Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was -1.46 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Burkina Faso, 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 Burkina Faso is -1.46 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 21.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.2825 kg/ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, -2.14 kg/ha, in 2001.
That places Burkina Faso 162nd out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.1 kg/ha | -1.3 kg/ha | -0.8011 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -1.1 kg/ha | -1.6 kg/ha | -0.8905 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.11 kg/ha | -1.82 kg/ha | -0.4543 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.9825 kg/ha | -1.78 kg/ha | -0.2365 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.13 kg/ha | -2.14 kg/ha | 0.2825 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.36 kg/ha | -2.05 kg/ha | -0.7238 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.77 kg/ha | -1.89 kg/ha | -1.46 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 159 France -1.35 kg/ha compare
- 160 United Republic of Tanzania -1.44 kg/ha compare
- 161 Azerbaijan -1.45 kg/ha compare
- 163 Dominica -1.48 kg/ha compare
- 164 Republic of Moldova -1.48 kg/ha compare
- 165 Mozambique -1.51 kg/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Burkina Faso?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Burkina Faso was -1.46 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2825 kg/ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.14 kg/ha in 2001.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 162nd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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 (%).