Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Tunisia
Tunisia: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 3.21 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia stood at 3.21 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 88.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Tunisia peaked at 3.75 kg/ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, -1.97 kg/ha, in 2020.
That places Tunisia 87th out of 186 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2498 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.7329 kg/ha | +193.4% |
| 1963 | -0.4214 kg/ha | -157.5% |
| 1964 | -0.1459 kg/ha | -65.4% |
| 1965 | -0.0995 kg/ha | -31.8% |
| 1966 | 0.592 kg/ha | -695.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4056 kg/ha | -31.5% |
| 1968 | 0.4814 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 1969 | 1.37 kg/ha | +183.9% |
| 1970 | 0.5525 kg/ha | -59.6% |
| 1971 | -0.4632 kg/ha | -183.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1047 kg/ha | -122.6% |
| 1973 | -0.2581 kg/ha | -346.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2178 kg/ha | -184.4% |
| 1975 | -0.1361 kg/ha | -162.5% |
| 1976 | 0.8309 kg/ha | -710.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4223 kg/ha | -49.2% |
| 1978 | 1.04 kg/ha | +146.0% |
| 1979 | 1.1 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 0.9461 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 1981 | 2.78 kg/ha | +193.9% |
| 1982 | 2.21 kg/ha | -20.6% |
| 1983 | 1.73 kg/ha | -21.4% |
| 1984 | 2.2 kg/ha | +26.7% |
| 1985 | 1.94 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 1986 | 3.22 kg/ha | +65.6% |
| 1987 | 2.02 kg/ha | -37.3% |
| 1988 | 3.75 kg/ha | +86.2% |
| 1989 | 2.56 kg/ha | -31.8% |
| 1990 | 1.35 kg/ha | -47.4% |
| 1991 | -0.0874 kg/ha | -106.5% |
| 1992 | 1.44 kg/ha | -1749.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5833 kg/ha | -59.5% |
| 1994 | 2.39 kg/ha | +309.1% |
| 1995 | 2.16 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 1996 | -1.05 kg/ha | -148.8% |
| 1997 | 1.89 kg/ha | -279.5% |
| 1998 | 1.11 kg/ha | -41.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6104 kg/ha | -45.0% |
| 2000 | 2.25 kg/ha | +268.9% |
| 2001 | 2.35 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 2.81 kg/ha | +19.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0692 kg/ha | -97.5% |
| 2004 | 1.39 kg/ha | +1905.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8233 kg/ha | -40.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8097 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9637 kg/ha | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4763 kg/ha | -50.6% |
| 2009 | 1.02 kg/ha | +114.5% |
| 2010 | 2 kg/ha | +95.8% |
| 2011 | 1.61 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 2012 | 1.16 kg/ha | -27.9% |
| 2013 | 1.7 kg/ha | +46.5% |
| 2014 | 1.98 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 1.36 kg/ha | -31.1% |
| 2016 | 2.61 kg/ha | +91.9% |
| 2017 | 2.5 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 1.15 kg/ha | -53.7% |
| 2019 | 1.97 kg/ha | +70.7% |
| 2020 | -1.97 kg/ha | -200.2% |
| 2021 | 3.04 kg/ha | -254.1% |
| 2022 | 2.98 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 3.21 kg/ha | +7.7% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 3.21 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6913 kg/ha, 4.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 3.21 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.82 kg/ha, 84% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Tunisia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +1905.9% | 0.0692 kg/ha | 1.39 kg/ha |
| 1992 | +1749.1% | -0.0874 kg/ha | 1.44 kg/ha |
| 1976 | +710.5% | -0.1361 kg/ha | 0.8309 kg/ha |
| 1966 | +695.0% | -0.0995 kg/ha | 0.592 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3513 kg/ha | -0.4214 kg/ha | 1.37 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3408 kg/ha | -0.4632 kg/ha | 1.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.34 kg/ha | 0.9461 kg/ha | 3.75 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 kg/ha | -1.05 kg/ha | 2.39 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3 kg/ha | 0.0692 kg/ha | 2.81 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8 kg/ha | 1.15 kg/ha | 2.61 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.81 kg/ha | -1.97 kg/ha | 3.21 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -14.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.421 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.34 % 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 -0.2204 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Tunisia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Tunisia was 3.21 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.75 kg/ha in 1988.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.97 kg/ha in 2020.
- How does Tunisia rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Tunisia ranks 87th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia 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 (%).