Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Portugal
Portugal: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 8.9 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 8.9 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Portugal peaked at 20.74 kg/ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.1 kg/ha, in 1963.
That places Portugal 50th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.68 kg/ha | 8.1 kg/ha | 11.65 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.06 kg/ha | 8.33 kg/ha | 14.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.09 kg/ha | 12.23 kg/ha | 17.06 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.57 kg/ha | 13.83 kg/ha | 17.74 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.8 kg/ha | 12.38 kg/ha | 20.74 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.13 kg/ha | 10.93 kg/ha | 16.67 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.54 kg/ha | 8.57 kg/ha | 15.34 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Portugal
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 969,945 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 3.65 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 28,002 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 8,251 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 473,567 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 582,185 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 659,862 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 681,792 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Portugal?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Portugal was 8.9 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 20.74 kg/ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1 kg/ha in 1963.
- How does Portugal rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Portugal ranks 50th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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 (%).