Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Niger
Niger: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.0832 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Niger, 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 Niger is 0.0832 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 243.8% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Niger peaked at 0.1053 kg/ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 kg/ha, in 2012.
Niger ranks 172nd of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0034 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0034 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0034 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0034 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0034 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0034 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0034 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0028 kg/ha | -17.6% |
| 1969 | 0.003 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0029 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0032 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0045 kg/ha | +40.6% |
| 1973 | 0.004 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0028 kg/ha | -30.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0129 kg/ha | +360.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0236 kg/ha | +82.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0441 kg/ha | +86.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0385 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0391 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0454 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1053 kg/ha | +131.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0424 kg/ha | -59.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0087 kg/ha | -79.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0329 kg/ha | +278.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0489 kg/ha | +48.6% |
| 1986 | 0.022 kg/ha | -55.0% |
| 1987 | 0.031 kg/ha | +40.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0177 kg/ha | -42.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0299 kg/ha | +68.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0276 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 0.009 kg/ha | -67.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0134 kg/ha | +48.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0134 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0608 kg/ha | +353.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0809 kg/ha | +33.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0623 kg/ha | -23.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0561 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0499 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0437 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0371 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0301 kg/ha | -18.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0567 kg/ha | +88.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0395 kg/ha | -30.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0201 kg/ha | -49.1% |
| 2005 | 0.05 kg/ha | +148.8% |
| 2006 | 0.065 kg/ha | +30.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0639 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0111 kg/ha | -82.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0285 kg/ha | +156.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0565 kg/ha | +98.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0524 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 kg/ha | -98.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0598 kg/ha | +8442.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0452 kg/ha | -24.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 kg/ha | -96.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0038 kg/ha | +111.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0038 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0166 kg/ha | +336.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0166 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.015 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 0.015 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0242 kg/ha | +61.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0832 kg/ha | +243.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.0832 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7541 kg/ha, 11% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.0832 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8673 kg/ha, 10% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +8442.9% | 0.0007 kg/ha | 0.0598 kg/ha |
| 1975 | +360.7% | 0.0028 kg/ha | 0.0129 kg/ha |
| 1994 | +353.7% | 0.0134 kg/ha | 0.0608 kg/ha |
| 2018 | +336.8% | 0.0038 kg/ha | 0.0166 kg/ha |
| 1984 | +278.2% | 0.0087 kg/ha | 0.0329 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0033 kg/ha | 0.0028 kg/ha | 0.0034 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0176 kg/ha | 0.0028 kg/ha | 0.0441 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0384 kg/ha | 0.0087 kg/ha | 0.1053 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0417 kg/ha | 0.009 kg/ha | 0.0809 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0402 kg/ha | 0.0111 kg/ha | 0.065 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0257 kg/ha | 0.0007 kg/ha | 0.0598 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0343 kg/ha | 0.015 kg/ha | 0.0832 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 169 Uganda 0.2377 kg/ha compare
- 170 Sierra Leone 0.2174 kg/ha compare
- 171 Tonga 0.1688 kg/ha compare
- 173 Guinea 0.0097 kg/ha compare
- 174 South Sudan 0.0007 kg/ha compare
- 175 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kg/ha compare
- 175 Central African Republic 0 kg/ha compare
- 175 Cook Islands 0 kg/ha compare
- 175 Dominica 0 kg/ha compare
- 175 Eritrea 0 kg/ha compare
- 175 Guadeloupe 0 kg/ha compare
- 175 Kiribati 0 kg/ha compare
- 175 Mongolia 0 kg/ha compare
- 175 Nauru 0 kg/ha
- 175 Samoa 0 kg/ha compare
- 175 Solomon Islands 0 kg/ha compare
- 175 Vanuatu 0 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Niger
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % 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 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Niger?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Niger was 0.0832 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1053 kg/ha in 1981.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 kg/ha in 2012.
- How does Niger rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Niger ranks 172nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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 (%).