Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Namibia
Namibia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.3002 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Namibia, 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 Namibia stood at 0.3002 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 459.0% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Namibia peaked at 0.7037 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 kg/ha, in 2009.
That places Namibia 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1358 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.1358 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1358 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.135 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.135 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.135 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1344 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1344 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1344 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1339 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1335 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1335 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1335 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1335 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1335 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1331 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1331 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1329 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1329 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1327 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1327 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1327 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1317 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1317 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1317 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1317 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1317 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1317 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1317 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1317 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1317 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1317 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1246 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1163 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1063 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1063 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1063 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1063 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1063 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1063 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1063 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0782 kg/ha | -26.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1106 kg/ha | +41.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1813 kg/ha | +63.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1606 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1148 kg/ha | -28.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1576 kg/ha | +37.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0103 kg/ha | -93.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 kg/ha | -89.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2102 kg/ha | +19009.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1417 kg/ha | -32.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5206 kg/ha | +267.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3573 kg/ha | -31.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3261 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3213 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4871 kg/ha | +51.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3882 kg/ha | -20.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5521 kg/ha | +42.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7037 kg/ha | +27.5% |
| 2020 | 0.036 kg/ha | -94.9% |
| 2021 | 0.036 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0537 kg/ha | +49.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3002 kg/ha | +459.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.3002 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.72 kg/ha, 17% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.3002 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8673 kg/ha, 35% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +19009.1% | 0.0011 kg/ha | 0.2102 kg/ha |
| 2023 | +459.0% | 0.0537 kg/ha | 0.3002 kg/ha |
| 2012 | +267.4% | 0.1417 kg/ha | 0.5206 kg/ha |
| 2020 | -94.9% | 0.7037 kg/ha | 0.036 kg/ha |
| 2008 | -93.5% | 0.1576 kg/ha | 0.0103 kg/ha |
| 2009 | -89.3% | 0.0103 kg/ha | 0.0011 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1351 kg/ha | 0.1344 kg/ha | 0.1358 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1333 kg/ha | 0.1329 kg/ha | 0.1339 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.132 kg/ha | 0.1317 kg/ha | 0.1327 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1167 kg/ha | 0.1063 kg/ha | 0.1317 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1027 kg/ha | 0.0011 kg/ha | 0.1813 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4008 kg/ha | 0.1417 kg/ha | 0.7037 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1065 kg/ha | 0.036 kg/ha | 0.3002 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % 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 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Namibia?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Namibia was 0.3002 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7037 kg/ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 kg/ha in 2009.
- How does Namibia rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Namibia ranks 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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 (%).