Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area by country
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...
Countries reporting
203
Highest
699.52 kg/ha
Faroe Islands
Lowest
-13.65 kg/ha
Guyana
Median
2.5 kg/ha
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,500
What the numbers show
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 699.52 kg/ha in Faroe Islands; the lowest is -13.65 kg/ha in Guyana.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.5 kg/ha, and the mean is 12.37 kg/ha.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 51.
Over the past decade 87 countries rose and 116 fell. The largest increase was in Samoa (up 2,520.2%), and the largest decrease in Nepal (down 6,264.3%).
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroe Islands | 699.52 kg/ha | 2023 | down 62.6% | falling |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 21.77 kg/ha | 2023 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Singapore | 337.95 kg/ha | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 3 | Kuwait | 153.02 kg/ha | 2023 | up 194.4% | falling |
| 3 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 6.08 kg/ha | 2023 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 4 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 132.43 kg/ha | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 4 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5.06 kg/ha | 2023 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 5 | Brunei Darussalam | 106.88 kg/ha | 2023 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Türkiye | 2.94 kg/ha | 2023 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Montenegro | 75.01 kg/ha | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 6 | Cabo Verde | 4.62 kg/ha | 2023 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 2.04 kg/ha | 2023 | up 191.3% | volatile |
| 7 | China, Taiwan Province of | 59.1 kg/ha | 2023 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 7 | Polynesia | 1.22 kg/ha | 2023 | up 1,504.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 50.61 kg/ha | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 9 | Trinidad and Tobago | 49.07 kg/ha | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.2966 kg/ha | 2023 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Barbados | 46.2 kg/ha | 2023 | up 94.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Qatar | 43.56 kg/ha | 2023 | up 67.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | -0.7259 kg/ha | 2023 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 12 | New Caledonia | 35.09 kg/ha | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 12 | United Republic of Tanzania | -1.44 kg/ha | 2023 | up 47.7% | falling |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 32.66 kg/ha | 2023 | up 166.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Republic of Moldova | -1.48 kg/ha | 2023 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Republic of Korea | 30.3 kg/ha | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 15 | Mongolia | 29.94 kg/ha | 2023 | up 89.1% | rising |
| 15 | Melanesia | -1.75 kg/ha | 2023 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Malta | 28.32 kg/ha | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -2.01 kg/ha | 2023 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 17 | Cook Islands | 26.86 kg/ha | 2023 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Syrian Arab Republic | -3.04 kg/ha | 2023 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Switzerland | 23.85 kg/ha | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 18 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | -52.38 kg/ha | 2023 | down 963.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Japan | 22.49 kg/ha | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 20 | Tuvalu | 22.06 kg/ha | 2023 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Colombia | 21.84 kg/ha | 2023 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Cyprus | 21.16 kg/ha | 2023 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 23 | Ireland | 20.35 kg/ha | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 23 | Caribbean | -0.702 kg/ha | 2023 | down 128.8% | volatile |
| 24 | China | 19.97 kg/ha | 2023 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Belize | 19.85 kg/ha | 2023 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 19.76 kg/ha | 2023 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Belgium | 19.25 kg/ha | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | -1.57 kg/ha | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 28 | Slovenia | 18.37 kg/ha | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 29 | Seychelles | 17.96 kg/ha | 2023 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 30 | China, mainland | 16.57 kg/ha | 2023 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Iceland | 16.36 kg/ha | 2023 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 16.05 kg/ha | 2023 | up 81.0% | rising |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 15.57 kg/ha | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 34 | Bahamas | 15.22 kg/ha | 2023 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 35 | Chile | 14.5 kg/ha | 2023 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 14.2 kg/ha | 1999 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 37 | Uruguay | 14.07 kg/ha | 2023 | down 41.7% | rising |
| 38 | Puerto Rico | 13.93 kg/ha | 2023 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Brazil | 13.89 kg/ha | 2023 | down 32.7% | rising |
| 40 | Bahrain | 12.71 kg/ha | 2023 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Pakistan | 11.95 kg/ha | 2023 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 11.68 kg/ha | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 43 | Turkmenistan | 11.28 kg/ha | 2023 | up 182.9% | volatile |
| 44 | India | 10.78 kg/ha | 2023 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Spain | 10.2 kg/ha | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 46 | Honduras | 9.47 kg/ha | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Belarus | 9.29 kg/ha | 2023 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 48 | Egypt | 8.92 kg/ha | 2023 | up 174.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Portugal | 8.9 kg/ha | 2023 | down 35.7% | rising |
