Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Belize
Belize: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 19.85 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Belize, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Belize is 19.85 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 319.7% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Belize peaked at 37.63 kg/ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, -5.33 kg/ha, in 2010.
That places Belize 25th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Belize, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.3 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 5.03 kg/ha | +287.7% |
| 1963 | 6.22 kg/ha | +23.6% |
| 1964 | -0.4648 kg/ha | -107.5% |
| 1965 | 5.46 kg/ha | -1274.8% |
| 1966 | 6.51 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 1967 | 6.76 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 6.16 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1969 | 6.82 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 1970 | 8.03 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2294 kg/ha | -97.1% |
| 1972 | 2.35 kg/ha | +923.3% |
| 1973 | 10.04 kg/ha | +327.7% |
| 1974 | 4.09 kg/ha | -59.3% |
| 1975 | 7.44 kg/ha | +82.2% |
| 1976 | 1.65 kg/ha | -77.9% |
| 1977 | -2.74 kg/ha | -266.5% |
| 1978 | -0.4122 kg/ha | -85.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0029 kg/ha | -100.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7282 kg/ha | +25010.3% |
| 1981 | -1.65 kg/ha | -327.2% |
| 1982 | -2.88 kg/ha | +74.3% |
| 1983 | -1.43 kg/ha | -50.6% |
| 1984 | -0.3927 kg/ha | -72.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1735 kg/ha | -144.2% |
| 1986 | 5.27 kg/ha | +2938.2% |
| 1987 | 4.92 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 3.52 kg/ha | -28.5% |
| 1989 | 2.55 kg/ha | -27.4% |
| 1990 | 4.99 kg/ha | +95.5% |
| 1991 | 6.05 kg/ha | +21.1% |
| 1992 | 7.57 kg/ha | +25.1% |
| 1993 | 8.96 kg/ha | +18.4% |
| 1994 | 1.53 kg/ha | -82.9% |
| 1995 | 7.39 kg/ha | +382.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6357 kg/ha | -91.4% |
| 1997 | 4.89 kg/ha | +669.0% |
| 1998 | 6.48 kg/ha | +32.5% |
| 1999 | 6.5 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.89 kg/ha | -71.0% |
| 2001 | 4 kg/ha | +112.2% |
| 2002 | 35.23 kg/ha | +779.7% |
| 2003 | 12.27 kg/ha | -65.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7469 kg/ha | -93.9% |
| 2005 | -3.48 kg/ha | -566.2% |
| 2006 | 3.2 kg/ha | -191.8% |
| 2007 | -4.88 kg/ha | -252.5% |
| 2008 | -2.86 kg/ha | -41.4% |
| 2009 | 1.75 kg/ha | -161.1% |
| 2010 | -5.33 kg/ha | -405.1% |
| 2011 | 37.63 kg/ha | -805.4% |
| 2012 | 5.28 kg/ha | -86.0% |
| 2013 | 14.07 kg/ha | +166.2% |
| 2014 | 10.52 kg/ha | -25.2% |
| 2015 | 22.92 kg/ha | +117.8% |
| 2016 | 26.12 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 18.53 kg/ha | -29.1% |
| 2018 | 24.76 kg/ha | +33.6% |
| 2019 | 34.57 kg/ha | +39.6% |
| 2020 | 24.2 kg/ha | -30.0% |
| 2021 | 22.01 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 4.73 kg/ha | -78.5% |
| 2023 | 19.85 kg/ha | +319.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 19.85 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.24 kg/ha, 6.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Belize's 19.85 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.41 kg/ha, 3.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +25010.3% | 0.0029 kg/ha | 0.7282 kg/ha |
| 1986 | +2938.2% | 0.1735 kg/ha | 5.27 kg/ha |
| 1965 | +1274.8% | -0.4648 kg/ha | 5.46 kg/ha |
| 1972 | +923.3% | 0.2294 kg/ha | 2.35 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.87 kg/ha | -0.4648 kg/ha | 6.82 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.07 kg/ha | -2.74 kg/ha | 10.04 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 kg/ha | -2.88 kg/ha | 5.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.5 kg/ha | 0.6357 kg/ha | 8.96 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.79 kg/ha | -4.88 kg/ha | 35.23 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.91 kg/ha | -5.33 kg/ha | 37.63 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7 kg/ha | 4.73 kg/ha | 24.2 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.287 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.35 % 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 0.0489 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Belize?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Belize was 19.85 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 Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 37.63 kg/ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.33 kg/ha in 2010.
- How does Belize rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Belize ranks 25th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize 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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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 (%).