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

Latest (2023)
20.58 kg/ha
Change on year
up 13.7%
World rank
17th
of 201 countries
All-time high
34.47 kg/ha
in 2021
All-time low
2.72 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Uruguay, 1961–2023

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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 17th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 14 Japan 23.84 kg/ha compare
  2. 15 Republic of Korea 21.91 kg/ha compare
  3. 16 India 21.52 kg/ha compare
  4. 18 Yugoslav SFR 18.23 kg/ha compare
  5. 19 New Caledonia 17.8 kg/ha compare
  6. 20 Uzbekistan 17.55 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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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 17th out of 201 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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Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,497 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).