Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Chad
Chad: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was -0.0471 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Chad, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Chad stood at -0.0471 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 88.6% on the previous year and up 96.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Chad peaked at -0.0471 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, -2.43 kg/ha, in 2010.
That places Chad 123rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Chad, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -1.01 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -1.17 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 1963 | -1.52 kg/ha | +29.4% |
| 1964 | -1.28 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 1965 | -1.12 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 1966 | -1.23 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1967 | -1.09 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 1968 | -1.29 kg/ha | +18.3% |
| 1969 | -1.13 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 1970 | -0.9588 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 1971 | -0.9797 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1972 | -0.6938 kg/ha | -29.2% |
| 1973 | -0.6613 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1974 | -0.7639 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 1975 | -1.05 kg/ha | +37.0% |
| 1976 | -0.903 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 1977 | -0.8636 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1978 | -0.9867 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1979 | -0.7883 kg/ha | -20.1% |
| 1980 | -0.8643 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1981 | -0.4237 kg/ha | -51.0% |
| 1982 | -0.4912 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 1983 | -0.762 kg/ha | +55.1% |
| 1984 | -0.3487 kg/ha | -54.2% |
| 1985 | -0.8754 kg/ha | +151.0% |
| 1986 | -0.7876 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1987 | -0.7042 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 1988 | -1.05 kg/ha | +49.8% |
| 1989 | -0.8712 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 1990 | -0.6799 kg/ha | -22.0% |
| 1991 | -0.9158 kg/ha | +34.7% |
| 1992 | -0.9069 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1993 | -0.4705 kg/ha | -48.1% |
| 1994 | -1.2 kg/ha | +155.1% |
| 1995 | -0.9555 kg/ha | -20.4% |
| 1996 | -1.01 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1997 | -1.23 kg/ha | +22.8% |
| 1998 | -1.49 kg/ha | +21.0% |
| 1999 | -1.24 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 2000 | -0.9275 kg/ha | -25.2% |
| 2001 | -1.45 kg/ha | +56.7% |
| 2002 | -1.13 kg/ha | -22.1% |
| 2003 | -1.28 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 2004 | -0.8449 kg/ha | -34.1% |
| 2005 | -1.56 kg/ha | +84.2% |
| 2006 | -1.29 kg/ha | -16.9% |
| 2007 | -1.23 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2008 | -1.12 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 2009 | -0.5934 kg/ha | -47.1% |
| 2010 | -2.43 kg/ha | +309.2% |
| 2011 | -0.5209 kg/ha | -78.5% |
| 2012 | -2.39 kg/ha | +358.4% |
| 2013 | -1.4 kg/ha | -41.4% |
| 2014 | -1.49 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2015 | -1.1 kg/ha | -26.0% |
| 2016 | -1.43 kg/ha | +29.4% |
| 2017 | -0.8286 kg/ha | -42.0% |
| 2018 | -0.9783 kg/ha | +18.1% |
| 2019 | -1.07 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2020 | -0.851 kg/ha | -20.5% |
| 2021 | -0.6039 kg/ha | -29.0% |
| 2022 | -0.4115 kg/ha | -31.9% |
| 2023 | -0.0471 kg/ha | -88.6% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's -0.0471 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is -0.4938 kg/ha, 10% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Chad's -0.0471 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3837 kg/ha, 12% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Chad 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -358.4% | -0.5209 kg/ha | -2.39 kg/ha |
| 2010 | -309.2% | -0.5934 kg/ha | -2.43 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.21 kg/ha | -1.52 kg/ha | -1.01 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.8646 kg/ha | -1.05 kg/ha | -0.6613 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.7183 kg/ha | -1.05 kg/ha | -0.3487 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.01 kg/ha | -1.49 kg/ha | -0.4705 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.14 kg/ha | -1.56 kg/ha | -0.5934 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.36 kg/ha | -2.43 kg/ha | -0.5209 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4784 kg/ha | -0.851 kg/ha | -0.0471 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Chad
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.1 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.44 % 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 5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Chad?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Chad was -0.0471 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0471 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.43 kg/ha in 2010.
- How does Chad rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Chad ranks 123rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad 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 (%).