Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.4186 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in New Zealand, 1961–2023
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 New Zealand is 0.4186 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 87.5% on the previous year and down 87.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in New Zealand peaked at 15.87 kg/ha in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.4186 kg/ha, in 2023.
That places New Zealand 123rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.15 kg/ha | 7.8 kg/ha | 15.11 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.19 kg/ha | 10.22 kg/ha | 15.87 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.16 kg/ha | 0.4254 kg/ha | 9.67 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.91 kg/ha | 1.77 kg/ha | 10.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.48 kg/ha | 2.14 kg/ha | 13.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.59 kg/ha | 2.37 kg/ha | 5.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.52 kg/ha | 0.4186 kg/ha | 3.6 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in New Zealand?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in New Zealand was 0.4186 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 15.87 kg/ha in 1973.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4186 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- New Zealand ranks 123rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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 (%).