Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Namibia

Namibia: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 1.05 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.05 kg/ha
Change on year
up 69.7%
World rank
118th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.62 kg/ha
in 2019
All-time low
0.1433 kg/ha
in 1997
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Namibia, 1961–2023

00.511.5196119922023

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 Namibia is 1.05 kg/ha, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 69.7% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Namibia peaked at 1.62 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1433 kg/ha, in 1997.

Namibia ranks 118th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1 kg/ha 0.9778 kg/ha 1.03 kg/ha 9
1970s 0.9084 kg/ha 0.7646 kg/ha 1.03 kg/ha 10
1980s 0.6518 kg/ha 0.547 kg/ha 0.9162 kg/ha 10
1990s 0.5252 kg/ha 0.1433 kg/ha 0.9919 kg/ha 10
2000s 0.5038 kg/ha 0.2534 kg/ha 0.6906 kg/ha 10
2010s 1.04 kg/ha 0.7096 kg/ha 1.62 kg/ha 10
2020s 0.6586 kg/ha 0.4599 kg/ha 1.05 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 115 Cuba 1.21 kg/ha compare
  2. 116 Lebanon 1.14 kg/ha compare
  3. 117 Bhutan 1.06 kg/ha compare
  4. 119 South Sudan 0.9453 kg/ha compare
  5. 120 Estonia 0.9208 kg/ha compare
  6. 121 Suriname 0.6567 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Namibia?
Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Namibia was 1.05 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 Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 1.62 kg/ha in 2019.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1433 kg/ha in 1997.
How does Namibia rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
Namibia ranks 118th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Namibia 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

Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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 (%).