| 50 | Saint Lucia | 8.52 kg/ha | 2023 | up 74.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Panama | 8.09 kg/ha | 2023 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 52 | USSR | 8.02 kg/ha | 1991 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Jamaica | 7.93 kg/ha | 2023 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Burundi | 7.83 kg/ha | 2023 | up 1,509.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.76 kg/ha | 2023 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Norway | 7.75 kg/ha | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 57 | Denmark | 7.56 kg/ha | 2023 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Guadeloupe | 7.32 kg/ha | 2023 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 59 | El Salvador | 7.27 kg/ha | 2023 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.11 kg/ha | 2023 | up 17.2% | flat |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | 6.85 kg/ha | 2023 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Djibouti | 6.83 kg/ha | 2023 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 63 | Albania | 6.11 kg/ha | 2023 | down 54.1% | flat |
| 64 | Serbia | 6.01 kg/ha | 2023 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Nauru | 5.72 kg/ha | 2023 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Ecuador | 5.55 kg/ha | 2023 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 67 | Botswana | 5.25 kg/ha | 2023 | up 213.2% | rising |
| 68 | Austria | 5.11 kg/ha | 2023 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Malaysia | 5.03 kg/ha | 2023 | down 37.9% | rising |
| 70 | Thailand | 5 kg/ha | 2023 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Georgia | 4.56 kg/ha | 2023 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Greece | 4.55 kg/ha | 2023 | up 341.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Iraq | 4.39 kg/ha | 2023 | up 107.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Guatemala | 4.33 kg/ha | 2023 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Mexico | 4.09 kg/ha | 2023 | up 130.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Italy | 3.97 kg/ha | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 77 | Finland | 3.81 kg/ha | 2023 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Nicaragua | 3.7 kg/ha | 2023 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.69 kg/ha | 2023 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Tajikistan | 3.66 kg/ha | 2023 | up 346.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Romania | 3.6 kg/ha | 2023 | up 99.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Fiji | 3.48 kg/ha | 2023 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Malawi | 3.44 kg/ha | 2023 | up 383.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Peru | 3.31 kg/ha | 2023 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Libya | 3.24 kg/ha | 2023 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Zambia | 3.21 kg/ha | 2023 | up 121.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Tunisia | 3.21 kg/ha | 2023 | up 88.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Sweden | 2.99 kg/ha | 2023 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Zimbabwe | 2.94 kg/ha | 2023 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Grenada | 2.87 kg/ha | 2023 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Kenya | 2.86 kg/ha | 2023 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Gabon | 2.85 kg/ha | 2023 | up 650.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Latvia | 2.71 kg/ha | 2023 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Canada | 2.66 kg/ha | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.61 kg/ha | 2023 | up 391.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Morocco | 2.51 kg/ha | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 97 | North Macedonia | 2.5 kg/ha | 2023 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 98 | Poland | 2.32 kg/ha | 2023 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Croatia | 2.23 kg/ha | 2023 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.12 kg/ha | 2023 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Haiti | 2.12 kg/ha | 2023 | up 280.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Israel | 2.09 kg/ha | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 103 | Tonga | 2.01 kg/ha | 2023 | up 163.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Jordan | 1.94 kg/ha | 2023 | up 228.4% | volatile |
| 105 | South Africa | 1.7 kg/ha | 2023 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Samoa | 1.38 kg/ha | 2023 | up 2,520.2% | volatile |
| 107 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.35 kg/ha | 2023 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Indonesia | 1.31 kg/ha | 2023 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Cuba | 1.21 kg/ha | 2023 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Lebanon | 1.14 kg/ha | 2023 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Bhutan | 1.06 kg/ha | 2023 | up 169.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Namibia | 1.05 kg/ha | 2023 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 113 | South Sudan | 0.9453 kg/ha | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 114 | Estonia | 0.9208 kg/ha | 2023 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Suriname | 0.6567 kg/ha | 2023 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Ethiopia | 0.5531 kg/ha | 2023 | up 193.2% | volatile |
| 117 | New Zealand | 0.4186 kg/ha | 2023 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Eswatini | 0.3304 kg/ha | 2023 | up 123.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Mauritania | 0.2703 kg/ha | 2023 | down 78.7% | falling |
| 120 | Rwanda | 0.2142 kg/ha | 2023 | up 107.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Liberia | 0.202 kg/ha | 2023 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Lesotho | 0.1206 kg/ha | 2023 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Chad | -0.0471 kg/ha | 2023 | up 96.6% | falling |
| 124 | Guinea-Bissau | -0.1133 kg/ha | 2023 | down 122.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Russian Federation | -0.1278 kg/ha | 2023 | down 123.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Germany | -0.2113 kg/ha | 2023 | down 104.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Togo | -0.2898 kg/ha | 2023 | down 242.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Ethiopia PDR | -0.2928 kg/ha | 1992 | up 79.3% | rising |
