Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Poland
Poland: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 2.32 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Poland, 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 Poland stood at 2.32 kg/ha. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 38.6% on the previous year and down 72.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Poland peaked at 28.85 kg/ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 2.32 kg/ha, in 2023.
That places Poland 98th out of 186 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Poland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.79 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 8.32 kg/ha | +22.6% |
| 1963 | 8.1 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 9.63 kg/ha | +18.9% |
| 1965 | 10.37 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 11.84 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 1967 | 12.86 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 14.4 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1969 | 16.97 kg/ha | +17.8% |
| 1970 | 17.7 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 20.09 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 1972 | 21.92 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 24.03 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 25.97 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 27.2 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 26.47 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 27.94 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 27.43 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 28.85 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 27.98 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 24.93 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1982 | 24.53 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 25.25 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 23.97 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 24.97 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 26.02 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 22.45 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1988 | 24.43 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 24.72 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 8.57 kg/ha | -65.3% |
| 1991 | 4.18 kg/ha | -51.2% |
| 1992 | 8.31 kg/ha | +98.6% |
| 1993 | 6.08 kg/ha | -26.8% |
| 1994 | 8.36 kg/ha | +37.5% |
| 1995 | 7.64 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 7.69 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 7.67 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 7.21 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 7.31 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 7.39 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 7.29 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 8.6 kg/ha | +18.0% |
| 2003 | 10.51 kg/ha | +22.3% |
| 2004 | 7.92 kg/ha | -24.6% |
| 2005 | 12.7 kg/ha | +60.3% |
| 2006 | 13.43 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 13.7 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 10.61 kg/ha | -22.6% |
| 2009 | 8.37 kg/ha | -21.1% |
| 2010 | 12.73 kg/ha | +52.2% |
| 2011 | 10.7 kg/ha | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 10.09 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 8.39 kg/ha | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 5.54 kg/ha | -34.0% |
| 2015 | 8.14 kg/ha | +47.0% |
| 2016 | 8.09 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 7.18 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 9.73 kg/ha | +35.5% |
| 2019 | 9.84 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 6.56 kg/ha | -33.4% |
| 2021 | 5.47 kg/ha | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 3.77 kg/ha | -31.0% |
| 2023 | 2.32 kg/ha | -38.6% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 2.32 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.75 kg/ha, 30% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Poland's 2.32 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.26 kg/ha, 54% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Poland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +98.6% | 4.18 kg/ha | 8.31 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.03 kg/ha | 6.79 kg/ha | 16.97 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.76 kg/ha | 17.7 kg/ha | 28.85 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.93 kg/ha | 22.45 kg/ha | 27.98 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.3 kg/ha | 4.18 kg/ha | 8.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.05 kg/ha | 7.29 kg/ha | 13.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.04 kg/ha | 5.54 kg/ha | 12.73 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.53 kg/ha | 2.32 kg/ha | 6.56 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 95 Sao Tome and Principe 2.61 kg/ha compare
- 96 Morocco 2.51 kg/ha compare
- 97 North Macedonia 2.5 kg/ha compare
- 99 Croatia 2.23 kg/ha compare
- 100 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.12 kg/ha compare
- 101 Haiti 2.12 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Poland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.777 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.06 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.73 % 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 0.1029 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Poland?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Poland was 2.32 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 28.85 kg/ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.32 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Poland rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Poland ranks 98th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland 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 (%).