Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.5585 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Eastern Africa, 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 Eastern Africa stood at 0.5585 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 261.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Eastern Africa peaked at 0.5585 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, -0.9928 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places Eastern Africa 20th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.9454 kg/ha | -0.9928 kg/ha | -0.8493 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.687 kg/ha | -0.8359 kg/ha | -0.5085 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2643 kg/ha | -0.425 kg/ha | -0.0246 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0045 kg/ha | -0.2383 kg/ha | 0.2497 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5876 kg/ha | -0.8787 kg/ha | -0.0169 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4248 kg/ha | -0.8021 kg/ha | 0.128 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4386 kg/ha | 0.2573 kg/ha | 0.5585 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 21.2 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 4.47 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 11.79 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 107,047 million USD (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 10.99 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 157,643 million USD (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 326.16 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 17.13 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Eastern Africa?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Eastern Africa was 0.5585 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5585 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9928 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 20th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 261.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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 (%).