Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Senegal
Senegal: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was -2.95 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Senegal, 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 Senegal is -2.95 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 857.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Senegal peaked at 1.71 kg/ha in 1977 and was at its lowest, -2.95 kg/ha, in 2023.
That places Senegal 181st out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | -0.7683 kg/ha | -1.18 kg/ha | -0.2944 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3706 kg/ha | -0.8813 kg/ha | 1.71 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.603 kg/ha | -1.31 kg/ha | 0.2801 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1947 kg/ha | -0.8774 kg/ha | 0.784 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.3505 kg/ha | -1.49 kg/ha | 0.6668 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4186 kg/ha | -1.96 kg/ha | 1.02 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.56 kg/ha | -2.95 kg/ha | -2.04 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.432 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.48 °C (2025)
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- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 1,462 1000 USD (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Senegal?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Senegal was -2.95 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 kg/ha in 1977.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.95 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Senegal ranks 181st out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 857.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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 (%).