Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 7.4 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe, 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 Southern Europe stood at 7.4 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe peaked at 15.72 kg/ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 4.68 kg/ha, in 2021.
Southern Europe ranks 3rd of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.83 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 8.22 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 7.67 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 8.61 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 1965 | 8.82 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 8.73 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 9.2 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 10.1 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1969 | 10.43 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 10.89 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 11.59 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 12.59 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 12.52 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 11.03 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 1975 | 11.38 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 12.93 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 1977 | 12.83 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 15.24 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 1979 | 15.72 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 13.83 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 1981 | 13.48 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 13.93 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 13.87 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 13.57 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 14.25 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 14.85 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 15.03 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 15.12 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 13.78 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 14.63 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 12.35 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 1992 | 12.08 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 12.03 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 12.28 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 12.5 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 12.45 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 11.42 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 12.33 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 12.8 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 11.69 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 11.08 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 11.07 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 11.42 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 10.16 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 10.28 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 10.05 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 11.17 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 5.05 kg/ha | -54.8% |
| 2009 | 6.57 kg/ha | +30.3% |
| 2010 | 7.02 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 6.46 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 8.09 kg/ha | +25.1% |
| 2013 | 6.84 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 7.59 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 7.53 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 7.4 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 8.78 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 2018 | 5.69 kg/ha | -35.2% |
| 2019 | 7.95 kg/ha | +39.8% |
| 2020 | 8.48 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 4.68 kg/ha | -44.9% |
| 2022 | 6.44 kg/ha | +37.8% |
| 2023 | 7.4 kg/ha | +14.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -54.8% | 11.17 kg/ha | 5.05 kg/ha |
| 2021 | -44.9% | 8.48 kg/ha | 4.68 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.84 kg/ha | 7.67 kg/ha | 10.43 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.67 kg/ha | 10.89 kg/ha | 15.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.17 kg/ha | 13.48 kg/ha | 15.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.49 kg/ha | 11.42 kg/ha | 14.63 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.85 kg/ha | 5.05 kg/ha | 11.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.33 kg/ha | 5.69 kg/ha | 8.78 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.75 kg/ha | 4.68 kg/ha | 8.48 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 1 Faroe Islands 699.52 kg/ha compare
- 1 Viet Nam 21.77 kg/ha compare
- 2 Singapore 337.95 kg/ha compare
- 3 Kuwait 153.02 kg/ha compare
- 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 6.08 kg/ha compare
- 4 China, Hong Kong SAR 132.43 kg/ha compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.06 kg/ha compare
- 5 Brunei Darussalam 106.88 kg/ha compare
- 5 Türkiye 2.94 kg/ha compare
- 6 Cabo Verde 4.62 kg/ha compare
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2.04 kg/ha compare
- 6 Montenegro 75.01 kg/ha compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 73.08 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 48.29 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 24.80 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 783,078 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 6.44 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe was 7.4 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 15.72 kg/ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.68 kg/ha in 2021.
- How does Southern Europe rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Southern Europe ranks 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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 (%).