Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Nepal
Nepal: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was -10.49 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Nepal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Nepal recorded -10.49 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 87.0% on the previous year and down 6,264.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Nepal peaked at 1.55 kg/ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, -10.49 kg/ha, in 2023.
Nepal ranks 183rd 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -2.22 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -2.21 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1963 | -2.16 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1964 | -2.26 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1965 | -2.29 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1966 | -1.81 kg/ha | -21.2% |
| 1967 | -1.8 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1968 | -1.95 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1969 | -2.04 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1970 | -2.08 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1971 | -1.61 kg/ha | -22.5% |
| 1972 | -1 kg/ha | -37.8% |
| 1973 | -1.6 kg/ha | +59.9% |
| 1974 | -1.52 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1975 | -1.57 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1976 | -1.25 kg/ha | -20.1% |
| 1977 | -0.697 kg/ha | -44.3% |
| 1978 | -0.8407 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 1979 | -0.1351 kg/ha | -83.9% |
| 1980 | -0.3993 kg/ha | +195.6% |
| 1981 | -0.625 kg/ha | +56.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6865 kg/ha | -209.8% |
| 1983 | -0.5153 kg/ha | -175.1% |
| 1984 | -0.1584 kg/ha | -69.3% |
| 1985 | -0.0665 kg/ha | -58.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5478 kg/ha | -923.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1189 kg/ha | -78.3% |
| 1988 | -0.6296 kg/ha | -629.5% |
| 1989 | -0.9103 kg/ha | +44.6% |
| 1990 | -0.9718 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8714 kg/ha | -189.7% |
| 1992 | -0.5169 kg/ha | -159.3% |
| 1993 | -0.7501 kg/ha | +45.1% |
| 1994 | -0.3012 kg/ha | -59.8% |
| 1995 | -1.06 kg/ha | +253.2% |
| 1996 | -0.3776 kg/ha | -64.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0814 kg/ha | -121.6% |
| 1998 | 0.802 kg/ha | +885.3% |
| 1999 | -0.1845 kg/ha | -123.0% |
| 2000 | -2.38 kg/ha | +1188.6% |
| 2001 | -1.9 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 2002 | -2.91 kg/ha | +53.1% |
| 2003 | -4.4 kg/ha | +51.3% |
| 2004 | -5.52 kg/ha | +25.2% |
| 2005 | -6.14 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 2006 | -5.08 kg/ha | -17.3% |
| 2007 | -6.72 kg/ha | +32.4% |
| 2008 | -7.03 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2009 | -5.06 kg/ha | -28.0% |
| 2010 | -5.57 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 2011 | -5.27 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2012 | -5.13 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2013 | -0.1648 kg/ha | -96.8% |
| 2014 | -1.6 kg/ha | +871.5% |
| 2015 | -1.2 kg/ha | -25.2% |
| 2016 | -0.9657 kg/ha | -19.3% |
| 2017 | 0.231 kg/ha | -123.9% |
| 2018 | 1.55 kg/ha | +573.0% |
| 2019 | 0.891 kg/ha | -42.7% |
| 2020 | 1.51 kg/ha | +69.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4029 kg/ha | -73.3% |
| 2022 | -5.61 kg/ha | -1491.8% |
| 2023 | -10.49 kg/ha | +87.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's -10.49 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6913 kg/ha. (40 countries reporting)
- Nepal's -10.49 kg/ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.3747 kg/ha. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Nepal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -1491.8% | 0.4029 kg/ha | -5.61 kg/ha |
| 2000 | -1188.6% | -0.1845 kg/ha | -2.38 kg/ha |
| 1986 | +923.8% | -0.0665 kg/ha | 0.5478 kg/ha |
| 1998 | +885.3% | 0.0814 kg/ha | 0.802 kg/ha |
| 2014 | -871.5% | -0.1648 kg/ha | -1.6 kg/ha |
| 1988 | -629.5% | 0.1189 kg/ha | -0.6296 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -2.08 kg/ha | -2.29 kg/ha | -1.8 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -1.23 kg/ha | -2.08 kg/ha | -0.1351 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1951 kg/ha | -0.9103 kg/ha | 0.6865 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2411 kg/ha | -1.06 kg/ha | 0.8714 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.71 kg/ha | -7.03 kg/ha | -1.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.72 kg/ha | -5.57 kg/ha | 1.55 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.55 kg/ha | -10.49 kg/ha | 1.51 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 41.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.54 % 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 -6.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Nepal?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Nepal was -10.49 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 kg/ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.49 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Nepal rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Nepal ranks 183rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6,264.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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 (%).