Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Morocco
Morocco: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 2.51 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Morocco, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Morocco stood at 2.51 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 28.6% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Morocco peaked at 6.1 kg/ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, -1.39 kg/ha, in 1968.
Morocco ranks 96th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Morocco, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0463 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -0.6953 kg/ha | -1601.7% |
| 1963 | -1.08 kg/ha | +55.4% |
| 1964 | -0.6367 kg/ha | -41.1% |
| 1965 | -0.689 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1966 | -0.1096 kg/ha | -84.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0252 kg/ha | -123.0% |
| 1968 | -1.39 kg/ha | -5627.4% |
| 1969 | -0.1095 kg/ha | -92.1% |
| 1970 | -0.4615 kg/ha | +321.5% |
| 1971 | -1.1 kg/ha | +139.0% |
| 1972 | -0.7147 kg/ha | -35.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5457 kg/ha | -176.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1073 kg/ha | -80.3% |
| 1975 | 1.17 kg/ha | +990.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4481 kg/ha | -61.7% |
| 1977 | 1.92 kg/ha | +328.5% |
| 1978 | 1.02 kg/ha | -47.1% |
| 1979 | 1.09 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 2.04 kg/ha | +87.4% |
| 1981 | 2.58 kg/ha | +26.1% |
| 1982 | 1.04 kg/ha | -59.5% |
| 1983 | 2.41 kg/ha | +131.2% |
| 1984 | 2.5 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 2.37 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 1.46 kg/ha | -38.6% |
| 1987 | 2.77 kg/ha | +90.2% |
| 1988 | 1.4 kg/ha | -49.5% |
| 1989 | 1.17 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 2.08 kg/ha | +78.6% |
| 1991 | -0.0616 kg/ha | -103.0% |
| 1992 | 2.59 kg/ha | -4299.4% |
| 1993 | 2.56 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1994 | -0.1467 kg/ha | -105.7% |
| 1995 | 2.13 kg/ha | -1550.1% |
| 1996 | -0.4401 kg/ha | -120.7% |
| 1997 | 1.73 kg/ha | -492.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5003 kg/ha | -71.0% |
| 1999 | 2.12 kg/ha | +323.7% |
| 2000 | 3.18 kg/ha | +50.1% |
| 2001 | 2.12 kg/ha | -33.4% |
| 2002 | 4.74 kg/ha | +123.7% |
| 2003 | 2.82 kg/ha | -40.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9972 kg/ha | -64.6% |
| 2005 | 2.86 kg/ha | +186.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3988 kg/ha | -86.0% |
| 2007 | 3.76 kg/ha | +842.7% |
| 2008 | 1.33 kg/ha | -64.8% |
| 2009 | -0.6405 kg/ha | -148.3% |
| 2010 | 3.65 kg/ha | -669.4% |
| 2011 | 3.84 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 6.1 kg/ha | +58.7% |
| 2013 | 5.03 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 2014 | 5.09 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.58 kg/ha | -29.6% |
| 2016 | 3 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 2017 | 1.4 kg/ha | -53.4% |
| 2018 | -0.3016 kg/ha | -121.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9475 kg/ha | -414.2% |
| 2020 | 1.48 kg/ha | +55.8% |
| 2021 | -0.9012 kg/ha | -161.1% |
| 2022 | 3.52 kg/ha | -490.7% |
| 2023 | 2.51 kg/ha | -28.6% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 2.51 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6913 kg/ha, 3.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 2.51 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.82 kg/ha, 66% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Morocco 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | -5627.4% | 0.0252 kg/ha | -1.39 kg/ha |
| 1992 | +4299.4% | -0.0616 kg/ha | 2.59 kg/ha |
| 1962 | -1601.7% | 0.0463 kg/ha | -0.6953 kg/ha |
| 1995 | +1550.1% | -0.1467 kg/ha | 2.13 kg/ha |
| 1975 | +990.2% | 0.1073 kg/ha | 1.17 kg/ha |
| 2007 | +842.7% | 0.3988 kg/ha | 3.76 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.5158 kg/ha | -1.39 kg/ha | 0.0463 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4017 kg/ha | -1.1 kg/ha | 1.92 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.97 kg/ha | 1.04 kg/ha | 2.77 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.31 kg/ha | -0.4401 kg/ha | 2.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.16 kg/ha | -0.6405 kg/ha | 4.74 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.23 kg/ha | -0.3016 kg/ha | 6.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 kg/ha | -0.9012 kg/ha | 3.52 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.521 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.14 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3488 % 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 -1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Morocco?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Morocco was 2.51 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1 kg/ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.39 kg/ha in 1968.
- How does Morocco rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Morocco ranks 96th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco 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 (%).