Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Gabon
Gabon: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 2.85 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Gabon, 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 Gabon is 2.85 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.2% on the previous year and up 650.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Gabon peaked at 4.59 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.0486 kg/ha, in 2010.
Gabon ranks 92nd 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8662 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.8225 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8472 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8305 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8236 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.7961 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.7518 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1968 | 0.6949 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 0.7132 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.6612 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1971 | 0.6489 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.6592 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6529 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6446 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6361 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7133 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1977 | 0.624 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4608 kg/ha | -26.2% |
| 1979 | 0.312 kg/ha | -32.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2416 kg/ha | -22.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2708 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1266 kg/ha | -53.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2347 kg/ha | +85.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6951 kg/ha | +196.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8462 kg/ha | +21.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3638 kg/ha | -57.0% |
| 1987 | 0.282 kg/ha | -22.5% |
| 1988 | 0.081 kg/ha | -71.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2736 kg/ha | +237.8% |
| 1990 | 0.656 kg/ha | +139.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3394 kg/ha | -48.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4831 kg/ha | +42.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5799 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 0.432 kg/ha | -25.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0968 kg/ha | -77.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2922 kg/ha | +201.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6122 kg/ha | +109.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5809 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4882 kg/ha | -16.0% |
| 2000 | 0.396 kg/ha | -18.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4412 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4475 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3877 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4977 kg/ha | +28.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4573 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.475 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4392 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3382 kg/ha | -23.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2722 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 2010 | -0.0486 kg/ha | -117.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0382 kg/ha | -178.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5846 kg/ha | +1430.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3795 kg/ha | -35.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6566 kg/ha | +73.0% |
| 2015 | 1.18 kg/ha | +80.2% |
| 2016 | 2.66 kg/ha | +125.0% |
| 2017 | 4.59 kg/ha | +72.5% |
| 2018 | 2.87 kg/ha | -37.5% |
| 2019 | 2.37 kg/ha | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 1.17 kg/ha | -50.6% |
| 2021 | 1.69 kg/ha | +44.8% |
| 2022 | 4.53 kg/ha | +167.9% |
| 2023 | 2.85 kg/ha | -37.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 2.85 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.24 kg/ha, 88% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 2.85 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 Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +1430.4% | 0.0382 kg/ha | 0.5846 kg/ha |
| 1989 | +237.8% | 0.081 kg/ha | 0.2736 kg/ha |
| 1996 | +201.9% | 0.0968 kg/ha | 0.2922 kg/ha |
| 1984 | +196.2% | 0.2347 kg/ha | 0.6951 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.794 kg/ha | 0.6949 kg/ha | 0.8662 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6013 kg/ha | 0.312 kg/ha | 0.7133 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3415 kg/ha | 0.081 kg/ha | 0.8462 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4561 kg/ha | 0.0968 kg/ha | 0.656 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4152 kg/ha | 0.2722 kg/ha | 0.4977 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 kg/ha | -0.0486 kg/ha | 4.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.56 kg/ha | 1.17 kg/ha | 4.53 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Gabon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.09 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -26.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.06 % 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 0.6222 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Gabon?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Gabon was 2.85 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.59 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0486 kg/ha in 2010.
- How does Gabon rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Gabon ranks 92nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 650.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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 (%).