Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Asia
Western Asia: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 2.42 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 2.42 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 88.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Asia peaked at 6.8 kg/ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, -1.26 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places Western Asia 12th out of 32 groups 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.6987 kg/ha | -1.26 kg/ha | 0.3298 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.87 kg/ha | 0.1258 kg/ha | 4.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.5 kg/ha | 2.81 kg/ha | 6.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.14 kg/ha | 3.92 kg/ha | 6.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 kg/ha | 1.26 kg/ha | 4.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.42 kg/ha | 1.49 kg/ha | 3.97 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.31 kg/ha | 1.28 kg/ha | 3.28 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 49.07 kg/ha compare
- 10 Barbados 46.2 kg/ha compare
- 11 Qatar 43.56 kg/ha compare
- 12 New Caledonia 35.09 kg/ha compare
- 13 Bangladesh 32.66 kg/ha compare
- 14 Republic of Korea 30.3 kg/ha compare
- 15 Mongolia 29.94 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 274,698 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Asia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Asia was 2.42 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8 kg/ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.26 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Western Asia rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Western Asia ranks 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Asia 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 (%).