Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 5.39 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) is 5.39 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 5.63 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5064 kg/ha, in 1961.
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 18th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5064 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.5262 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.566 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 0.5969 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 0.6271 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.6707 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 0.767 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 1968 | 0.8612 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 1969 | 0.8967 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.8834 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.9047 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 1.01 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1973 | 1.07 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 1.23 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 1975 | 1.38 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1976 | 1.45 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 1.65 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 1978 | 1.78 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 1.89 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 2.06 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 2.15 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 2.23 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 2.37 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 2.59 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 2.73 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 3.01 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 3.13 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 3.13 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 2.98 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 2.91 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 2.79 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 2.76 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 2.57 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 2.59 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 2.74 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 2.62 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 2.84 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 2.71 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 3.13 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 3.27 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 3.17 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 3.26 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 3.08 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 3.47 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 3.7 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 3.8 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 3.31 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 2.67 kg/ha | -19.4% |
| 2009 | 3.29 kg/ha | +23.0% |
| 2010 | 3.62 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 3.71 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 4.02 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 4.52 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 4.64 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 4.86 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 4.96 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 5.29 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 5.16 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 5.21 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 5.63 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 5.47 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 4.83 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 5.39 kg/ha | +11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6687 kg/ha | 0.5064 kg/ha | 0.8967 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.33 kg/ha | 0.8834 kg/ha | 1.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.64 kg/ha | 2.06 kg/ha | 3.13 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.77 kg/ha | 2.57 kg/ha | 3.13 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3 kg/ha | 2.67 kg/ha | 3.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6 kg/ha | 3.62 kg/ha | 5.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.33 kg/ha | 4.83 kg/ha | 5.63 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 15 India 21.52 kg/ha compare
- 15 Melanesia 0.986 kg/ha compare
- 16 Uruguay 20.58 kg/ha compare
- 17 Yugoslav SFR 18.23 kg/ha compare
- 17 Polynesia 0.3051 kg/ha compare
- 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
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 10.78 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.05 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 317,994 1000 ha (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 5.39 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.63 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5064 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 18th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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 (%).