Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was -1.34 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bulgaria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded -1.34 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and up 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bulgaria peaked at 43.3 kg/ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, -4.1 kg/ha, in 2014.
Bulgaria ranks 158th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.35 kg/ha | 8.05 kg/ha | 33.46 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.02 kg/ha | 21.31 kg/ha | 35.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.2 kg/ha | 22.4 kg/ha | 43.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.33 kg/ha | -1.55 kg/ha | 16.13 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.41 kg/ha | -3.39 kg/ha | 9.35 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2963 kg/ha | -4.1 kg/ha | 4.17 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0715 kg/ha | -1.86 kg/ha | 4.72 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 155 Benin -1.06 kg/ha compare
- 156 Armenia -1.24 kg/ha compare
- 157 Equatorial Guinea -1.25 kg/ha compare
- 159 France -1.35 kg/ha compare
- 160 United Republic of Tanzania -1.44 kg/ha compare
- 161 Azerbaijan -1.45 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Bulgaria
- Standard Deviation 0.573 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 200,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 409,949 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 42,467 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 11,362 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 157,473 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 112,591 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 300,048 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 325,622 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bulgaria?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Bulgaria was -1.34 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3 kg/ha in 1981.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.1 kg/ha in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Bulgaria ranks 158th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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 (%).