Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.4091 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 0.4091 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 14.7% on the previous year and up 150.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 0.4309 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.87 kg/ha, in 2008.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 22nd of 32 groups 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.8645 kg/ha | -0.9531 kg/ha | -0.7409 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.5752 kg/ha | -0.7838 kg/ha | -0.2494 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3075 kg/ha | -0.437 kg/ha | -0.1502 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3702 kg/ha | -0.6011 kg/ha | -0.1482 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.02 kg/ha | -1.87 kg/ha | -0.3733 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5278 kg/ha | -1.29 kg/ha | 0.0895 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3578 kg/ha | 0.2346 kg/ha | 0.4309 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 223,929 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 0.4091 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4309 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.87 kg/ha in 2008.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 (%).