Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Seychelles
Seychelles: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 17.96 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Seychelles, 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 Seychelles stood at 17.96 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 75.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Seychelles peaked at 17.96 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, -19 kg/ha, in 1964.
That places Seychelles 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -13.6 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -15.35 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 1963 | -13.77 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 1964 | -19 kg/ha | +38.0% |
| 1965 | -14.43 kg/ha | -24.1% |
| 1966 | -15.48 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1967 | -15.86 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1968 | -14.78 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1969 | -10.91 kg/ha | -26.2% |
| 1970 | -9.21 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 1971 | -4.9 kg/ha | -46.7% |
| 1972 | -2.65 kg/ha | -46.0% |
| 1973 | -2 kg/ha | -24.5% |
| 1974 | -0.6018 kg/ha | -69.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4478 kg/ha | -174.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5711 kg/ha | +27.5% |
| 1977 | -3.26 kg/ha | -670.4% |
| 1978 | -1.39 kg/ha | -57.3% |
| 1979 | -3.05 kg/ha | +119.5% |
| 1980 | -1.75 kg/ha | -42.7% |
| 1981 | -0.826 kg/ha | -52.8% |
| 1982 | 1.11 kg/ha | -233.8% |
| 1983 | 1.03 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 3.81 kg/ha | +268.2% |
| 1985 | 5.59 kg/ha | +46.9% |
| 1986 | 6.71 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1987 | 7.65 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 1988 | 10.39 kg/ha | +35.9% |
| 1989 | 11.62 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 14.89 kg/ha | +28.1% |
| 1991 | 16.75 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 15.98 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 16.56 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 17.15 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 17.36 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 16.39 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 17.5 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 16.98 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 16.73 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 12.04 kg/ha | -28.0% |
| 2001 | 4.88 kg/ha | -59.5% |
| 2002 | 4.98 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 5.83 kg/ha | +17.0% |
| 2004 | 5.49 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 6.62 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 2006 | 6.54 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 9.02 kg/ha | +37.9% |
| 2008 | 6.8 kg/ha | -24.6% |
| 2009 | 5.55 kg/ha | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 4.45 kg/ha | -19.8% |
| 2011 | 10.33 kg/ha | +132.1% |
| 2012 | 13.77 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 10.21 kg/ha | -25.8% |
| 2014 | 8.28 kg/ha | -18.9% |
| 2015 | 14.98 kg/ha | +81.0% |
| 2016 | 8.98 kg/ha | -40.0% |
| 2017 | 11.29 kg/ha | +25.7% |
| 2018 | 8.59 kg/ha | -23.9% |
| 2019 | 15.65 kg/ha | +82.3% |
| 2020 | 12.43 kg/ha | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 16.58 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 16.17 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 17.96 kg/ha | +11.1% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 17.96 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.75 kg/ha, 2.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 17.96 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 Seychelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | -670.4% | 0.5711 kg/ha | -3.26 kg/ha |
| 1984 | +268.2% | 1.03 kg/ha | 3.81 kg/ha |
| 1982 | +233.8% | -0.826 kg/ha | 1.11 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -14.8 kg/ha | -19 kg/ha | -10.91 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -2.6 kg/ha | -9.21 kg/ha | 0.5711 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.53 kg/ha | -1.75 kg/ha | 11.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.63 kg/ha | 14.89 kg/ha | 17.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.77 kg/ha | 4.88 kg/ha | 12.04 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.65 kg/ha | 4.45 kg/ha | 15.65 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.79 kg/ha | 12.43 kg/ha | 17.96 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 26 United Arab Emirates 19.76 kg/ha compare
- 27 Belgium 19.25 kg/ha compare
- 27 Côte d'Ivoire -1.57 kg/ha compare
- 28 Slovenia 18.37 kg/ha compare
- 30 China, mainland 16.57 kg/ha compare
- 31 Iceland 16.36 kg/ha compare
- 32 Uzbekistan 16.05 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Seychelles
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.41 % 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 4.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Seychelles?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Seychelles was 17.96 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 17.96 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was -19 kg/ha in 1964.
- How does Seychelles rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Seychelles ranks 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles 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 (%).