Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 20.58 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 20.58 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and down 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Uruguay peaked at 34.47 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.72 kg/ha, in 1961.
Uruguay ranks 16th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.72 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.8 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 3.69 kg/ha | +31.7% |
| 1964 | 4.77 kg/ha | +29.2% |
| 1965 | 4.53 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 6.36 kg/ha | +40.3% |
| 1967 | 6.37 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 9.4 kg/ha | +47.7% |
| 1969 | 8.18 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 1970 | 9.52 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 1971 | 13.71 kg/ha | +43.9% |
| 1972 | 13.44 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 9.86 kg/ha | -26.6% |
| 1974 | 8.57 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 1975 | 7.77 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1976 | 11.48 kg/ha | +47.7% |
| 1977 | 11.23 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 10.28 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1979 | 15.81 kg/ha | +53.7% |
| 1980 | 15.22 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 11.38 kg/ha | -25.2% |
| 1982 | 9.98 kg/ha | -12.3% |
| 1983 | 5.89 kg/ha | -41.0% |
| 1984 | 8.51 kg/ha | +44.5% |
| 1985 | 11.62 kg/ha | +36.6% |
| 1986 | 11.13 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 12.35 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1988 | 10.62 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 1989 | 12.75 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1990 | 12.57 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 14.05 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1992 | 13.46 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 15.4 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 10.26 kg/ha | -33.3% |
| 1995 | 11.62 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 1996 | 29.51 kg/ha | +154.0% |
| 1997 | 22.93 kg/ha | -22.3% |
| 1998 | 18.5 kg/ha | -19.3% |
| 1999 | 14.97 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 2000 | 15.61 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 16.93 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 16.89 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 22.66 kg/ha | +34.2% |
| 2004 | 24.18 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 27.51 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 25.38 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 29.04 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 18.28 kg/ha | -37.1% |
| 2009 | 17.5 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 20.65 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 22.12 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 23.87 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 33.6 kg/ha | +40.7% |
| 2014 | 24.97 kg/ha | -25.7% |
| 2015 | 17.92 kg/ha | -28.3% |
| 2016 | 21.92 kg/ha | +22.4% |
| 2017 | 27.22 kg/ha | +24.2% |
| 2018 | 24.17 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 22.55 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 26.43 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 34.47 kg/ha | +30.4% |
| 2022 | 18.1 kg/ha | -47.5% |
| 2023 | 20.58 kg/ha | +13.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 20.58 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.31 kg/ha, 2.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 20.58 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.56 kg/ha, 3.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Uruguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +154.0% | 11.62 kg/ha | 29.51 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.43 kg/ha | 2.72 kg/ha | 9.4 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.17 kg/ha | 7.77 kg/ha | 15.81 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.94 kg/ha | 5.89 kg/ha | 15.22 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.33 kg/ha | 10.26 kg/ha | 29.51 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.4 kg/ha | 15.61 kg/ha | 29.04 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.9 kg/ha | 17.92 kg/ha | 33.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9 kg/ha | 18.1 kg/ha | 34.47 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 13 Japan 23.84 kg/ha compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.3 kg/ha compare
- 14 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.09 kg/ha compare
- 14 Republic of Korea 21.91 kg/ha compare
- 15 India 21.52 kg/ha compare
- 15 Melanesia 0.986 kg/ha compare
- 17 Yugoslav SFR 18.23 kg/ha compare
- 17 Polynesia 0.3051 kg/ha compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.124 kg/ha compare
- 18 New Caledonia 17.8 kg/ha compare
- 19 Uzbekistan 17.55 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Uruguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.96 % 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 3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Uruguay?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Uruguay was 20.58 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 34.47 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.72 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Uruguay rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Uruguay ranks 16th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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 (%).