Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Greece
Greece: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 4.55 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Greece, 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 Greece is 4.55 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and up 341.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Greece peaked at 17.13 kg/ha in 1978 and was at its lowest, -5.24 kg/ha, in 2021.
That places Greece 72nd 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.31 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 9.05 kg/ha | +70.3% |
| 1963 | 7.71 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 1964 | 9.87 kg/ha | +28.1% |
| 1965 | 9.05 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1966 | 9.16 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 8.97 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 11.5 kg/ha | +28.1% |
| 1969 | 10.9 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 10.18 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1971 | 10.41 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 10.58 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 13.29 kg/ha | +25.7% |
| 1974 | 13.42 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 14.13 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 15.42 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 16.48 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 17.13 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 16.05 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 11.21 kg/ha | -30.2% |
| 1981 | 11.68 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 11.5 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 14.07 kg/ha | +22.3% |
| 1984 | 13.28 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 14.32 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 13.36 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 11.64 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 1988 | 11.56 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 10.89 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 15.62 kg/ha | +43.4% |
| 1991 | 10.42 kg/ha | -33.3% |
| 1992 | 11.26 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 5.68 kg/ha | -49.6% |
| 1994 | 4.04 kg/ha | -28.9% |
| 1995 | 4.9 kg/ha | +21.1% |
| 1996 | 6.16 kg/ha | +25.9% |
| 1997 | 4.58 kg/ha | -25.7% |
| 1998 | 2.85 kg/ha | -37.8% |
| 1999 | 2.82 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.66 kg/ha | -41.2% |
| 2001 | 1.78 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4962 kg/ha | -72.1% |
| 2003 | 3.08 kg/ha | +519.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5178 kg/ha | -83.2% |
| 2005 | -1.21 kg/ha | -334.1% |
| 2006 | -0.2993 kg/ha | -75.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3804 kg/ha | -227.1% |
| 2008 | -2.33 kg/ha | -713.4% |
| 2009 | -2.4 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2010 | -0.9744 kg/ha | -59.5% |
| 2011 | -3.75 kg/ha | +284.4% |
| 2012 | -3.45 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2013 | -1.89 kg/ha | -45.2% |
| 2014 | -3.6 kg/ha | +90.7% |
| 2015 | -5.01 kg/ha | +39.1% |
| 2016 | -3.85 kg/ha | -23.2% |
| 2017 | -4.35 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 2018 | -2.88 kg/ha | -33.8% |
| 2019 | -4.92 kg/ha | +71.0% |
| 2020 | -4.24 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 2021 | -5.24 kg/ha | +23.7% |
| 2022 | 4.96 kg/ha | -194.7% |
| 2023 | 4.55 kg/ha | -8.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 4.55 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.75 kg/ha, 59% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Greece's 4.55 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.26 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -713.4% | 0.3804 kg/ha | -2.33 kg/ha |
| 2003 | +519.9% | 0.4962 kg/ha | 3.08 kg/ha |
| 2005 | -334.1% | 0.5178 kg/ha | -1.21 kg/ha |
| 2011 | -284.4% | -0.9744 kg/ha | -3.75 kg/ha |
| 2007 | +227.1% | -0.2993 kg/ha | 0.3804 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.06 kg/ha | 5.31 kg/ha | 11.5 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.71 kg/ha | 10.18 kg/ha | 17.13 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.35 kg/ha | 10.89 kg/ha | 14.32 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.83 kg/ha | 2.82 kg/ha | 15.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1661 kg/ha | -2.4 kg/ha | 3.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.47 kg/ha | -5.01 kg/ha | -0.9744 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0092 kg/ha | -5.24 kg/ha | 4.96 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.28 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Greece?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Greece was 4.55 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 17.13 kg/ha in 1978.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.24 kg/ha in 2021.
- How does Greece rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Greece ranks 72nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 341.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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 (%).