Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Central America
Central America: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 4.78 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Central America, 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 Central America is 4.78 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 74.8% on the previous year and up 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Central America peaked at 5.72 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.0997 kg/ha, in 1964.
That places Central America 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4669 kg/ha | -0.0997 kg/ha | 1.54 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.8 kg/ha | 1.07 kg/ha | 3.81 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.79 kg/ha | 3.36 kg/ha | 5.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3 kg/ha | 1.66 kg/ha | 4.22 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.03 kg/ha | 0.7158 kg/ha | 4.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.95 kg/ha | 2.74 kg/ha | 5.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.45 kg/ha | 2.73 kg/ha | 5.72 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 3 Kuwait 153.02 kg/ha compare
- 4 China, Hong Kong SAR 132.43 kg/ha compare
- 5 Brunei Darussalam 106.88 kg/ha compare
- 6 Montenegro 75.01 kg/ha compare
- 7 China, Taiwan Province of 59.1 kg/ha compare
- 8 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 50.61 kg/ha compare
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 49.07 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Central America
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.58 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 54.58 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 3.69 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 4.26 % (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 5.15 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 14.37 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 61,301 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 95,489 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Central America?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Central America was 4.78 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 Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 5.72 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0997 kg/ha in 1964.
- How does Central America rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Central America ranks 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America 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 (%).