Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Italy
Italy: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 3.97 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Italy recorded 3.97 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 24.1% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Italy peaked at 27.26 kg/ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 2.5 kg/ha, in 2021.
That places Italy 80th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.16 kg/ha | 9.22 kg/ha | 13.07 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.47 kg/ha | 12.06 kg/ha | 27.26 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.46 kg/ha | 19.22 kg/ha | 24.55 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.65 kg/ha | 14.14 kg/ha | 21.84 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.65 kg/ha | 4.48 kg/ha | 14.87 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.22 kg/ha | 4.47 kg/ha | 5.91 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.42 kg/ha | 2.5 kg/ha | 8.03 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More environment data for Italy
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 6.83 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 7.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 109,022 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 38,588 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 2.20 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 2.08 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 3.21 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 3.51 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Italy?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Italy was 3.97 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 27.26 kg/ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 kg/ha in 2021.
- How does Italy rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Italy ranks 80th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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 (%).