30.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1966 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3331 kg/ha | +69.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3368 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5802 kg/ha | +72.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3743 kg/ha | -35.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3416 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2825 kg/ha | -17.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3689 kg/ha | +30.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3486 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.216 kg/ha | -38.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1162 kg/ha | -46.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2315 kg/ha | +99.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5532 kg/ha | +139.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2505 kg/ha | -54.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3087 kg/ha | +23.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2872 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1983 kg/ha | -31.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2471 kg/ha | +24.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2042 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2737 kg/ha | +34.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2802 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.478 kg/ha | +70.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3249 kg/ha | -32.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5276 kg/ha | +62.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4746 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5475 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7318 kg/ha | +33.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8322 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6116 kg/ha | -26.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3603 kg/ha | -41.1% |
| 2023 | 0.449 kg/ha | +24.6% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.449 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7541 kg/ha, 60% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.449 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8673 kg/ha, 52% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2826 kg/ha | 0.0215 kg/ha | 0.6308 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3013 kg/ha | 0.1092 kg/ha | 0.6439 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2818 kg/ha | 0.138 kg/ha | 0.4868 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3293 kg/ha | 0.1966 kg/ha | 0.5802 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2879 kg/ha | 0.1162 kg/ha | 0.5532 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.409 kg/ha | 0.2042 kg/ha | 0.7318 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5633 kg/ha | 0.3603 kg/ha | 0.8322 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2369 % 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 -1.01 % 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 Madagascar?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Madagascar was 0.449 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8322 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0215 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Madagascar ranks 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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 (%).