| 129 | Maldives | -0.3109 kg/ha | 2023 | down 102.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Afghanistan | -0.3124 kg/ha | 2023 | up 80.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Sudan (former) | -0.3286 kg/ha | 2011 | up 78.0% | rising |
| 132 | Gambia | -0.3837 kg/ha | 2023 | up 80.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Eritrea | -0.4938 kg/ha | 2023 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Uganda | -0.5357 kg/ha | 2023 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 135 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.5367 kg/ha | 2023 | down 153.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Algeria | -0.5786 kg/ha | 2023 | down 1,107.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Yemen | -0.5996 kg/ha | 2023 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 138 | Angola | -0.6343 kg/ha | 2023 | down 426.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Yugoslav SFR | -0.7027 kg/ha | 1991 | down 110.0% | rising |
| 140 | Mauritius | -0.7234 kg/ha | 2023 | down 109.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Central African Republic | -0.7899 kg/ha | 2023 | down 241.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Congo | -0.8212 kg/ha | 2023 | up 23.0% | falling |
| 143 | Czechoslovakia | -0.8596 kg/ha | 1992 | down 103.3% | rising |
| 144 | Sudan | -0.8747 kg/ha | 2023 | up 28.8% | falling |
| 145 | Kazakhstan | -0.8968 kg/ha | 2023 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Myanmar | -0.9031 kg/ha | 2023 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Benin | -1.06 kg/ha | 2023 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Armenia | -1.24 kg/ha | 2023 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Equatorial Guinea | -1.25 kg/ha | 2023 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Bulgaria | -1.34 kg/ha | 2023 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 151 | France | -1.35 kg/ha | 2023 | down 137.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Azerbaijan | -1.45 kg/ha | 2023 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Burkina Faso | -1.46 kg/ha | 2023 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 154 | Dominica | -1.48 kg/ha | 2023 | down 147.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Mozambique | -1.51 kg/ha | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Niger | -1.6 kg/ha | 2023 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Australia and New Zealand | -1.7 kg/ha | 2023 | down 172.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Australia | -1.74 kg/ha | 2023 | down 175.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Papua New Guinea | -1.77 kg/ha | 2023 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Argentina | -1.94 kg/ha | 2023 | up 66.5% | falling |
| 161 | Madagascar | -2.03 kg/ha | 2023 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 162 | French Polynesia | -2.32 kg/ha | 2023 | down 206.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Cambodia | -2.35 kg/ha | 2023 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Philippines | -2.63 kg/ha | 2023 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Sierra Leone | -2.63 kg/ha | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 166 | Cameroon | -2.64 kg/ha | 2023 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Guinea | -2.74 kg/ha | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 168 | Senegal | -2.95 kg/ha | 2023 | down 857.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Paraguay | -3.28 kg/ha | 2023 | down 415.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Comoros | -3.32 kg/ha | 2023 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 171 | Lithuania | -3.35 kg/ha | 2023 | down 473.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Mali | -3.77 kg/ha | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 173 | Czechia | -3.85 kg/ha | 2023 | down 283.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Nigeria | -4.43 kg/ha | 2023 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Slovakia | -5.23 kg/ha | 2023 | down 339.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Ghana | -5.35 kg/ha | 2023 | down 96.3% | falling |
| 177 | Ukraine | -5.56 kg/ha | 2023 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Vanuatu | -5.9 kg/ha | 2023 | down 52.0% | rising |
| 179 | Hungary | -5.94 kg/ha | 2023 | down 331.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Oman | -6.15 kg/ha | 2023 | down 293.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Solomon Islands | -6.31 kg/ha | 2023 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 182 | Sri Lanka | -6.31 kg/ha | 2023 | down 411.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Nepal | -10.49 kg/ha | 2023 | down 6,264.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Dominican Republic | -11.52 kg/ha | 2023 | down 418.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Kiribati | -12.05 kg/ha | 2023 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Guyana | -13.65 kg/ha | 2023 | down 604.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Asia 19.92 kg/ha
- Southern Asia 10.22 kg/ha
- Asia 10.06 kg/ha
- Southern Europe 7.4 kg/ha
- South America 7.34 kg/ha
- Central America 4.78 kg/ha
- World 4.32 kg/ha
- South-Eastern Asia 3.62 kg/ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 0.4091 kg/ha
- European Union (27) 3.18 kg/ha
- Americas 3.07 kg/ha
- Small island developing States (SIDS) -0.5998 kg/ha
- Northern Europe 2.95 kg/ha
- Western Asia 2.42 kg/ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.95 kg/ha
- Central Asia 1.89 kg/ha
- Middle Africa -1.51 kg/ha
- Western Europe 1.82 kg/ha
- Southern Africa 1.67 kg/ha
- Northern Africa 1.16 kg/ha
- Europe 0.8518 kg/ha
- Eastern Africa 0.5585 kg/ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 0.4847 kg/ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 0.3308 kg/ha
- Northern America -0.1081 kg/ha
- Eastern Europe -0.7234 kg/ha
- United States of America -0.7927 kg/ha
- Africa -1 kg/ha
- Oceania -1.71 kg/ha
- Western Africa -3.02 kg/ha
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 (%).