Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Eritrea
Eritrea: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was -0.4938 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Eritrea, 1993–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Eritrea stood at -0.4938 kg/ha.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Eritrea peaked at 4.14 kg/ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, -1.58 kg/ha, in 1994.
Eritrea ranks 133rd 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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -0.0197 kg/ha | — |
| 1994 | -1.58 kg/ha | +7944.2% |
| 1995 | -0.6197 kg/ha | -60.9% |
| 1996 | 1.23 kg/ha | -298.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9157 kg/ha | -25.4% |
| 1998 | -1.48 kg/ha | -261.6% |
| 1999 | 3.11 kg/ha | -309.9% |
| 2000 | 4.14 kg/ha | +33.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6525 kg/ha | -84.2% |
| 2002 | 1.03 kg/ha | +57.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3813 kg/ha | -63.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4409 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 2005 | -1.03 kg/ha | -333.6% |
| 2006 | -1.32 kg/ha | +28.6% |
| 2007 | -0.5067 kg/ha | -61.7% |
| 2008 | 1.55 kg/ha | -405.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7591 kg/ha | -51.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1962 kg/ha | -74.2% |
| 2011 | -0.2501 kg/ha | -227.5% |
| 2012 | -0.4842 kg/ha | +93.6% |
| 2013 | -0.495 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2014 | -0.4767 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2015 | -0.5196 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2016 | -0.498 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2017 | -0.5054 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2018 | -0.4759 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2019 | -0.4986 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2020 | -0.4908 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2021 | -0.4945 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2022 | -0.4935 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | -0.4938 kg/ha | +0.1% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's -0.4938 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is -0.4938 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's -0.4938 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3837 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -7944.2% | -0.0197 kg/ha | -1.58 kg/ha |
| 2008 | +405.7% | -0.5067 kg/ha | 1.55 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2206 kg/ha | -1.58 kg/ha | 3.11 kg/ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.6087 kg/ha | -1.32 kg/ha | 4.14 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4007 kg/ha | -0.5196 kg/ha | 0.1962 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4931 kg/ha | -0.4945 kg/ha | -0.4908 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 130 Afghanistan -0.3124 kg/ha compare
- 131 Sudan (former) -0.3286 kg/ha compare
- 132 Gambia -0.3837 kg/ha compare
- 134 Uganda -0.5357 kg/ha compare
- 135 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.5367 kg/ha compare
- 136 Algeria -0.5786 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Eritrea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 57.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.531 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 0.012 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6471 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
- 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 0.3665 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Eritrea?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Eritrea was -0.4938 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.14 kg/ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.58 kg/ha in 1994.
- How does Eritrea rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Eritrea ranks 133rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea 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 (%).