Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus in Western Asia
Western Asia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus was 409,421 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus in Western Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 409,421 t for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.2% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus in Western Asia peaked at 574,626 t in 1993 and was at its lowest, 29,173 t, in 1961.
Western Asia ranks 10th of 38 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66,300 t | 29,173 t | 123,039 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 223,796 t | 118,782 t | 360,331 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 397,119 t | 296,246 t | 478,037 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 480,325 t | 415,541 t | 574,626 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 391,807 t | 279,606 t | 463,869 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 371,058 t | 324,055 t | 429,572 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 388,474 t | 349,315 t | 440,439 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 7 Bangladesh 447,223 t compare
- 8 Pakistan 433,926 t compare
- 9 Russian Federation 382,611 t compare
- 10 Indonesia 318,578 t compare
- 11 Argentina 285,201 t compare
- 12 Australia and New Zealand 276,641 t compare
- 13 Australia 271,856 t 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)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 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 in Western Asia?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus in Western Asia was 409,421 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 574,626 t in 1993.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,173 t in 1961.
- How does Western Asia rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus?
- Western Asia ranks 10th out of 38 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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. 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 (%).