Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Liberia
Liberia: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.202 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Liberia, 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 Liberia is 0.202 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 109.8% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Liberia peaked at 0.9198 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, -1.43 kg/ha, in 1984.
That places Liberia 121st out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.4452 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -0.4764 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1963 | -0.4827 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1964 | -0.5129 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1965 | -0.57 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1966 | -0.6317 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 1967 | -0.6032 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1968 | -0.6575 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1969 | -0.6833 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1970 | -0.7077 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1971 | -0.8271 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 1972 | -0.4705 kg/ha | -43.1% |
| 1973 | -0.6851 kg/ha | +45.6% |
| 1974 | -0.817 kg/ha | +19.3% |
| 1975 | -0.9477 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 1976 | -0.4892 kg/ha | -48.4% |
| 1977 | -0.7269 kg/ha | +48.6% |
| 1978 | -0.4129 kg/ha | -43.2% |
| 1979 | -0.8765 kg/ha | +112.3% |
| 1980 | -0.7827 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3787 kg/ha | -148.4% |
| 1982 | -1.17 kg/ha | -409.7% |
| 1983 | -0.5675 kg/ha | -51.6% |
| 1984 | -1.43 kg/ha | +151.3% |
| 1985 | -1.3 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1986 | -1.07 kg/ha | -17.9% |
| 1987 | -1.14 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1988 | -1.33 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1989 | -1.3 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1990 | -0.8146 kg/ha | -37.5% |
| 1991 | -0.2512 kg/ha | -69.2% |
| 1992 | -0.3457 kg/ha | +37.6% |
| 1993 | -0.0767 kg/ha | -77.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0978 kg/ha | -227.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1143 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 1996 | -0.1381 kg/ha | -220.8% |
| 1997 | -0.709 kg/ha | +413.4% |
| 1998 | -0.8898 kg/ha | +25.5% |
| 1999 | -0.8396 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2000 | -0.7303 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 2001 | -0.5227 kg/ha | -28.4% |
| 2002 | -0.3349 kg/ha | -35.9% |
| 2003 | -0.2058 kg/ha | -38.5% |
| 2004 | -0.417 kg/ha | +102.6% |
| 2005 | -0.5654 kg/ha | +35.6% |
| 2006 | -0.0979 kg/ha | -82.7% |
| 2007 | -0.6279 kg/ha | +541.4% |
| 2008 | -0.7455 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 2009 | -0.319 kg/ha | -57.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1097 kg/ha | -134.4% |
| 2011 | -0.1047 kg/ha | -195.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2151 kg/ha | -305.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2303 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2449 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2807 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0618 kg/ha | -78.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9198 kg/ha | +1388.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6958 kg/ha | -24.4% |
| 2019 | 0.486 kg/ha | -30.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6138 kg/ha | +26.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4496 kg/ha | -26.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0963 kg/ha | -78.6% |
| 2023 | 0.202 kg/ha | +109.8% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.202 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is -0.4938 kg/ha. (21 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.202 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3837 kg/ha. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Liberia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +1388.3% | 0.0618 kg/ha | 0.9198 kg/ha |
| 2007 | -541.4% | -0.0979 kg/ha | -0.6279 kg/ha |
| 1997 | -413.4% | -0.1381 kg/ha | -0.709 kg/ha |
| 1982 | -409.7% | 0.3787 kg/ha | -1.17 kg/ha |
| 2012 | +305.4% | -0.1047 kg/ha | 0.2151 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.5625 kg/ha | -0.6833 kg/ha | -0.4452 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.6961 kg/ha | -0.9477 kg/ha | -0.4129 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.9721 kg/ha | -1.43 kg/ha | 0.3787 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3853 kg/ha | -0.8898 kg/ha | 0.1143 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.4566 kg/ha | -0.7455 kg/ha | -0.0979 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3139 kg/ha | -0.1047 kg/ha | 0.9198 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3404 kg/ha | 0.0963 kg/ha | 0.6138 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Liberia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.42 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2003)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.07 % 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 0.261 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Liberia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Liberia was 0.202 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9198 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.43 kg/ha in 1984.
- How does Liberia rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Liberia ranks 121st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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 (%).