Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Asia
Western Asia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 9.15 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Asia, 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 Western Asia stood at 9.15 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 17.0% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Asia peaked at 11.59 kg/ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.6608 kg/ha, in 1961.
Western Asia ranks 9th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.45 kg/ha | 0.6608 kg/ha | 2.63 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.72 kg/ha | 2.55 kg/ha | 7.58 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.27 kg/ha | 6.12 kg/ha | 9.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.89 kg/ha | 8.43 kg/ha | 11.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.46 kg/ha | 6.31 kg/ha | 9.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4 kg/ha | 7.26 kg/ha | 9.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.74 kg/ha | 7.83 kg/ha | 9.98 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 6 Egypt 38.18 kg/ha compare
- 7 Brazil 37.29 kg/ha compare
- 8 China (People’s Republic of) 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
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Asia?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Asia was 9.15 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.59 kg/ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6608 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Western Asia rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Western Asia ranks 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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 (%).