Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Cambodia
Cambodia: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was -2.35 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Cambodia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded -2.35 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 15.4% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Cambodia peaked at 4.48 kg/ha in 1973 and was at its lowest, -2.97 kg/ha, in 2016.
That places Cambodia 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom 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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2189 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.8118 kg/ha | +270.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3293 kg/ha | -59.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0319 kg/ha | -90.3% |
| 1965 | 0.4538 kg/ha | +1322.6% |
| 1966 | 0.86 kg/ha | +89.5% |
| 1967 | 1.39 kg/ha | +61.7% |
| 1968 | 0.859 kg/ha | -38.2% |
| 1969 | 1.96 kg/ha | +127.6% |
| 1970 | 0.6806 kg/ha | -65.2% |
| 1971 | 2.28 kg/ha | +235.0% |
| 1972 | 3.45 kg/ha | +51.3% |
| 1973 | 4.48 kg/ha | +30.0% |
| 1974 | 4.44 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 2.83 kg/ha | -36.3% |
| 1976 | 1.53 kg/ha | -45.8% |
| 1977 | 1.3 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 1978 | 1.13 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 1979 | 1.58 kg/ha | +40.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0297 kg/ha | -98.1% |
| 1981 | 2.06 kg/ha | +6847.1% |
| 1982 | 1.38 kg/ha | -33.2% |
| 1983 | 1.5 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 2.55 kg/ha | +69.5% |
| 1985 | 1.91 kg/ha | -25.2% |
| 1986 | 1.65 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 1987 | 1.97 kg/ha | +19.3% |
| 1988 | 1.37 kg/ha | -30.6% |
| 1989 | 1.47 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 1.61 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 1.65 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 2.14 kg/ha | +30.1% |
| 1993 | 2.51 kg/ha | +17.4% |
| 1994 | 2.69 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 1.72 kg/ha | -36.1% |
| 1996 | 1.69 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.85 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 1.8 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.75 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 2.22 kg/ha | +27.1% |
| 2001 | 2.38 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 2.99 kg/ha | +25.4% |
| 2003 | 1.98 kg/ha | -33.8% |
| 2004 | 2.69 kg/ha | +36.2% |
| 2005 | 2.47 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 2.49 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.84 kg/ha | -26.2% |
| 2008 | 1.09 kg/ha | -40.5% |
| 2009 | 1.51 kg/ha | +38.1% |
| 2010 | 1.3 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9845 kg/ha | -24.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6383 kg/ha | -35.2% |
| 2013 | -1.9 kg/ha | -397.7% |
| 2014 | -2.07 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 2015 | -2.17 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2016 | -2.97 kg/ha | +37.2% |
| 2017 | -2.59 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 2018 | -2.71 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2019 | -0.8315 kg/ha | -69.3% |
| 2020 | -0.1924 kg/ha | -76.9% |
| 2021 | -0.0905 kg/ha | -53.0% |
| 2022 | -2.04 kg/ha | +2150.8% |
| 2023 | -2.35 kg/ha | +15.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's -2.35 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6913 kg/ha. (40 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's -2.35 kg/ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.38 kg/ha. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Cambodia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +6847.1% | 0.0297 kg/ha | 2.06 kg/ha |
| 2022 | -2150.8% | -0.0905 kg/ha | -2.04 kg/ha |
| 1965 | +1322.6% | 0.0319 kg/ha | 0.4538 kg/ha |
| 2013 | -397.7% | 0.6383 kg/ha | -1.9 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7679 kg/ha | 0.0319 kg/ha | 1.96 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.37 kg/ha | 0.6806 kg/ha | 4.48 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.59 kg/ha | 0.0297 kg/ha | 2.55 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.94 kg/ha | 1.61 kg/ha | 2.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.16 kg/ha | 1.09 kg/ha | 2.99 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.23 kg/ha | -2.97 kg/ha | 1.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.17 kg/ha | -2.35 kg/ha | -0.0905 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 160 Argentina -1.94 kg/ha compare
- 161 Madagascar -2.03 kg/ha compare
- 162 French Polynesia -2.32 kg/ha compare
- 164 Philippines -2.63 kg/ha compare
- 165 Sierra Leone -2.63 kg/ha compare
- 166 Cameroon -2.64 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Cambodia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.5487 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.288 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.929 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.74 % 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 0.8631 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Cambodia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Cambodia was -2.35 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.48 kg/ha in 1973.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.97 kg/ha in 2016.
- How does Cambodia rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Cambodia ranks 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia 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 (%).