Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Rwanda
Rwanda: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 4.78 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda is 4.78 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.3% on the previous year and up 302.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Rwanda peaked at 5.45 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0089 kg/ha, in 2011.
Rwanda ranks 104th of 186 countries 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0227 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0223 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.022 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0216 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0213 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.021 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0207 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0204 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0175 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0124 kg/ha | -29.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0117 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0183 kg/ha | +56.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0271 kg/ha | +48.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0444 kg/ha | +63.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0335 kg/ha | -24.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0362 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0452 kg/ha | +24.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0445 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0437 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.043 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0411 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1217 kg/ha | +196.1% |
| 1983 | 0.04 kg/ha | -67.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1968 kg/ha | +392.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0779 kg/ha | -60.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1235 kg/ha | +58.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1497 kg/ha | +21.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0582 kg/ha | -61.1% |
| 1989 | 0.054 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3786 kg/ha | +601.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1843 kg/ha | -51.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0445 kg/ha | -75.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3775 kg/ha | +748.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3037 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1735 kg/ha | -42.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0413 kg/ha | -76.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0788 kg/ha | +90.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0387 kg/ha | -50.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0372 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0334 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 0.031 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.243 kg/ha | +683.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2425 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1899 kg/ha | -21.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3312 kg/ha | +74.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4646 kg/ha | +40.3% |
| 2007 | 1.29 kg/ha | +177.2% |
| 2008 | 1.31 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1353 kg/ha | -89.6% |
| 2010 | 0.071 kg/ha | -47.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0089 kg/ha | -87.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8071 kg/ha | +8968.5% |
| 2013 | 1.19 kg/ha | +47.3% |
| 2014 | 1.27 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 2 kg/ha | +57.8% |
| 2016 | 1.59 kg/ha | -20.5% |
| 2017 | 3.4 kg/ha | +114.5% |
| 2018 | 2.22 kg/ha | -34.8% |
| 2019 | 4.41 kg/ha | +98.6% |
| 2020 | 4.73 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 4.4 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 5.45 kg/ha | +23.8% |
| 2023 | 4.78 kg/ha | -12.3% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 4.78 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7541 kg/ha, 6.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 4.78 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8673 kg/ha, 5.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +8968.5% | 0.0089 kg/ha | 0.8071 kg/ha |
| 1993 | +748.3% | 0.0445 kg/ha | 0.3775 kg/ha |
| 2002 | +683.9% | 0.031 kg/ha | 0.243 kg/ha |
| 1990 | +601.1% | 0.054 kg/ha | 0.3786 kg/ha |
| 1984 | +392.0% | 0.04 kg/ha | 0.1968 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0211 kg/ha | 0.0175 kg/ha | 0.0227 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0317 kg/ha | 0.0117 kg/ha | 0.0452 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0906 kg/ha | 0.04 kg/ha | 0.1968 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1658 kg/ha | 0.0372 kg/ha | 0.3786 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4266 kg/ha | 0.031 kg/ha | 1.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7 kg/ha | 0.0089 kg/ha | 4.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.84 kg/ha | 4.4 kg/ha | 5.45 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.35 °C (2013)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0359 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Rwanda?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Rwanda was 4.78 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 5.45 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0089 kg/ha in 2011.
- How does Rwanda rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Rwanda ranks 104th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 302.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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 (%).