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 174th out of 201 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.
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
- 171 Papua New Guinea -1.77 kg/ha compare
- 172 Argentina -1.94 kg/ha compare
- 173 Democratic Republic of the Congo -2.01 kg/ha compare
- 175 French Polynesia -2.32 kg/ha compare
- 176 Cambodia -2.35 kg/ha compare
- 177 Philippines -2.63 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Madagascar
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 870 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 2,870 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 4,991 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 811 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 244 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 112 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 29,923 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 38,226 t (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 174th out of 201 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 (%).