Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.3862 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Middle Africa, 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 Middle Africa is 0.3862 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 25.5% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Middle Africa peaked at 0.5187 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0285 kg/ha, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0674 kg/ha | 0.0285 kg/ha | 0.1437 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.241 kg/ha | 0.1954 kg/ha | 0.3837 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3053 kg/ha | 0.2023 kg/ha | 0.3953 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2306 kg/ha | 0.1858 kg/ha | 0.2947 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2515 kg/ha | 0.1964 kg/ha | 0.3229 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3507 kg/ha | 0.2904 kg/ha | 0.4604 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3993 kg/ha | 0.3336 kg/ha | 0.5187 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 13 Japan 23.84 kg/ha compare
- 14 Republic of Korea 21.91 kg/ha compare
- 15 India 21.52 kg/ha compare
- 16 Uruguay 20.58 kg/ha compare
- 17 Yugoslav SFR 18.23 kg/ha compare
- 18 New Caledonia 17.8 kg/ha compare
- 19 Uzbekistan 17.55 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel — Production 122.87 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 3,200 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 122.87 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Middle Africa?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Middle Africa was 0.3862 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5187 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0285 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Middle Africa rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Middle Africa ranks 16th out of 18 regions with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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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About this data
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 (%).