Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 50.61 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
50.61 kg/ha
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
8th
of 186 countries
All-time high
88.93 kg/ha
in 1986
All-time low
50.61 kg/ha
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) stood at 50.61 kg/ha. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 88.93 kg/ha in 1986 and was at its lowest, 50.61 kg/ha, in 2023.

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 8th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year

Annual values for Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1961 to 2023.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 56.64 kg/ha
1962 57.3 kg/ha +1.2%
1963 63.93 kg/ha +11.6%
1964 59.34 kg/ha -7.2%
1965 64.77 kg/ha +9.1%
1966 66.27 kg/ha +2.3%
1967 63.94 kg/ha -3.5%
1968 65.51 kg/ha +2.5%
1969 65.8 kg/ha +0.4%
1970 69.38 kg/ha +5.4%
1971 66.26 kg/ha -4.5%
1972 68.98 kg/ha +4.1%
1973 73.56 kg/ha +6.6%
1974 72.14 kg/ha -1.9%
1975 71.44 kg/ha -1.0%
1976 74.55 kg/ha +4.4%
1977 73.8 kg/ha -1.0%
1978 74.09 kg/ha +0.4%
1979 78.65 kg/ha +6.2%
1980 81.71 kg/ha +3.9%
1981 80.66 kg/ha -1.3%
1982 78.37 kg/ha -2.8%
1983 85.29 kg/ha +8.8%
1984 84.47 kg/ha -1.0%
1985 85.54 kg/ha +1.3%
1986 88.93 kg/ha +4.0%
1987 86.17 kg/ha -3.1%
1988 84.66 kg/ha -1.8%
1989 83.33 kg/ha -1.6%
1990 80.83 kg/ha -3.0%
1991 82.53 kg/ha +2.1%
1992 79.93 kg/ha -3.2%
1993 77.89 kg/ha -2.6%
1994 77.09 kg/ha -1.0%
1995 79.34 kg/ha +2.9%
1996 75.27 kg/ha -5.1%
1997 73.19 kg/ha -2.8%
1998 73.77 kg/ha +0.8%
1999 71.41 kg/ha -3.2%
2000 67.38 kg/ha -5.6%
2001 67.9 kg/ha +0.8%
2002 62.06 kg/ha -8.6%
2003 59.9 kg/ha -3.5%
2004 57.85 kg/ha -3.4%
2005 60.02 kg/ha +3.8%
2006 62.35 kg/ha +3.9%
2007 62.51 kg/ha +0.3%
2008 59.24 kg/ha -5.2%
2009 55.18 kg/ha -6.8%
2010 63.3 kg/ha +14.7%
2011 58.92 kg/ha -6.9%
2012 59.55 kg/ha +1.1%
2013 56.68 kg/ha -4.8%
2014 56.99 kg/ha +0.5%
2015 61.09 kg/ha +7.2%
2016 63.97 kg/ha +4.7%
2017 56.99 kg/ha -10.9%
2018 56.64 kg/ha -0.6%
2019 55.41 kg/ha -2.2%
2020 55.92 kg/ha +0.9%
2021 53.25 kg/ha -4.8%
2022 51.21 kg/ha -3.8%
2023 50.61 kg/ha -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 62.61 kg/ha 56.64 kg/ha 66.27 kg/ha 9
1970s 72.28 kg/ha 66.26 kg/ha 78.65 kg/ha 10
1980s 83.91 kg/ha 78.37 kg/ha 88.93 kg/ha 10
1990s 77.13 kg/ha 71.41 kg/ha 82.53 kg/ha 10
2000s 61.44 kg/ha 55.18 kg/ha 67.9 kg/ha 10
2010s 58.95 kg/ha 55.41 kg/ha 63.97 kg/ha 10
2020s 52.75 kg/ha 50.61 kg/ha 55.92 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

  1. 5 Brunei Darussalam 106.88 kg/ha compare
  2. 6 Montenegro 75.01 kg/ha compare
  3. 7 China, Taiwan Province of 59.1 kg/ha compare
  4. 9 Trinidad and Tobago 49.07 kg/ha compare
  5. 10 Barbados 46.2 kg/ha compare
  6. 11 Qatar 43.56 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 50.61 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 Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The highest recorded value was 88.93 kg/ha in 1986.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The lowest recorded value was 50.61 kg/ha in 2023.
How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 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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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
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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 (%).