Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Brazil
Brazil: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 13.89 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 13.89 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 33.2% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Brazil peaked at 26.74 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.29 kg/ha, in 1965.
Brazil ranks 39th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Brazil, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.99 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.88 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 3.25 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 1964 | 3.04 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1965 | 2.29 kg/ha | -24.6% |
| 1966 | 2.66 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 1967 | 3.44 kg/ha | +29.5% |
| 1968 | 4.28 kg/ha | +24.3% |
| 1969 | 4.14 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 5.72 kg/ha | +38.1% |
| 1971 | 6.58 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 1972 | 9.77 kg/ha | +48.4% |
| 1973 | 9.02 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 9.68 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 10.54 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 12.39 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 1977 | 13.37 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 13.1 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 13.5 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 14.23 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 8.96 kg/ha | -37.0% |
| 1982 | 8.03 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1983 | 6.3 kg/ha | -21.5% |
| 1984 | 9.74 kg/ha | +54.5% |
| 1985 | 7.06 kg/ha | -27.5% |
| 1986 | 10.43 kg/ha | +47.8% |
| 1987 | 9.75 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 8.78 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1989 | 7.1 kg/ha | -19.2% |
| 1990 | 7.66 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 8.83 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 1992 | 8.86 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 11.3 kg/ha | +27.6% |
| 1994 | 13.23 kg/ha | +17.1% |
| 1995 | 8.94 kg/ha | -32.4% |
| 1996 | 10.98 kg/ha | +22.8% |
| 1997 | 12.67 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 1998 | 12.21 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 11.06 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 14.62 kg/ha | +32.2% |
| 2001 | 13.63 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 14.66 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 16.72 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 21.27 kg/ha | +27.2% |
| 2005 | 13.92 kg/ha | -34.6% |
| 2006 | 14.42 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 20.64 kg/ha | +43.1% |
| 2008 | 15.44 kg/ha | -25.2% |
| 2009 | 10.29 kg/ha | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 13.71 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 18.33 kg/ha | +33.7% |
| 2012 | 18.8 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 20.63 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 20.74 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 15.45 kg/ha | -25.5% |
| 2016 | 17.33 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 16.3 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 18.35 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 17.46 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 26.74 kg/ha | +53.1% |
| 2021 | 26.36 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 20.81 kg/ha | -21.0% |
| 2023 | 13.89 kg/ha | -33.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 13.89 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.24 kg/ha, 4.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 13.89 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.41 kg/ha, 2.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.22 kg/ha | 2.29 kg/ha | 4.28 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.37 kg/ha | 5.72 kg/ha | 13.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.04 kg/ha | 6.3 kg/ha | 14.23 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.57 kg/ha | 7.66 kg/ha | 13.23 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.56 kg/ha | 10.29 kg/ha | 21.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.71 kg/ha | 13.71 kg/ha | 20.74 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.95 kg/ha | 13.89 kg/ha | 26.74 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 36 Belgium-Luxembourg 14.2 kg/ha compare
- 37 Uruguay 14.07 kg/ha compare
- 38 Puerto Rico 13.93 kg/ha compare
- 40 Bahrain 12.71 kg/ha compare
- 41 Pakistan 11.95 kg/ha compare
- 42 Luxembourg 11.68 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Brazil
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.155 % 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 -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Brazil?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Brazil was 13.89 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 26.74 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.29 kg/ha in 1965.
- How does Brazil rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Brazil ranks 39th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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 (%).