Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Morocco
Morocco: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 6.09 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Morocco, 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 Morocco stood at 6.09 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.0% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Morocco peaked at 10.14 kg/ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8211 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Morocco 84th out of 186 countries 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 Morocco, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8211 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.19 kg/ha | +44.9% |
| 1963 | 1.07 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1964 | 1.28 kg/ha | +19.5% |
| 1965 | 1.35 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 1.18 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 1967 | 1.82 kg/ha | +54.6% |
| 1968 | 2.25 kg/ha | +23.6% |
| 1969 | 2.16 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 1.81 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 1971 | 2.04 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 1972 | 2.1 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 2.42 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 1974 | 3.02 kg/ha | +24.8% |
| 1975 | 3.42 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 1976 | 3.67 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 3.42 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 3.49 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 3.54 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 4.47 kg/ha | +26.2% |
| 1981 | 3.8 kg/ha | -14.9% |
| 1982 | 3.82 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 4.48 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 1984 | 4.66 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 5.27 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 1986 | 5.49 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 5.23 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 5.39 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 4.99 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 5.19 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 4.24 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 1992 | 4.24 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 4.14 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 4.13 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 3.2 kg/ha | -22.5% |
| 1996 | 4.29 kg/ha | +34.1% |
| 1997 | 3.89 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 3.85 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 4.21 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 4.42 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 4.54 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 7.55 kg/ha | +66.1% |
| 2003 | 6.82 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 5.39 kg/ha | -21.1% |
| 2005 | 5.61 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 5.3 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 5.67 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 4.54 kg/ha | -19.8% |
| 2009 | 4.83 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 8.55 kg/ha | +76.9% |
| 2011 | 9.06 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 9.69 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 10.14 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 9.76 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 9.77 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.84 kg/ha | -40.2% |
| 2017 | 6.18 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 5.44 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 5.49 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 4.56 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 5.21 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 7.34 kg/ha | +41.0% |
| 2023 | 6.09 kg/ha | -17.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 6.09 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.72 kg/ha, 3.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 6.09 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.95 kg/ha, 88% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.46 kg/ha | 0.8211 kg/ha | 2.25 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.89 kg/ha | 1.81 kg/ha | 3.67 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.76 kg/ha | 3.8 kg/ha | 5.49 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.14 kg/ha | 3.2 kg/ha | 5.19 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.47 kg/ha | 4.42 kg/ha | 7.55 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.99 kg/ha | 5.44 kg/ha | 10.14 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8 kg/ha | 4.56 kg/ha | 7.34 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Morocco?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Morocco was 6.09 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 10.14 kg/ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8211 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Morocco rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Morocco ranks 84th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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 (%).