Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Madagascar
Madagascar: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was -2.03 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar is -2.03 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Madagascar peaked at 0.1446 kg/ha in 1982 and was at its lowest, -2.7 kg/ha, in 2010.
That places Madagascar 161st 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.8909 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -0.8719 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1963 | -0.795 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1964 | -0.7732 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1965 | -0.6993 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 1966 | -0.4439 kg/ha | -36.5% |
| 1967 | -0.5117 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 1968 | -0.73 kg/ha | +42.7% |
| 1969 | -0.6306 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 1970 | -0.7182 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 1971 | -0.7262 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1972 | -0.4755 kg/ha | -34.5% |
| 1973 | -0.8144 kg/ha | +71.3% |
| 1974 | -1.41 kg/ha | +72.8% |
| 1975 | -0.9737 kg/ha | -30.8% |
| 1976 | -1.38 kg/ha | +42.1% |
| 1977 | -1.18 kg/ha | -15.0% |
| 1978 | -0.685 kg/ha | -41.7% |
| 1979 | -0.5992 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1980 | -0.1735 kg/ha | -71.0% |
| 1981 | 0.124 kg/ha | -171.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1446 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 1983 | -0.1077 kg/ha | -174.5% |
| 1984 | -0.2922 kg/ha | +171.3% |
| 1985 | -0.3382 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 1986 | -0.2917 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 1987 | -0.149 kg/ha | -48.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 kg/ha | -100.2% |
| 1989 | -0.6103 kg/ha | -203533.3% |
| 1990 | -0.3559 kg/ha | -41.7% |
| 1991 | -0.3104 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 1992 | -0.3849 kg/ha | +24.0% |
| 1993 | -0.5214 kg/ha | +35.5% |
| 1994 | -0.1678 kg/ha | -67.8% |
| 1995 | -0.2183 kg/ha | +30.1% |
| 1996 | 0.003 kg/ha | -101.4% |
| 1997 | -0.2414 kg/ha | -8146.7% |
| 1998 | -0.6078 kg/ha | +151.8% |
| 1999 | -1.07 kg/ha | +76.4% |
| 2000 | -1.34 kg/ha | +25.1% |
| 2001 | -1.69 kg/ha | +25.9% |
| 2002 | -1.65 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2003 | -1.94 kg/ha | +17.5% |
| 2004 | -1.96 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2005 | -1.47 kg/ha | -25.4% |
| 2006 | -1.86 kg/ha | +26.8% |
| 2007 | -1.85 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | -2.08 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 2009 | -2.61 kg/ha | +25.7% |
| 2010 | -2.7 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2011 | -2.45 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2012 | -2.58 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2013 | -1.77 kg/ha | -31.4% |
| 2014 | -1.74 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2015 | -1.6 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2016 | -1.42 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 2017 | -1.23 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 2018 | -1.55 kg/ha | +26.2% |
| 2019 | -1.24 kg/ha | -20.1% |
| 2020 | -1.25 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2021 | -1.66 kg/ha | +32.3% |
| 2022 | -2.08 kg/ha | +25.4% |
| 2023 | -2.03 kg/ha | -2.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's -2.03 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.4938 kg/ha, 4.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's -2.03 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3837 kg/ha, 5.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | -203533.3% | 0.0003 kg/ha | -0.6103 kg/ha |
| 1997 | -8146.7% | 0.003 kg/ha | -0.2414 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.7052 kg/ha | -0.8909 kg/ha | -0.4439 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.8959 kg/ha | -1.41 kg/ha | -0.4755 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1694 kg/ha | -0.6103 kg/ha | 0.1446 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3877 kg/ha | -1.07 kg/ha | 0.003 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.85 kg/ha | -2.61 kg/ha | -1.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.83 kg/ha | -2.7 kg/ha | -1.23 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.75 kg/ha | -2.08 kg/ha | -1.25 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 158 Australia -1.74 kg/ha compare
- 159 Papua New Guinea -1.77 kg/ha compare
- 160 Argentina -1.94 kg/ha compare
- 162 French Polynesia -2.32 kg/ha compare
- 163 Cambodia -2.35 kg/ha compare
- 164 Philippines -2.63 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Madagascar
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2369 % 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 -1.01 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Madagascar?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Madagascar was -2.03 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1446 kg/ha in 1982.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.7 kg/ha in 2010.
- How does Madagascar rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Madagascar ranks 161st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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 (%).