Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Cuba
Cuba: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 1.21 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Cuba, 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 Cuba is 1.21 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 135.5% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Cuba peaked at 20.9 kg/ha in 1966 and was at its lowest, -1.62 kg/ha, in 2004.
Cuba ranks 109th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Cuba, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.29 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 8 kg/ha | +143.3% |
| 1963 | 13.68 kg/ha | +71.0% |
| 1964 | 14.84 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1965 | 15.61 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 20.9 kg/ha | +33.9% |
| 1967 | 19.2 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1968 | 18.2 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 18.56 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 8.8 kg/ha | -52.6% |
| 1971 | 7.04 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1972 | 4.66 kg/ha | -33.8% |
| 1973 | 4.43 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 5.77 kg/ha | +30.4% |
| 1975 | 5.67 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 4.53 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1977 | 3.94 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 1978 | 3.62 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 3.28 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1980 | 5.92 kg/ha | +80.5% |
| 1981 | 6.79 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1982 | 5.88 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 1983 | 5.91 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 5.93 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 5.8 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 6.33 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 6.2 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 5.82 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 4.59 kg/ha | -21.3% |
| 1990 | 4.51 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 3.13 kg/ha | -30.6% |
| 1992 | -0.2936 kg/ha | -109.4% |
| 1993 | 1.76 kg/ha | -699.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8178 kg/ha | -53.5% |
| 1995 | 4.03 kg/ha | +393.0% |
| 1996 | 2.31 kg/ha | -42.6% |
| 1997 | 1.99 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4781 kg/ha | -76.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9038 kg/ha | +89.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6094 kg/ha | -32.6% |
| 2001 | 1.09 kg/ha | +79.0% |
| 2002 | -0.4406 kg/ha | -140.4% |
| 2003 | -0.4985 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 2004 | -1.62 kg/ha | +225.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4168 kg/ha | -125.7% |
| 2006 | 2.2 kg/ha | +428.5% |
| 2007 | 1.39 kg/ha | -36.7% |
| 2008 | 2.1 kg/ha | +51.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5663 kg/ha | -73.1% |
| 2010 | 1.8 kg/ha | +218.6% |
| 2011 | 1.45 kg/ha | -19.7% |
| 2012 | 1.59 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 1.48 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 1.18 kg/ha | -19.8% |
| 2015 | 2.27 kg/ha | +91.6% |
| 2016 | 1.25 kg/ha | -44.9% |
| 2017 | 0.897 kg/ha | -28.1% |
| 2018 | 1.1 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4822 kg/ha | -56.3% |
| 2020 | -0.0203 kg/ha | -104.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4018 kg/ha | -2079.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5156 kg/ha | +28.3% |
| 2023 | 1.21 kg/ha | +135.5% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 1.21 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.24 kg/ha, 37% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 1.21 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.41 kg/ha, 19% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Cuba 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +2079.3% | -0.0203 kg/ha | 0.4018 kg/ha |
| 1993 | +699.1% | -0.2936 kg/ha | 1.76 kg/ha |
| 2006 | +428.5% | 0.4168 kg/ha | 2.2 kg/ha |
| 1995 | +393.0% | 0.8178 kg/ha | 4.03 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.7 kg/ha | 3.29 kg/ha | 20.9 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.17 kg/ha | 3.28 kg/ha | 8.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.92 kg/ha | 4.59 kg/ha | 6.79 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.96 kg/ha | -0.2936 kg/ha | 4.51 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5823 kg/ha | -1.62 kg/ha | 2.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 kg/ha | 0.4822 kg/ha | 2.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5278 kg/ha | -0.0203 kg/ha | 1.21 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Cuba
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2020)
- 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 -1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Cuba?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Cuba was 1.21 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9 kg/ha in 1966.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.62 kg/ha in 2004.
- How does Cuba rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Cuba ranks 109th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba 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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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 (%).