Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mali
Mali: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was -3.77 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mali, 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 Mali is -3.77 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 27.2% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mali peaked at 0.8075 kg/ha in 1984 and was at its lowest, -4.44 kg/ha, in 1991.
That places Mali 172nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mali, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -2.16 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -2.19 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1963 | -2.03 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1964 | -1.74 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 1965 | -1.76 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1966 | -1.58 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1967 | -1.93 kg/ha | +22.2% |
| 1968 | -1.53 kg/ha | -20.8% |
| 1969 | -1.81 kg/ha | +18.1% |
| 1970 | -1.27 kg/ha | -29.8% |
| 1971 | -0.9307 kg/ha | -26.7% |
| 1972 | -0.7341 kg/ha | -21.1% |
| 1973 | -0.9202 kg/ha | +25.4% |
| 1974 | -1.51 kg/ha | +64.4% |
| 1975 | -2.88 kg/ha | +90.3% |
| 1976 | -1.71 kg/ha | -40.7% |
| 1977 | -1.51 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1978 | -1.81 kg/ha | +19.8% |
| 1979 | -1.52 kg/ha | -16.0% |
| 1980 | -0.9502 kg/ha | -37.6% |
| 1981 | -1.53 kg/ha | +60.9% |
| 1982 | -1.8 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 1983 | -2.06 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 1984 | 0.8075 kg/ha | -139.3% |
| 1985 | -2.6 kg/ha | -421.4% |
| 1986 | -3.03 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1987 | -2.68 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 1988 | -4.22 kg/ha | +57.3% |
| 1989 | -2.65 kg/ha | -37.2% |
| 1990 | -2.95 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 1991 | -4.44 kg/ha | +50.3% |
| 1992 | -1.94 kg/ha | -56.2% |
| 1993 | -1.95 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1994 | -2.96 kg/ha | +52.1% |
| 1995 | -2.61 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 1996 | -1.93 kg/ha | -26.0% |
| 1997 | -1.77 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1998 | -1.71 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1999 | -1.94 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 2000 | -1.02 kg/ha | -47.4% |
| 2001 | -1.93 kg/ha | +89.2% |
| 2002 | -0.9506 kg/ha | -50.7% |
| 2003 | -1.84 kg/ha | +93.7% |
| 2004 | -1.65 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 2005 | -1.71 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2006 | -1.34 kg/ha | -21.7% |
| 2007 | -1.52 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 2008 | -2.51 kg/ha | +65.1% |
| 2009 | -2.32 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2010 | -1.41 kg/ha | -39.1% |
| 2011 | -3.79 kg/ha | +169.2% |
| 2012 | -4.16 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 2013 | -3.43 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 2014 | -2.92 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 2015 | -2.49 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 2016 | -1.63 kg/ha | -34.4% |
| 2017 | -1.85 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 2018 | -1.56 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 2019 | -2.27 kg/ha | +46.1% |
| 2020 | -2.14 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2021 | -3 kg/ha | +39.9% |
| 2022 | -2.96 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2023 | -3.77 kg/ha | +27.2% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's -3.77 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.4938 kg/ha, 7.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mali's -3.77 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3837 kg/ha, 9.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mali 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | -421.4% | 0.8075 kg/ha | -2.6 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.86 kg/ha | -2.19 kg/ha | -1.53 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -1.48 kg/ha | -2.88 kg/ha | -0.7341 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.07 kg/ha | -4.22 kg/ha | 0.8075 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.42 kg/ha | -4.44 kg/ha | -1.71 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.68 kg/ha | -2.51 kg/ha | -0.9506 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.55 kg/ha | -4.16 kg/ha | -1.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.97 kg/ha | -3.77 kg/ha | -2.14 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.401 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mali?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mali was -3.77 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8075 kg/ha in 1984.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.44 kg/ha in 1991.
- How does Mali rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Mali ranks 172nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali 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 (%).