Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Paraguay
Paraguay: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 14.17 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Paraguay, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 14.17 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.9% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Paraguay peaked at 21.51 kg/ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1029 kg/ha, in 1976.
That places Paraguay 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2688 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.3182 kg/ha | +18.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4152 kg/ha | +30.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5015 kg/ha | +20.8% |
| 1965 | 0.5612 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1966 | 0.6161 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1967 | 0.7109 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 1968 | 0.8092 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 1969 | 0.952 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 1970 | 1.57 kg/ha | +65.0% |
| 1971 | 0.9067 kg/ha | -42.3% |
| 1972 | 0.9305 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1287 kg/ha | -86.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3345 kg/ha | +159.9% |
| 1975 | 0.203 kg/ha | -39.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1029 kg/ha | -49.3% |
| 1977 | 0.221 kg/ha | +114.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3195 kg/ha | +44.6% |
| 1979 | 0.8309 kg/ha | +160.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8614 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 1.15 kg/ha | +33.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8708 kg/ha | -24.3% |
| 1983 | 1.22 kg/ha | +40.0% |
| 1984 | 1.61 kg/ha | +32.4% |
| 1985 | 1.03 kg/ha | -35.9% |
| 1986 | 1.06 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 1.71 kg/ha | +61.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7791 kg/ha | -54.4% |
| 1989 | 2.57 kg/ha | +229.3% |
| 1990 | 2.2 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 1991 | 2.62 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 1992 | 2.65 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9071 kg/ha | -65.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8536 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8084 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8085 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.56 kg/ha | +340.0% |
| 1998 | 4.35 kg/ha | +22.2% |
| 1999 | 3.7 kg/ha | -14.9% |
| 2000 | 3.63 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 3.22 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 9 kg/ha | +179.7% |
| 2003 | 12.17 kg/ha | +35.1% |
| 2004 | 14.35 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 12.84 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 14.03 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 16.71 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 2008 | 13.18 kg/ha | -21.1% |
| 2009 | 14.17 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 16.63 kg/ha | +17.4% |
| 2011 | 21.51 kg/ha | +29.4% |
| 2012 | 17.06 kg/ha | -20.7% |
| 2013 | 17.54 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 17.5 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 16.02 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 16.62 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 16.68 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 17.42 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 16.29 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 17.53 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 17.09 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 11.91 kg/ha | -30.3% |
| 2023 | 14.17 kg/ha | +18.9% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 14.17 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.79 kg/ha, 2.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 14.17 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.56 kg/ha, 2.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Paraguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +340.0% | 0.8085 kg/ha | 3.56 kg/ha |
| 1989 | +229.3% | 0.7791 kg/ha | 2.57 kg/ha |
| 2002 | +179.7% | 3.22 kg/ha | 9 kg/ha |
| 1974 | +159.9% | 0.1287 kg/ha | 0.3345 kg/ha |
| 1979 | +160.1% | 0.3195 kg/ha | 0.8309 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5726 kg/ha | 0.2688 kg/ha | 0.952 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5548 kg/ha | 0.1029 kg/ha | 1.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.29 kg/ha | 0.7791 kg/ha | 2.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.25 kg/ha | 0.8084 kg/ha | 4.35 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.33 kg/ha | 3.22 kg/ha | 16.71 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.33 kg/ha | 16.02 kg/ha | 21.51 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.18 kg/ha | 11.91 kg/ha | 17.53 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 26 Côte d'Ivoire 1.91 kg/ha compare
- 26 Slovenia 15.12 kg/ha compare
- 27 Czechoslovakia 14.92 kg/ha compare
- 27 Caribbean 1.15 kg/ha compare
- 28 Montenegro 14.44 kg/ha compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 0.1453 kg/ha compare
- 30 Pakistan 14 kg/ha compare
- 31 Canada 11.87 kg/ha compare
- 32 Malaysia 11.6 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Paraguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.45 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.698 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.19 % 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 0.2789 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Paraguay?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Paraguay was 14.17 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 21.51 kg/ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1029 kg/ha in 1976.
- How does Paraguay rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Paraguay ranks 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay 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 (%).