Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mauritius
Mauritius: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was -0.7234 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded -0.7234 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 218.8% on the previous year and down 109.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mauritius peaked at 20.76 kg/ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, -9 kg/ha, in 1976.
Mauritius ranks 140th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Mauritius, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.29 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 8.04 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 7.39 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1964 | 13.94 kg/ha | +88.5% |
| 1965 | 12.53 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1966 | -2.38 kg/ha | -119.0% |
| 1967 | -2.84 kg/ha | +19.6% |
| 1968 | 1.45 kg/ha | -150.9% |
| 1969 | -3.85 kg/ha | -366.3% |
| 1970 | -0.516 kg/ha | -86.6% |
| 1971 | -3.45 kg/ha | +568.2% |
| 1972 | -0.5824 kg/ha | -83.1% |
| 1973 | -3.51 kg/ha | +502.0% |
| 1974 | -2.93 kg/ha | -16.4% |
| 1975 | -8.55 kg/ha | +191.6% |
| 1976 | -9 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1977 | -6.59 kg/ha | -26.7% |
| 1978 | -5.67 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 1979 | -4.17 kg/ha | -26.5% |
| 1980 | -0.7166 kg/ha | -82.8% |
| 1981 | -3.39 kg/ha | +373.5% |
| 1982 | -3.02 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1983 | -1.76 kg/ha | -41.7% |
| 1984 | -0.3826 kg/ha | -78.3% |
| 1985 | -1.76 kg/ha | +360.4% |
| 1986 | -2.21 kg/ha | +25.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5346 kg/ha | -124.2% |
| 1988 | 1.65 kg/ha | +207.8% |
| 1989 | 4.07 kg/ha | +147.6% |
| 1990 | 0.065 kg/ha | -98.4% |
| 1991 | -0.2563 kg/ha | -494.3% |
| 1992 | -1.93 kg/ha | +654.8% |
| 1993 | 1.03 kg/ha | -153.0% |
| 1994 | -0.4476 kg/ha | -143.6% |
| 1995 | 7.18 kg/ha | -1703.2% |
| 1996 | 20.76 kg/ha | +189.3% |
| 1997 | 14.65 kg/ha | -29.4% |
| 1998 | 9.76 kg/ha | -33.4% |
| 1999 | 15.14 kg/ha | +55.2% |
| 2000 | 8.69 kg/ha | -42.6% |
| 2001 | 1.34 kg/ha | -84.5% |
| 2002 | 6.49 kg/ha | +383.4% |
| 2003 | 5.68 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 5.33 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 11.28 kg/ha | +111.9% |
| 2006 | 7.23 kg/ha | -36.0% |
| 2007 | 8.28 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 14.28 kg/ha | +72.5% |
| 2009 | 4.62 kg/ha | -67.6% |
| 2010 | 5.55 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 6.46 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 7.94 kg/ha | +23.0% |
| 2013 | 7.7 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 11.39 kg/ha | +47.9% |
| 2015 | 5.36 kg/ha | -53.0% |
| 2016 | 12.84 kg/ha | +139.8% |
| 2017 | 14.28 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 4.57 kg/ha | -68.0% |
| 2019 | 3.74 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 5.51 kg/ha | +47.4% |
| 2021 | 8.32 kg/ha | +51.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6091 kg/ha | -92.7% |
| 2023 | -0.7234 kg/ha | -218.8% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's -0.7234 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.24 kg/ha. (51 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's -0.7234 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3837 kg/ha, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mauritius 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +1703.2% | -0.4476 kg/ha | 7.18 kg/ha |
| 1992 | -654.8% | -0.2563 kg/ha | -1.93 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.73 kg/ha | -3.85 kg/ha | 13.94 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -4.5 kg/ha | -9 kg/ha | -0.516 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6995 kg/ha | -3.39 kg/ha | 4.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.59 kg/ha | -1.93 kg/ha | 20.76 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.32 kg/ha | 1.34 kg/ha | 14.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.98 kg/ha | 3.74 kg/ha | 14.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.43 kg/ha | -0.7234 kg/ha | 8.32 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 137 Yemen -0.5996 kg/ha compare
- 138 Angola -0.6343 kg/ha compare
- 139 Yugoslav SFR -0.7027 kg/ha compare
- 141 Central African Republic -0.7899 kg/ha compare
- 142 Congo -0.8212 kg/ha compare
- 143 Czechoslovakia -0.8596 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Mauritius
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 9.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 9.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.35 % 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 -1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mauritius?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mauritius was -0.7234 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 20.76 kg/ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was -9 kg/ha in 1976.
- How does Mauritius rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Mauritius ranks 140th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 109.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius 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 (%).