Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bahamas
Bahamas: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 15.22 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bahamas, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bahamas stood at 15.22 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bahamas peaked at 39.64 kg/ha in 1983 and was at its lowest, 12.54 kg/ha, in 1994.
Bahamas ranks 34th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.55 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 15.7 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 15.72 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 15.87 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 16.55 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 17.19 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 21.81 kg/ha | +26.9% |
| 1968 | 23.32 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 22.67 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 23.75 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 27.21 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 1972 | 28.06 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 31.44 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1974 | 26.6 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 1975 | 22.05 kg/ha | -17.1% |
| 1976 | 32.12 kg/ha | +45.6% |
| 1977 | 36.79 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 1978 | 25.15 kg/ha | -31.6% |
| 1979 | 23.24 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1980 | 19.23 kg/ha | -17.2% |
| 1981 | 25.54 kg/ha | +32.8% |
| 1982 | 34.51 kg/ha | +35.1% |
| 1983 | 39.64 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 1984 | 29.74 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1985 | 15.69 kg/ha | -47.2% |
| 1986 | 15.92 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 16.3 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 16.08 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 16.61 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 16.23 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 14.02 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 1992 | 14.89 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 13.54 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 12.54 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 20.06 kg/ha | +59.9% |
| 1996 | 24.73 kg/ha | +23.3% |
| 1997 | 21.09 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 1998 | 30.42 kg/ha | +44.2% |
| 1999 | 16.85 kg/ha | -44.6% |
| 2000 | 14.3 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 2001 | 19.19 kg/ha | +34.2% |
| 2002 | 20.43 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 23.27 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 23.6 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 24.05 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 24.04 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 24.05 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 24.42 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 25.07 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 20.7 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 2011 | 19.15 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 19.4 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 20.24 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 18.24 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 23.2 kg/ha | +27.2% |
| 2016 | 24.12 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 25.96 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 22.18 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 23.18 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 15.32 kg/ha | -33.9% |
| 2021 | 15.1 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 15.16 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 15.22 kg/ha | +0.4% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 15.22 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.75 kg/ha, 2.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 15.22 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.41 kg/ha, 2.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.26 kg/ha | 15.55 kg/ha | 23.32 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.64 kg/ha | 22.05 kg/ha | 36.79 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.93 kg/ha | 15.69 kg/ha | 39.64 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.44 kg/ha | 12.54 kg/ha | 30.42 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.24 kg/ha | 14.3 kg/ha | 25.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.64 kg/ha | 18.24 kg/ha | 25.96 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2 kg/ha | 15.1 kg/ha | 15.32 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 31 Iceland 16.36 kg/ha compare
- 32 Uzbekistan 16.05 kg/ha compare
- 33 Costa Rica 15.57 kg/ha compare
- 35 Chile 14.5 kg/ha compare
- 36 Belgium-Luxembourg 14.2 kg/ha compare
- 37 Uruguay 14.07 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Bahamas
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.262 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bahamas?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bahamas was 15.22 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 39.64 kg/ha in 1983.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.54 kg/ha in 1994.
- How does Bahamas rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Bahamas ranks 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).