Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Africa
Western Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was -3.02 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded -3.02 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Africa peaked at -0.3653 kg/ha in 1983 and was at its lowest, -3.05 kg/ha, in 2022.
That places Western Africa 32nd out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.15 kg/ha | -1.3 kg/ha | -1.04 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.9308 kg/ha | -1.34 kg/ha | -0.6245 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.7397 kg/ha | -1.24 kg/ha | -0.3653 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.68 kg/ha | -2.11 kg/ha | -1.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.37 kg/ha | -2.9 kg/ha | -1.96 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.47 kg/ha | -2.65 kg/ha | -2.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.83 kg/ha | -3.05 kg/ha | -2.54 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 29 Slovenia 18.37 kg/ha compare
- 30 Seychelles 17.96 kg/ha compare
- 31 China, mainland 16.57 kg/ha compare
- 32 Iceland 16.36 kg/ha compare
- 33 Uzbekistan 16.05 kg/ha compare
- 34 Costa Rica 15.57 kg/ha compare
- 35 Bahamas 15.22 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Western Africa
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 241.74 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 79,324 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 113,229 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 13.78 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 20.62 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Africa?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Africa was -3.02 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was -0.3653 kg/ha in 1983.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.05 kg/ha in 2022.
- How does Western Africa rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Western Africa ranks 32nd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Africa 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 (%).