Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was -1.51 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Middle Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Middle Africa recorded -1.51 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Middle Africa peaked at -0.4448 kg/ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, -1.64 kg/ha, in 2020.
That places Middle Africa 30th out of 32 groups 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.929 kg/ha | -0.9796 kg/ha | -0.8906 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.7455 kg/ha | -0.8775 kg/ha | -0.5223 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5568 kg/ha | -0.6702 kg/ha | -0.4448 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.8561 kg/ha | -0.9745 kg/ha | -0.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.06 kg/ha | -1.27 kg/ha | -0.8608 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.49 kg/ha | -1.61 kg/ha | -1.19 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.53 kg/ha | -1.64 kg/ha | -1.39 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 27 United Arab Emirates 19.76 kg/ha compare
- 28 Belgium 19.25 kg/ha compare
- 29 Slovenia 18.37 kg/ha compare
- 30 Seychelles 17.96 kg/ha compare
- 31 China, mainland 16.57 kg/ha compare
- 32 Iceland 16.36 kg/ha compare
- 33 Uzbekistan 16.05 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 139.79 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 122.87 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 3,754 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 354,880 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 9.42 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Middle Africa?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Middle Africa was -1.51 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was -0.4448 kg/ha in 1981.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.64 kg/ha in 2020.
- How does Middle Africa rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Middle Africa ranks 30th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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 (%).