Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Spain
Spain: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 7.67 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Spain stood at 7.67 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Spain peaked at 15.42 kg/ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5.42 kg/ha, in 2008.
That places Spain 59th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Spain, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.48 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 6.51 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 6.57 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 6.62 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 6.47 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 6.81 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 7.53 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 1968 | 8.78 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 1969 | 8.61 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 8.87 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 9.34 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 9.72 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 11 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 1974 | 10.61 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 8.84 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 1976 | 11.61 kg/ha | +31.4% |
| 1977 | 7.91 kg/ha | -31.8% |
| 1978 | 9.8 kg/ha | +23.9% |
| 1979 | 10.28 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 10.12 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 7.35 kg/ha | -27.3% |
| 1982 | 8.99 kg/ha | +22.2% |
| 1983 | 8.48 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 9.15 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 10.08 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 10.54 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 11.49 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 11.48 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 11.89 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 11.55 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 10.89 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 9.26 kg/ha | -15.0% |
| 1993 | 11.06 kg/ha | +19.5% |
| 1994 | 11.5 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 11.82 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 13.23 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 13.47 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 15.42 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 15.3 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 13.54 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 14.59 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 14.76 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 13.61 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 14.25 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 11.95 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 11.33 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 13.54 kg/ha | +19.5% |
| 2008 | 5.42 kg/ha | -60.0% |
| 2009 | 7.44 kg/ha | +37.3% |
| 2010 | 8.92 kg/ha | +19.9% |
| 2011 | 9.21 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 9.36 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 10.95 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 10.17 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 10.14 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 10.84 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 11.08 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 11.38 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 12.69 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 12.11 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 9.62 kg/ha | -20.5% |
| 2022 | 6.57 kg/ha | -31.7% |
| 2023 | 7.67 kg/ha | +16.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 7.67 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.31 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Spain's 7.67 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.3 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -60.0% | 13.54 kg/ha | 5.42 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.15 kg/ha | 6.47 kg/ha | 8.78 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.8 kg/ha | 7.91 kg/ha | 11.61 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.96 kg/ha | 7.35 kg/ha | 11.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.35 kg/ha | 9.26 kg/ha | 15.42 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.04 kg/ha | 5.42 kg/ha | 14.76 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.47 kg/ha | 8.92 kg/ha | 12.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.99 kg/ha | 6.57 kg/ha | 12.11 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Spain?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Spain was 7.67 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 15.42 kg/ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.42 kg/ha in 2008.
- How does Spain rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Spain ranks 59th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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 (%).