Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 7.95 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe, 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 Southern Europe is 7.95 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 15.9% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe peaked at 16.01 kg/ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 6.85 kg/ha, in 2022.
That places Southern Europe 11th out of 29 groups 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 Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.22 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 7.49 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 7.65 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 8.01 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 8.48 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 8.64 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 9.24 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 9.84 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 10.19 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 10.43 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 11.58 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1972 | 12.32 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 12.15 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 10.8 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1975 | 11.5 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 12.73 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 12.46 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 15.13 kg/ha | +21.4% |
| 1979 | 15.5 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 14.23 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1981 | 13.08 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 13.79 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 13.79 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 14.14 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 14.57 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 14.98 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 16.01 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 15.36 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 14.39 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 14.4 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 13.6 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 12.33 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 12.44 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 12.68 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 12.52 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 13.7 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 13.25 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 13.89 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 13.92 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 13.03 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 12.6 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 12.6 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.46 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 12.41 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 11.26 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 11.31 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 12.44 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 6.87 kg/ha | -44.8% |
| 2009 | 7.84 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 8.53 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 8.62 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.48 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 9.46 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 8.84 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 8.8 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 9.38 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 9.35 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 9.23 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 10.41 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 10.82 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 8.03 kg/ha | -25.8% |
| 2022 | 6.85 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 7.95 kg/ha | +15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.53 kg/ha | 7.22 kg/ha | 10.19 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.46 kg/ha | 10.43 kg/ha | 15.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.43 kg/ha | 13.08 kg/ha | 16.01 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.27 kg/ha | 12.33 kg/ha | 14.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.28 kg/ha | 6.87 kg/ha | 13.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.11 kg/ha | 8.48 kg/ha | 10.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.41 kg/ha | 6.85 kg/ha | 10.82 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 8 China 35.3 kg/ha compare
- 9 China, mainland 32 kg/ha compare
- 10 China, Hong Kong SAR 31.97 kg/ha compare
- 11 USSR 28.81 kg/ha compare
- 12 Belize 27.3 kg/ha compare
- 13 Japan 23.84 kg/ha compare
- 14 Republic of Korea 21.91 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.66 Percentage change (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 471,515 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 339,745 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe was 7.95 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 16.01 kg/ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.85 kg/ha in 2022.
- How does Southern Europe rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Southern Europe ranks 11th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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 (%).