Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Eswatini
Eswatini: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.3304 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Eswatini, 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 Eswatini stood at 0.3304 kg/ha.
The figure is up 254.5% on the previous year and up 123.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Eswatini peaked at 10.6 kg/ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, -4.72 kg/ha, in 1999.
That places Eswatini 118th out of 186 countries 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.19 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.37 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1963 | 1.78 kg/ha | -24.7% |
| 1964 | 1.36 kg/ha | -23.5% |
| 1965 | 2.16 kg/ha | +57.9% |
| 1966 | 2.09 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 1.75 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 1968 | -1.9 kg/ha | -208.3% |
| 1969 | -2.22 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4598 kg/ha | -120.7% |
| 1971 | 1.9 kg/ha | +312.6% |
| 1972 | 0.8571 kg/ha | -54.8% |
| 1973 | 4.85 kg/ha | +466.4% |
| 1974 | -2.81 kg/ha | -157.8% |
| 1975 | -1.56 kg/ha | -44.3% |
| 1976 | 4.95 kg/ha | -416.7% |
| 1977 | 3.93 kg/ha | -20.6% |
| 1978 | 5.27 kg/ha | +34.1% |
| 1979 | 4.87 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1980 | 8.7 kg/ha | +78.6% |
| 1981 | 10.6 kg/ha | +21.8% |
| 1982 | 3.09 kg/ha | -70.9% |
| 1983 | 7.9 kg/ha | +155.7% |
| 1984 | -3.73 kg/ha | -147.2% |
| 1985 | -4.57 kg/ha | +22.8% |
| 1986 | -2.88 kg/ha | -37.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0298 kg/ha | -101.0% |
| 1988 | -0.6626 kg/ha | -2323.5% |
| 1989 | -0.4747 kg/ha | -28.4% |
| 1990 | -2.26 kg/ha | +375.4% |
| 1991 | -2.53 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1992 | -1.05 kg/ha | -58.6% |
| 1993 | -1.53 kg/ha | +46.6% |
| 1994 | -1.61 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1995 | -1.45 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 1996 | -4.14 kg/ha | +185.2% |
| 1997 | -4.28 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1998 | -4.07 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1999 | -4.72 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 2000 | -3.09 kg/ha | -34.6% |
| 2001 | -1.43 kg/ha | -53.6% |
| 2002 | -1.02 kg/ha | -28.6% |
| 2003 | -2.01 kg/ha | +96.5% |
| 2004 | -1.69 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 2005 | -4.12 kg/ha | +143.6% |
| 2006 | -2.1 kg/ha | -49.0% |
| 2007 | -1.67 kg/ha | -20.4% |
| 2008 | -2.72 kg/ha | +62.8% |
| 2009 | -2.92 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2010 | -3.42 kg/ha | +17.1% |
| 2011 | -3 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 2012 | -3.06 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2013 | -1.44 kg/ha | -53.0% |
| 2014 | -1.6 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2015 | -1.01 kg/ha | -36.8% |
| 2016 | -1.31 kg/ha | +29.2% |
| 2017 | -1.24 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2018 | -0.3176 kg/ha | -74.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3242 kg/ha | -202.1% |
| 2020 | -0.675 kg/ha | -308.2% |
| 2021 | 1.48 kg/ha | -319.6% |
| 2022 | -0.2138 kg/ha | -114.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3304 kg/ha | -254.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.3304 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6913 kg/ha, 48% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.3304 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3837 kg/ha. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Eswatini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | -2323.5% | 0.0298 kg/ha | -0.6626 kg/ha |
| 1973 | +466.4% | 0.8571 kg/ha | 4.85 kg/ha |
| 1976 | +416.7% | -1.56 kg/ha | 4.95 kg/ha |
| 1990 | -375.4% | -0.4747 kg/ha | -2.26 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 kg/ha | -2.22 kg/ha | 2.37 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.27 kg/ha | -2.81 kg/ha | 5.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8 kg/ha | -4.57 kg/ha | 10.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.76 kg/ha | -4.72 kg/ha | -1.05 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.28 kg/ha | -4.12 kg/ha | -1.02 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.61 kg/ha | -3.42 kg/ha | 0.3242 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.231 kg/ha | -0.675 kg/ha | 1.48 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.321 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2772 % 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 -2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Eswatini?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Eswatini was 0.3304 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6 kg/ha in 1981.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.72 kg/ha in 1999.
- How does Eswatini rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Eswatini ranks 118th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini 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 (%).