Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Guatemala
Guatemala: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 4.33 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Guatemala, 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 Guatemala is 4.33 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.6% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Guatemala peaked at 12.36 kg/ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, -0.2037 kg/ha, in 1982.
Guatemala ranks 74th 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.21 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.9437 kg/ha | -22.3% |
| 1963 | 0.9861 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.875 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3393 kg/ha | -61.2% |
| 1966 | 1.71 kg/ha | +404.6% |
| 1967 | 2.1 kg/ha | +22.7% |
| 1968 | 2.3 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1969 | 1.84 kg/ha | -20.2% |
| 1970 | 2.47 kg/ha | +34.3% |
| 1971 | 2.12 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 1972 | 2.37 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4554 kg/ha | -80.8% |
| 1974 | 1.09 kg/ha | +139.6% |
| 1975 | 1.44 kg/ha | +32.3% |
| 1976 | 3.91 kg/ha | +170.9% |
| 1977 | 3.49 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 1978 | 2.51 kg/ha | -28.2% |
| 1979 | 1.86 kg/ha | -25.9% |
| 1980 | 1.47 kg/ha | -20.9% |
| 1981 | 2.25 kg/ha | +53.2% |
| 1982 | -0.2037 kg/ha | -109.1% |
| 1983 | 1.77 kg/ha | -968.5% |
| 1984 | 3.23 kg/ha | +82.5% |
| 1985 | 2.89 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 1986 | 4.25 kg/ha | +47.3% |
| 1987 | 4.32 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 4.76 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 4.66 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 4.09 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 1991 | 4.1 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 5.95 kg/ha | +45.2% |
| 1993 | 6 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 6.85 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 7.28 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 6.89 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 9.18 kg/ha | +33.2% |
| 1998 | 7.4 kg/ha | -19.4% |
| 1999 | 5.5 kg/ha | -25.7% |
| 2000 | 7.24 kg/ha | +31.6% |
| 2001 | 8.49 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 2002 | 8.58 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 8.84 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 9.98 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 12.36 kg/ha | +23.8% |
| 2006 | 9.27 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 9.53 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 4.58 kg/ha | -52.0% |
| 2009 | 4.25 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 9.08 kg/ha | +113.6% |
| 2011 | 6.8 kg/ha | -25.1% |
| 2012 | 8.36 kg/ha | +23.0% |
| 2013 | 8.29 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 7.93 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 4.65 kg/ha | -41.3% |
| 2016 | 3.99 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 7.17 kg/ha | +79.7% |
| 2018 | 5.69 kg/ha | -20.6% |
| 2019 | 5.89 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 9.74 kg/ha | +65.3% |
| 2021 | 6.13 kg/ha | -37.0% |
| 2022 | 3.29 kg/ha | -46.4% |
| 2023 | 4.33 kg/ha | +31.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 4.33 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.24 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 4.33 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.41 kg/ha, 68% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +968.5% | -0.2037 kg/ha | 1.77 kg/ha |
| 1966 | +404.6% | 0.3393 kg/ha | 1.71 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.37 kg/ha | 0.3393 kg/ha | 2.3 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.17 kg/ha | 0.4554 kg/ha | 3.91 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.94 kg/ha | -0.2037 kg/ha | 4.76 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.32 kg/ha | 4.09 kg/ha | 9.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.31 kg/ha | 4.25 kg/ha | 12.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.78 kg/ha | 3.99 kg/ha | 9.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.87 kg/ha | 3.29 kg/ha | 9.74 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Guatemala
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.45 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.02 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.273 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.11 % 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 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Guatemala?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Guatemala was 4.33 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 12.36 kg/ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2037 kg/ha in 1982.
- How does Guatemala rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Guatemala ranks 74th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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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 (%).