Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mexico
Mexico: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 4.09 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mexico, 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 Mexico is 4.09 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 77.1% on the previous year and up 130.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mexico peaked at 6.68 kg/ha in 1982 and was at its lowest, -0.5638 kg/ha, in 1964.
That places Mexico 75th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.4878 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -0.3407 kg/ha | -30.2% |
| 1963 | -0.2306 kg/ha | -32.3% |
| 1964 | -0.5638 kg/ha | +144.5% |
| 1965 | -0.4408 kg/ha | -21.8% |
| 1966 | -0.0632 kg/ha | -85.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2775 kg/ha | -539.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3222 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 1969 | 1.12 kg/ha | +246.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4389 kg/ha | -60.7% |
| 1971 | 1.24 kg/ha | +182.0% |
| 1972 | 1.38 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 1.9 kg/ha | +37.4% |
| 1974 | 2.79 kg/ha | +46.6% |
| 1975 | 3.84 kg/ha | +37.7% |
| 1976 | 3.56 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1977 | 2.81 kg/ha | -21.1% |
| 1978 | 3.26 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 1979 | 3.77 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 1980 | 3.27 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 1981 | 5.09 kg/ha | +55.8% |
| 1982 | 6.68 kg/ha | +31.1% |
| 1983 | 4.69 kg/ha | -29.8% |
| 1984 | 5.33 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 1985 | 5.07 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 5.68 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1987 | 5.74 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 5.31 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 4.59 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 1990 | 3.96 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 1991 | 4.15 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 2.78 kg/ha | -32.9% |
| 1993 | 3.42 kg/ha | +22.9% |
| 1994 | 3.83 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6759 kg/ha | -82.4% |
| 1996 | 2.07 kg/ha | +205.7% |
| 1997 | 1.54 kg/ha | -25.4% |
| 1998 | 1.81 kg/ha | +17.1% |
| 1999 | 2.44 kg/ha | +35.2% |
| 2000 | 2.65 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 2.49 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 2.45 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.98 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 2004 | 2.81 kg/ha | +41.9% |
| 2005 | 3.41 kg/ha | +21.5% |
| 2006 | 2.73 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2 kg/ha | -56.0% |
| 2008 | -0.4281 kg/ha | -135.6% |
| 2009 | 1.7 kg/ha | -497.2% |
| 2010 | 1.59 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 2.01 kg/ha | +27.0% |
| 2012 | 1.53 kg/ha | -24.3% |
| 2013 | 1.78 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 1.82 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 3.18 kg/ha | +74.9% |
| 2016 | 4.19 kg/ha | +31.7% |
| 2017 | 3.24 kg/ha | -22.7% |
| 2018 | 4.58 kg/ha | +41.2% |
| 2019 | 4.51 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 3.12 kg/ha | -30.7% |
| 2021 | 5.11 kg/ha | +63.8% |
| 2022 | 2.31 kg/ha | -54.8% |
| 2023 | 4.09 kg/ha | +77.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 4.09 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.24 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 4.09 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.41 kg/ha, 64% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +539.1% | -0.0632 kg/ha | 0.2775 kg/ha |
| 2009 | +497.2% | -0.4281 kg/ha | 1.7 kg/ha |
| 1969 | +246.6% | 0.3222 kg/ha | 1.12 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0456 kg/ha | -0.5638 kg/ha | 1.12 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.5 kg/ha | 0.4389 kg/ha | 3.84 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.14 kg/ha | 3.27 kg/ha | 6.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.67 kg/ha | 0.6759 kg/ha | 4.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1 kg/ha | -0.4281 kg/ha | 3.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.84 kg/ha | 1.53 kg/ha | 4.58 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.66 kg/ha | 2.31 kg/ha | 5.11 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Mexico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6859 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.6189 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.62 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1645 % 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 -0.5194 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mexico?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mexico was 4.09 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 6.68 kg/ha in 1982.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5638 kg/ha in 1964.
- How does Mexico rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Mexico ranks 75th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico 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 (%).