Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Kiribati
Kiribati: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was -12.05 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Kiribati, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded -12.05 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Kiribati peaked at -1.92 kg/ha in 1975 and was at its lowest, -15.99 kg/ha, in 2016.
That places Kiribati 185th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Kiribati, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -3.45 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -2.97 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 1963 | -2.21 kg/ha | -25.7% |
| 1964 | -2.28 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1965 | -3.74 kg/ha | +64.1% |
| 1966 | -3.66 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1967 | -5.04 kg/ha | +37.8% |
| 1968 | -2.9 kg/ha | -42.5% |
| 1969 | -2.96 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1970 | -3.24 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1971 | -4.07 kg/ha | +25.6% |
| 1972 | -2.26 kg/ha | -44.3% |
| 1973 | -3.88 kg/ha | +71.5% |
| 1974 | -5.36 kg/ha | +38.3% |
| 1975 | -1.92 kg/ha | -64.3% |
| 1976 | -3.5 kg/ha | +82.9% |
| 1977 | -3.57 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1978 | -4.67 kg/ha | +30.8% |
| 1979 | -3.98 kg/ha | -14.9% |
| 1980 | -3.35 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 1981 | -5.07 kg/ha | +51.3% |
| 1982 | -4.37 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1983 | -2.97 kg/ha | -32.0% |
| 1984 | -5.77 kg/ha | +94.2% |
| 1985 | -5.81 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1986 | -6.47 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1987 | -7.14 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1988 | -8.03 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 1989 | -4.65 kg/ha | -42.1% |
| 1990 | -2.99 kg/ha | -35.7% |
| 1991 | -4.28 kg/ha | +43.1% |
| 1992 | -4.43 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1993 | -4.65 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1994 | -4.65 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | -4.62 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1996 | -5.93 kg/ha | +28.3% |
| 1997 | -5.93 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | -6.94 kg/ha | +17.1% |
| 1999 | -6.95 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | -5.88 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 2001 | -5.77 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2002 | -5.56 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2003 | -5.59 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | -8.08 kg/ha | +44.6% |
| 2005 | -8.07 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | -10.27 kg/ha | +27.3% |
| 2007 | -10.57 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2008 | -10.52 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | -10.29 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2010 | -10.4 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2011 | -10.34 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2012 | -10.55 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2013 | -10.19 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2014 | -10.59 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2015 | -10.57 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | -15.99 kg/ha | +51.3% |
| 2017 | -15.95 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | -13.68 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 2019 | -10.96 kg/ha | -19.8% |
| 2020 | -10.92 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | -10.91 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | -11.43 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2023 | -12.05 kg/ha | +5.4% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's -12.05 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6913 kg/ha. (40 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's -12.05 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 Kiribati 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -94.2% | -2.97 kg/ha | -5.77 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -3.25 kg/ha | -5.04 kg/ha | -2.21 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -3.64 kg/ha | -5.36 kg/ha | -1.92 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -5.36 kg/ha | -8.03 kg/ha | -2.97 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -5.14 kg/ha | -6.95 kg/ha | -2.99 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -8.06 kg/ha | -10.57 kg/ha | -5.56 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -11.92 kg/ha | -15.99 kg/ha | -10.19 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -11.33 kg/ha | -12.05 kg/ha | -10.91 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Kiribati
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.182 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.97 % 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 3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Kiribati?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Kiribati was -12.05 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was -1.92 kg/ha in 1975.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.99 kg/ha in 2016.
- How does Kiribati rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Kiribati ranks 185th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati 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 (%).