Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.4847 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 0.4847 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 75.6% on the previous year and up 206.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 2.31 kg/ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, -1.23 kg/ha, in 2008.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 20th of 29 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.6332 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -0.6602 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1963 | -0.6309 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1964 | -0.5296 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 1965 | -0.3297 kg/ha | -37.7% |
| 1966 | -0.1515 kg/ha | -54.0% |
| 1967 | -0.2265 kg/ha | +49.5% |
| 1968 | -0.106 kg/ha | -53.2% |
| 1969 | -0.156 kg/ha | +47.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0851 kg/ha | -154.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2061 kg/ha | +142.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3021 kg/ha | +46.6% |
| 1973 | 0.297 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3826 kg/ha | +28.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6391 kg/ha | +67.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7148 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1977 | 0.916 kg/ha | +28.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9937 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 1.17 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 1980 | 1.12 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 1.19 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 1.24 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 1.52 kg/ha | +22.0% |
| 1984 | 1.74 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1985 | 1.67 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 1.97 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 1987 | 2.31 kg/ha | +17.1% |
| 1988 | 1.99 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 1989 | 2.11 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 1.84 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 1991 | 1.42 kg/ha | -22.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7175 kg/ha | -49.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4045 kg/ha | -43.6% |
| 1994 | -0.0698 kg/ha | -117.3% |
| 1995 | -0.2143 kg/ha | +207.0% |
| 1996 | -0.2415 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 1997 | -0.3078 kg/ha | +27.5% |
| 1998 | -0.3502 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 1999 | -0.063 kg/ha | -82.0% |
| 2000 | -0.0331 kg/ha | -47.5% |
| 2001 | -0.4536 kg/ha | +1270.4% |
| 2002 | -0.368 kg/ha | -18.9% |
| 2003 | -0.7053 kg/ha | +91.7% |
| 2004 | -0.4587 kg/ha | -35.0% |
| 2005 | -0.7163 kg/ha | +56.2% |
| 2006 | -0.7634 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2007 | -0.7906 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2008 | -1.23 kg/ha | +55.5% |
| 2009 | -0.8549 kg/ha | -30.4% |
| 2010 | -0.7972 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2011 | -0.5395 kg/ha | -32.3% |
| 2012 | -0.3783 kg/ha | -29.9% |
| 2013 | -0.4574 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 2014 | -0.5804 kg/ha | +26.9% |
| 2015 | -0.3266 kg/ha | -43.7% |
| 2016 | -0.1351 kg/ha | -58.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0026 kg/ha | -101.9% |
| 2018 | -0.1696 kg/ha | -6623.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1188 kg/ha | -170.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3226 kg/ha | +171.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6499 kg/ha | +101.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2761 kg/ha | -57.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4847 kg/ha | +75.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.3804 kg/ha | -0.6602 kg/ha | -0.106 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5711 kg/ha | 0.0851 kg/ha | 1.17 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.69 kg/ha | 1.12 kg/ha | 2.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3139 kg/ha | -0.3502 kg/ha | 1.84 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6373 kg/ha | -1.23 kg/ha | -0.0331 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3263 kg/ha | -0.7972 kg/ha | 0.1188 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4333 kg/ha | 0.2761 kg/ha | 0.6499 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.238 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 12.73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 316,092 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.96 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 863,406 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 43 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 224,322 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 0.4847 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 kg/ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.23 kg/ha in 2008.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 20th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 206.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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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 (%).