Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus was 4.58 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus in Southern Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus in Southern Asia stood at 4.58 million t.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus in Southern Asia peaked at 4.90 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 42,184 t, in 1961.
Southern Asia ranks 3rd of 38 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 116,014 t | 42,184 t | 202,495 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 421,342 t | 236,776 t | 719,586 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.20 million t | 796,108 t | 1.81 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.93 million t | 1.58 million t | 2.61 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.84 million t | 2.31 million t | 3.79 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.83 million t | 3.22 million t | 4.23 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.56 million t | 4.29 million t | 4.90 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus in Southern Asia?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus in Southern Asia was 4.58 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.90 million t in 2020.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,184 t in 1961.
- How does Southern Asia rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus?
- Southern Asia ranks 3rd out of 38 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus. 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 (%).