Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 699.52 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Faroe Islands, 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 Faroe Islands is 699.52 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 18.9% on the previous year and down 62.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Faroe Islands peaked at 2,581 kg/ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 588.53 kg/ha, in 2022.
That places Faroe Islands 1st out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,525 kg/ha | 2,503 kg/ha | 2,581 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,464 kg/ha | 2,414 kg/ha | 2,513 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,430 kg/ha | 2,413 kg/ha | 2,451 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,452 kg/ha | 2,425 kg/ha | 2,475 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,106 kg/ha | 1,624 kg/ha | 2,487 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 972.32 kg/ha | 631.43 kg/ha | 2,167 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 677.33 kg/ha | 588.53 kg/ha | 792.6 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Faroe Islands
- Standard Deviation 0.468 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0.75 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 17 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 20 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 18 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 257.14 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 53 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 242.86 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.32 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Faroe Islands?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Faroe Islands was 699.52 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 Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2,581 kg/ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 588.53 kg/ha in 2022.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Faroe Islands ranks 1st out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Faroe Islands 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 (%).