Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in United States of America
United States of America: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was -0.7927 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in United States of America, 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 United States of America stood at -0.7927 kg/ha.
The figure is down 474.4% on the previous year and down 143.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in United States of America peaked at 8.33 kg/ha in 1976 and was at its lowest, -1.37 kg/ha, in 2021.
That places United States of America 25th out of 29 groups 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in United States of America, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.03 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 5.46 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1963 | 5.77 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 6.45 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1965 | 6.6 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 7.59 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 1967 | 7.78 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 7.68 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 7.25 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1970 | 7.92 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 7.36 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 7.74 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 7.46 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 7.56 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 7.38 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 8.33 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 1977 | 6.91 kg/ha | -17.1% |
| 1978 | 7.32 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 6.36 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 1980 | 7.48 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 1981 | 5.04 kg/ha | -32.6% |
| 1982 | 3.56 kg/ha | -29.3% |
| 1983 | 7.25 kg/ha | +103.5% |
| 1984 | 5 kg/ha | -31.1% |
| 1985 | 3.34 kg/ha | -33.1% |
| 1986 | 3.71 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 1987 | 4.27 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 1988 | 5.95 kg/ha | +39.4% |
| 1989 | 4.85 kg/ha | -18.5% |
| 1990 | 4.06 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 1991 | 3.96 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 3.04 kg/ha | -23.1% |
| 1993 | 5.19 kg/ha | +70.6% |
| 1994 | 2.77 kg/ha | -46.7% |
| 1995 | 4.67 kg/ha | +68.7% |
| 1996 | 3.73 kg/ha | -20.2% |
| 1997 | 3.48 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 2.72 kg/ha | -21.9% |
| 1999 | 2.9 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 2.61 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 3.4 kg/ha | +30.5% |
| 2002 | 3.65 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 4.17 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 2.27 kg/ha | -45.5% |
| 2005 | 2.37 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 3.18 kg/ha | +34.1% |
| 2007 | 1.64 kg/ha | -48.4% |
| 2008 | -0.809 kg/ha | -149.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8386 kg/ha | -203.7% |
| 2010 | 1.34 kg/ha | +59.5% |
| 2011 | 2.16 kg/ha | +61.1% |
| 2012 | 3.44 kg/ha | +59.6% |
| 2013 | 1.83 kg/ha | -46.9% |
| 2014 | -0.1437 kg/ha | -107.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2817 kg/ha | -296.0% |
| 2016 | -1.3 kg/ha | -562.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1835 kg/ha | -114.1% |
| 2018 | -0.4209 kg/ha | -329.4% |
| 2019 | 1.09 kg/ha | -360.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0173 kg/ha | -98.4% |
| 2021 | -1.37 kg/ha | -8034.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2117 kg/ha | -115.4% |
| 2023 | -0.7927 kg/ha | -474.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.62 kg/ha | 5.03 kg/ha | 7.78 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.43 kg/ha | 6.36 kg/ha | 8.33 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.04 kg/ha | 3.34 kg/ha | 7.48 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.65 kg/ha | 2.72 kg/ha | 5.19 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.33 kg/ha | -0.809 kg/ha | 4.17 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.845 kg/ha | -1.3 kg/ha | 3.44 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4841 kg/ha | -1.37 kg/ha | 0.2117 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in United States of America?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in United States of America was -0.7927 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 8.33 kg/ha in 1976.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.37 kg/ha in 2021.
- How does United States of America rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- United States of America ranks 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 143.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States of America 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 (%).