Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 30.3 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Republic of Korea, 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 Republic of Korea stood at 30.3 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Republic of Korea peaked at 46.56 kg/ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 8.28 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Republic of Korea 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.28 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 11.57 kg/ha | +39.8% |
| 1963 | 16.85 kg/ha | +45.6% |
| 1964 | 19.55 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 1965 | 8.92 kg/ha | -54.4% |
| 1966 | 13.25 kg/ha | +48.5% |
| 1967 | 15.83 kg/ha | +19.5% |
| 1968 | 13.41 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 1969 | 13.71 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 13.16 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 20.46 kg/ha | +55.4% |
| 1972 | 22.78 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 1973 | 31.29 kg/ha | +37.3% |
| 1974 | 36.09 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 1975 | 34.04 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 13.99 kg/ha | -58.9% |
| 1977 | 27.85 kg/ha | +99.1% |
| 1978 | 29.79 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 30.25 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 27.6 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1981 | 21.81 kg/ha | -21.0% |
| 1982 | 18.64 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 1983 | 24.44 kg/ha | +31.1% |
| 1984 | 26.77 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 31.47 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 32.5 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 35.45 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 34.25 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 39.87 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 1990 | 39.17 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 41.71 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 39.95 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 43.64 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 43.4 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 46.43 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 42.7 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 46.56 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 39.35 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 1999 | 36.57 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 31.77 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 2001 | 24.92 kg/ha | -21.6% |
| 2002 | 35.23 kg/ha | +41.3% |
| 2003 | 36.08 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 36.06 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 35.9 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 23.27 kg/ha | -35.2% |
| 2007 | 31.31 kg/ha | +34.5% |
| 2008 | 21.09 kg/ha | -32.6% |
| 2009 | 29.25 kg/ha | +38.7% |
| 2010 | 33.18 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 30.97 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 33.41 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 31.05 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 33.63 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 33.12 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 35.31 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 36.27 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 38.12 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 37.52 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 30.71 kg/ha | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 31.03 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 31.24 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 30.3 kg/ha | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.49 kg/ha | 8.28 kg/ha | 19.55 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.97 kg/ha | 13.16 kg/ha | 36.09 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.28 kg/ha | 18.64 kg/ha | 39.87 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.95 kg/ha | 36.57 kg/ha | 46.56 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.49 kg/ha | 21.09 kg/ha | 36.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.26 kg/ha | 30.97 kg/ha | 38.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.82 kg/ha | 30.3 kg/ha | 31.24 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
- 11 Qatar 43.56 kg/ha compare
- 12 New Caledonia 35.09 kg/ha compare
- 13 Bangladesh 32.66 kg/ha compare
- 15 Mongolia 29.94 kg/ha compare
- 16 Malta 28.32 kg/ha compare
- 17 Cook Islands 26.86 kg/ha compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.504 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.9 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 16.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 8.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.11 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 8.60 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Republic of Korea?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Republic of Korea was 30.3 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 Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 46.56 kg/ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.28 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Republic of Korea ranks 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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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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 (%).