Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Rwanda
Rwanda: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.2142 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda is 0.2142 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 83.9% on the previous year and up 107.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Rwanda peaked at 2.27 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, -4.55 kg/ha, in 1985.
That places Rwanda 120th 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -2.92 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -4.23 kg/ha | +44.7% |
| 1963 | -3.01 kg/ha | -28.9% |
| 1964 | -2.65 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1965 | -3.04 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1966 | -3.76 kg/ha | +23.7% |
| 1967 | -4.06 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1968 | -3.67 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1969 | -4.02 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1970 | -4.37 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1971 | -4.06 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1972 | -3.51 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 1973 | -3.64 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1974 | -3.1 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 1975 | -3.6 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 1976 | -3.72 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1977 | -3.74 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1978 | -3.7 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1979 | -3.72 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1980 | -3.61 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1981 | -3.74 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1982 | -3.96 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1983 | -3.92 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1984 | -3.46 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1985 | -4.55 kg/ha | +31.5% |
| 1986 | -3.82 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 1987 | -3.68 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1988 | -3.28 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1989 | -3.39 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1990 | -2.91 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 1991 | -3.78 kg/ha | +30.1% |
| 1992 | -3.72 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1993 | -2.43 kg/ha | -34.8% |
| 1994 | -1.2 kg/ha | -50.5% |
| 1995 | -2.08 kg/ha | +73.2% |
| 1996 | -2.62 kg/ha | +25.9% |
| 1997 | -2.63 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | -2.83 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1999 | -2.58 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 2000 | -3.39 kg/ha | +31.6% |
| 2001 | -3.38 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | -3.56 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2003 | -3.18 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 2004 | -2.77 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 2005 | -2.9 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2006 | -2.56 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 2007 | -1.72 kg/ha | -32.8% |
| 2008 | -1.78 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2009 | -3.46 kg/ha | +94.7% |
| 2010 | -3.73 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2011 | -4.05 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2012 | -3.03 kg/ha | -25.2% |
| 2013 | -2.87 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2014 | -0.9449 kg/ha | -67.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7918 kg/ha | -183.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6359 kg/ha | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 2.27 kg/ha | +256.8% |
| 2018 | -0.1853 kg/ha | -108.2% |
| 2019 | 1.72 kg/ha | -1029.6% |
| 2020 | 2.09 kg/ha | +21.3% |
| 2021 | 1.72 kg/ha | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 1.33 kg/ha | -22.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2142 kg/ha | -83.9% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.2142 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is -0.4938 kg/ha. (21 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.2142 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3837 kg/ha. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +1029.6% | -0.1853 kg/ha | 1.72 kg/ha |
| 2017 | +256.8% | 0.6359 kg/ha | 2.27 kg/ha |
| 2015 | +183.8% | -0.9449 kg/ha | 0.7918 kg/ha |
| 2018 | -108.2% | 2.27 kg/ha | -0.1853 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -3.48 kg/ha | -4.23 kg/ha | -2.65 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -3.72 kg/ha | -4.37 kg/ha | -3.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -3.74 kg/ha | -4.55 kg/ha | -3.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.68 kg/ha | -3.78 kg/ha | -1.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.87 kg/ha | -3.56 kg/ha | -1.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9379 kg/ha | -4.05 kg/ha | 2.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 kg/ha | 0.2142 kg/ha | 2.09 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -31.63 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.35 °C (2013)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0359 % 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 -1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Rwanda?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Rwanda was 0.2142 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.55 kg/ha in 1985.
- How does Rwanda rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Rwanda ranks 120th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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 (%).