Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 8.08 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand is 8.08 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.6% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in New Zealand peaked at 24.36 kg/ha in 1973 and was at its lowest, 8.08 kg/ha, in 2023.
That places New Zealand 55th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.37 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 12.34 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1963 | 14.76 kg/ha | +19.6% |
| 1964 | 19.58 kg/ha | +32.7% |
| 1965 | 18.36 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 16.45 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1967 | 15.15 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1968 | 17.42 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 1969 | 18 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 17.24 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 18.63 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 19.11 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 24.36 kg/ha | +27.5% |
| 1974 | 16.48 kg/ha | -32.3% |
| 1975 | 20.32 kg/ha | +23.3% |
| 1976 | 19.57 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 20.13 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 20.91 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 19.87 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 17.1 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 1981 | 16.11 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 14.7 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1983 | 15.91 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 14.62 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 12.77 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 1986 | 10.56 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 1987 | 12.13 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 1988 | 9.27 kg/ha | -23.6% |
| 1989 | 12.85 kg/ha | +38.7% |
| 1990 | 10.94 kg/ha | -14.9% |
| 1991 | 13.66 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1992 | 16.09 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 1993 | 19.26 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 1994 | 19.26 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 19.2 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 18.95 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 18.55 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 18.28 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 19.48 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 21.93 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 22.92 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 19.36 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 2003 | 20.01 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 19.88 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 19.19 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 18.58 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 16.53 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 12.98 kg/ha | -21.5% |
| 2009 | 11.16 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 11.49 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 12.63 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 11.13 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 11.08 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 10.91 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 12.19 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 10.44 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 12.56 kg/ha | +20.3% |
| 2018 | 12.25 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 11.32 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 11.54 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 9.43 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 2022 | 10.86 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 8.08 kg/ha | -25.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.94 kg/ha | 11.37 kg/ha | 19.58 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.66 kg/ha | 16.48 kg/ha | 24.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.6 kg/ha | 9.27 kg/ha | 17.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.37 kg/ha | 10.94 kg/ha | 19.48 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.26 kg/ha | 11.16 kg/ha | 22.92 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6 kg/ha | 10.44 kg/ha | 12.63 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.98 kg/ha | 8.08 kg/ha | 11.54 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -11.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0149 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -20.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in New Zealand?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in New Zealand was 8.08 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 24.36 kg/ha in 1973.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.08 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- New Zealand ranks 55th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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 (%).