Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was -2.32 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in French Polynesia, 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 French Polynesia is -2.32 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 84.0% on the previous year and down 206.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in French Polynesia peaked at 6.05 kg/ha in 1984 and was at its lowest, -18.9 kg/ha, in 1962.
French Polynesia ranks 162nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -16.05 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -18.9 kg/ha | +17.8% |
| 1963 | -18.23 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1964 | -17.58 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1965 | -15.16 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1966 | -14.99 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1967 | -13.22 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1968 | -12.46 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1969 | -18.19 kg/ha | +46.0% |
| 1970 | -16.04 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1971 | -14.72 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1972 | -12.62 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 1973 | -8.98 kg/ha | -28.8% |
| 1974 | -7.46 kg/ha | -16.9% |
| 1975 | -14.08 kg/ha | +88.7% |
| 1976 | -11.55 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 1977 | -7.8 kg/ha | -32.5% |
| 1978 | -4.3 kg/ha | -44.8% |
| 1979 | -4.21 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1980 | -10.03 kg/ha | +138.1% |
| 1981 | -7.27 kg/ha | -27.5% |
| 1982 | -7.35 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1983 | -0.6742 kg/ha | -90.8% |
| 1984 | 6.05 kg/ha | -997.3% |
| 1985 | -0.561 kg/ha | -109.3% |
| 1986 | -1.99 kg/ha | +254.7% |
| 1987 | -2.7 kg/ha | +35.8% |
| 1988 | -0.2795 kg/ha | -89.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1047 kg/ha | -137.5% |
| 1990 | -1.7 kg/ha | -1724.3% |
| 1991 | 1.01 kg/ha | -159.1% |
| 1992 | 3.22 kg/ha | +219.9% |
| 1993 | 3.74 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1994 | 3.81 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 2.99 kg/ha | -21.5% |
| 1996 | 3.16 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 2.68 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 1998 | 5.5 kg/ha | +105.5% |
| 1999 | 3.82 kg/ha | -30.5% |
| 2000 | 2.33 kg/ha | -39.0% |
| 2001 | 2.22 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4704 kg/ha | -78.8% |
| 2003 | -0.4471 kg/ha | -195.0% |
| 2004 | 1.2 kg/ha | -368.1% |
| 2005 | -0.9181 kg/ha | -176.6% |
| 2006 | -1.57 kg/ha | +71.0% |
| 2007 | -0.6695 kg/ha | -57.4% |
| 2008 | -0.8197 kg/ha | +22.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3891 kg/ha | -147.5% |
| 2010 | -0.064 kg/ha | -116.4% |
| 2011 | -0.745 kg/ha | +1064.1% |
| 2012 | -1.04 kg/ha | +39.2% |
| 2013 | -0.7554 kg/ha | -27.2% |
| 2014 | -1.55 kg/ha | +105.7% |
| 2015 | -0.3538 kg/ha | -77.2% |
| 2016 | -1.54 kg/ha | +334.4% |
| 2017 | -0.6103 kg/ha | -60.3% |
| 2018 | -0.2389 kg/ha | -60.9% |
| 2019 | -1.57 kg/ha | +556.5% |
| 2020 | -1.13 kg/ha | -28.0% |
| 2021 | -0.5253 kg/ha | -53.5% |
| 2022 | -1.26 kg/ha | +139.9% |
| 2023 | -2.32 kg/ha | +84.0% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's -2.32 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.75 kg/ha. (57 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's -2.32 kg/ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.38 kg/ha. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in French Polynesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -1724.3% | 0.1047 kg/ha | -1.7 kg/ha |
| 2011 | -1064.1% | -0.064 kg/ha | -0.745 kg/ha |
| 1984 | +997.3% | -0.6742 kg/ha | 6.05 kg/ha |
| 2019 | -556.5% | -0.2389 kg/ha | -1.57 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -16.08 kg/ha | -18.9 kg/ha | -12.46 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -10.18 kg/ha | -16.04 kg/ha | -4.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.47 kg/ha | -10.03 kg/ha | 6.05 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.82 kg/ha | -1.7 kg/ha | 5.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2188 kg/ha | -1.57 kg/ha | 2.33 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8463 kg/ha | -1.57 kg/ha | -0.064 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.31 kg/ha | -2.32 kg/ha | -0.5253 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 159 Papua New Guinea -1.77 kg/ha compare
- 160 Argentina -1.94 kg/ha compare
- 161 Madagascar -2.03 kg/ha compare
- 163 Cambodia -2.35 kg/ha compare
- 164 Philippines -2.63 kg/ha compare
- 165 Sierra Leone -2.63 kg/ha compare
More environment data for French Polynesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.42 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.863 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.57 % 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 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in French Polynesia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in French Polynesia was -2.32 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 French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.05 kg/ha in 1984.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was -18.9 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does French Polynesia rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- French Polynesia ranks 162nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 206.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this French Polynesia 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 (%).