Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 6.85 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia is 6.85 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Saudi Arabia peaked at 27.71 kg/ha in 1986 and was at its lowest, -0.9947 kg/ha, in 1967.
That places Saudi Arabia 62nd 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 | -0.5479 kg/ha | -0.9947 kg/ha | -0.3146 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.0886 kg/ha | -0.842 kg/ha | 0.5402 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.95 kg/ha | 2.7 kg/ha | 27.71 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.24 kg/ha | 11.36 kg/ha | 20.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.81 kg/ha | 6.54 kg/ha | 13.91 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.93 kg/ha | 8.57 kg/ha | 11.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.65 kg/ha | 6.85 kg/ha | 8.22 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 59 Guadeloupe 7.32 kg/ha compare
- 60 El Salvador 7.27 kg/ha compare
- 61 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.11 kg/ha compare
- 63 Djibouti 6.83 kg/ha compare
- 64 Albania 6.11 kg/ha compare
- 65 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 6.08 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 1.00 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1.00 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 33,177 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 19,284 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 149,119 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 252,685 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 818,937 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 1.05 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Saudi Arabia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Saudi Arabia was 6.85 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.71 kg/ha in 1986.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9947 kg/ha in 1967.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 62nd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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 (%).