Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sudan
Sudan: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was -0.8747 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sudan stood at -0.8747 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 42.0% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sudan peaked at -0.144 kg/ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, -1.55 kg/ha, in 2019.
Sudan ranks 144th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sudan, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -0.144 kg/ha | — |
| 2013 | -1.23 kg/ha | +752.8% |
| 2014 | -1.04 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 2015 | -0.2081 kg/ha | -79.9% |
| 2016 | -1.5 kg/ha | +619.6% |
| 2017 | -0.8805 kg/ha | -41.2% |
| 2018 | -1.38 kg/ha | +57.3% |
| 2019 | -1.55 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 2020 | -1.21 kg/ha | -22.1% |
| 2021 | -1.29 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2022 | -1.51 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 2023 | -0.8747 kg/ha | -42.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's -0.8747 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.4938 kg/ha, 1.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sudan's -0.8747 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3837 kg/ha, 2.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -0.9914 kg/ha | -1.55 kg/ha | -0.144 kg/ha | 8 |
| 2020s | -1.22 kg/ha | -1.51 kg/ha | -0.8747 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 141 Central African Republic -0.7899 kg/ha compare
- 142 Congo -0.8212 kg/ha compare
- 143 Czechoslovakia -0.8596 kg/ha
- 145 Kazakhstan -0.8968 kg/ha compare
- 146 Myanmar -0.9031 kg/ha compare
- 147 Benin -1.06 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Sudan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -15.35 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.327 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2472 % 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 -0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sudan?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sudan was -0.8747 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was -0.144 kg/ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.55 kg/ha in 2019.
- How does Sudan rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Sudan ranks 144th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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 (%).