Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Kuwait
Kuwait: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 153.02 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Kuwait, 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 Kuwait is 153.02 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 19.6% on the previous year and up 194.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Kuwait peaked at 297.13 kg/ha in 1980 and was at its lowest, 34.59 kg/ha, in 2001.
Kuwait ranks 3rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 133.53 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 132.94 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 138.7 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 144.09 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 149.25 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 154.63 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 165.63 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 176.28 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 180.97 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 186.26 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 188.44 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 209.39 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 200.31 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 195.61 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 208.38 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 199.35 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 192.25 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 209.97 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 245.46 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 1980 | 297.13 kg/ha | +21.0% |
| 1981 | 161.67 kg/ha | -45.6% |
| 1982 | 148.05 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1983 | 177.9 kg/ha | +20.2% |
| 1984 | 130.06 kg/ha | -26.9% |
| 1985 | 147.79 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 1986 | 125.02 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 1987 | 160.61 kg/ha | +28.5% |
| 1988 | 114.48 kg/ha | -28.7% |
| 1989 | 120.34 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 101.16 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 1991 | 51.46 kg/ha | -49.1% |
| 1992 | 44.11 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 62.53 kg/ha | +41.8% |
| 1994 | 74.37 kg/ha | +18.9% |
| 1995 | 72.59 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 78.88 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 74.81 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 81.36 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 77.73 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 41.16 kg/ha | -47.0% |
| 2001 | 34.59 kg/ha | -16.0% |
| 2002 | 37.61 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 36.88 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 41.25 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 46.83 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 73.44 kg/ha | +56.8% |
| 2007 | 91.39 kg/ha | +24.4% |
| 2008 | 84.18 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 48.44 kg/ha | -42.5% |
| 2010 | 57.52 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 54.23 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 70.01 kg/ha | +29.1% |
| 2013 | 51.98 kg/ha | -25.8% |
| 2014 | 51.44 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 112.58 kg/ha | +118.8% |
| 2016 | 129.03 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 131.79 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 112.06 kg/ha | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 106.09 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 125.38 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 140.3 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 127.99 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 153.02 kg/ha | +19.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 153.02 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.75 kg/ha, 19.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 153.02 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.82 kg/ha, 40.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Kuwait 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +118.8% | 51.44 kg/ha | 112.58 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 152.89 kg/ha | 132.94 kg/ha | 180.97 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 203.54 kg/ha | 186.26 kg/ha | 245.46 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 158.3 kg/ha | 114.48 kg/ha | 297.13 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.9 kg/ha | 44.11 kg/ha | 101.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.58 kg/ha | 34.59 kg/ha | 91.39 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.67 kg/ha | 51.44 kg/ha | 131.79 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 136.67 kg/ha | 125.38 kg/ha | 153.02 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 1 Faroe Islands 699.52 kg/ha compare
- 1 Viet Nam 21.77 kg/ha compare
- 2 Singapore 337.95 kg/ha compare
- 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 6.08 kg/ha compare
- 4 China, Hong Kong SAR 132.43 kg/ha compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.06 kg/ha compare
- 5 Brunei Darussalam 106.88 kg/ha compare
- 5 Türkiye 2.94 kg/ha compare
- 6 Cabo Verde 4.62 kg/ha compare
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2.04 kg/ha compare
- 6 Montenegro 75.01 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Kuwait
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -61.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.516 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.24 % 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 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Kuwait?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Kuwait was 153.02 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 297.13 kg/ha in 1980.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.59 kg/ha in 2001.
- How does Kuwait rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Kuwait ranks 3rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 194.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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 (%).