Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Uganda
Uganda: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.2377 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Uganda, 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 Uganda is 0.2377 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Uganda peaked at 0.3031 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 kg/ha, in 1988.
Uganda ranks 169th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1194 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.1166 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1229 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1163 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1343 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1517 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1184 kg/ha | -22.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1323 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1013 kg/ha | -23.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1751 kg/ha | +72.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2167 kg/ha | +23.8% |
| 1972 | 0.171 kg/ha | -21.1% |
| 1973 | 0.202 kg/ha | +18.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1077 kg/ha | -46.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0532 kg/ha | -50.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0339 kg/ha | -36.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0394 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0233 kg/ha | -40.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0155 kg/ha | -33.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0077 kg/ha | -50.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0076 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0075 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0069 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0067 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0075 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0082 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0243 kg/ha | +196.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 kg/ha | -96.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0036 kg/ha | +350.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0064 kg/ha | +77.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0189 kg/ha | +195.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0063 kg/ha | -66.7% |
| 1993 | 0.025 kg/ha | +296.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0249 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0124 kg/ha | -50.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0124 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0124 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0574 kg/ha | +362.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0805 kg/ha | +40.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1023 kg/ha | +27.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0581 kg/ha | -43.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1204 kg/ha | +107.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1622 kg/ha | +34.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1764 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 0.108 kg/ha | -38.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1141 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.112 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2769 kg/ha | +147.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2057 kg/ha | -25.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1369 kg/ha | -33.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1246 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1694 kg/ha | +36.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1967 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1608 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2833 kg/ha | +76.2% |
| 2016 | 0.115 kg/ha | -59.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1898 kg/ha | +65.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2943 kg/ha | +55.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3031 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1931 kg/ha | -36.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1931 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2461 kg/ha | +27.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2377 kg/ha | -3.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.2377 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7541 kg/ha, 32% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.2377 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8673 kg/ha, 27% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +362.9% | 0.0124 kg/ha | 0.0574 kg/ha |
| 1989 | +350.0% | 0.0008 kg/ha | 0.0036 kg/ha |
| 1993 | +296.8% | 0.0063 kg/ha | 0.025 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1237 kg/ha | 0.1013 kg/ha | 0.1517 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1038 kg/ha | 0.0155 kg/ha | 0.2167 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0081 kg/ha | 0.0008 kg/ha | 0.0243 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0257 kg/ha | 0.0063 kg/ha | 0.0805 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1436 kg/ha | 0.0581 kg/ha | 0.2769 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1974 kg/ha | 0.115 kg/ha | 0.3031 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2175 kg/ha | 0.1931 kg/ha | 0.2461 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.255 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.23 % 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 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Uganda?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Uganda was 0.2377 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3031 kg/ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 kg/ha in 1988.
- How does Uganda rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Uganda ranks 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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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About this data
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 (%).