Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.5531 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia stood at 0.5531 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.7% on the previous year and up 193.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ethiopia peaked at 1.67 kg/ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, -2.82 kg/ha, in 2018.
Ethiopia ranks 116th 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.3294 kg/ha | — |
| 1994 | 1.67 kg/ha | +408.4% |
| 1995 | 1.51 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1996 | 0.9077 kg/ha | -39.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1816 kg/ha | -80.0% |
| 1998 | 1.52 kg/ha | +739.3% |
| 1999 | 1.07 kg/ha | -29.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7161 kg/ha | -33.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2722 kg/ha | -62.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5201 kg/ha | +91.1% |
| 2003 | -1.83 kg/ha | -451.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1354 kg/ha | -107.4% |
| 2005 | -0.9084 kg/ha | -770.9% |
| 2006 | -1.02 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1121 kg/ha | -111.0% |
| 2008 | -0.1066 kg/ha | -195.1% |
| 2009 | -0.4278 kg/ha | +301.3% |
| 2010 | -0.181 kg/ha | -57.7% |
| 2011 | -0.4534 kg/ha | +150.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4729 kg/ha | -204.3% |
| 2013 | -0.5937 kg/ha | -225.5% |
| 2014 | -0.8273 kg/ha | +39.3% |
| 2015 | -0.5321 kg/ha | -35.7% |
| 2016 | -0.6272 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 2017 | -0.6385 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2018 | -2.82 kg/ha | +342.4% |
| 2019 | -1.76 kg/ha | -37.8% |
| 2020 | -0.0176 kg/ha | -99.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0898 kg/ha | -610.2% |
| 2022 | 1 kg/ha | +1014.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5531 kg/ha | -44.7% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.5531 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is -0.4938 kg/ha. (21 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.5531 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 Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +1014.3% | 0.0898 kg/ha | 1 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 kg/ha | 0.1816 kg/ha | 1.67 kg/ha | 7 |
| 2000s | -0.2532 kg/ha | -1.83 kg/ha | 0.7161 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7962 kg/ha | -2.82 kg/ha | 0.4729 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4065 kg/ha | -0.0176 kg/ha | 1 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 113 South Sudan 0.9453 kg/ha compare
- 114 Estonia 0.9208 kg/ha compare
- 115 Suriname 0.6567 kg/ha compare
- 117 New Zealand 0.4186 kg/ha compare
- 118 Eswatini 0.3304 kg/ha compare
- 119 Mauritania 0.2703 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 77.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.26 % 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 2.83 % 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 Ethiopia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ethiopia was 0.5531 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 kg/ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.82 kg/ha in 2018.
- How does Ethiopia rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Ethiopia ranks 116th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 193.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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 (%).