Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in World
World: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 4.32 kg/ha in 2023. ▬ Flat
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in World, 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 World stood at 4.32 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in World peaked at 8.67 kg/ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 3.11 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places World 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in World, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.11 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 3.16 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 3.48 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 3.71 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 4.18 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1966 | 4.53 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 4.73 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 4.76 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 4.99 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 5.27 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 5.58 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 6.25 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1973 | 6.4 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 6.22 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 6.56 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 6.83 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 7.12 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 7.1 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 7.65 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 7.89 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 7.42 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 7.14 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 7.87 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 7.71 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 7.3 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 7.73 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 8.18 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 8.67 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 8.31 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 7.63 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1991 | 7.4 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 5.94 kg/ha | -19.8% |
| 1993 | 5.37 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 5.29 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 5.74 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 5.37 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 5.65 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 5.59 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 5.52 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 5.36 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 5.28 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 5.64 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 5.83 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 5.78 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 5.66 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 6.02 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 5.84 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 4.15 kg/ha | -28.9% |
| 2009 | 5.43 kg/ha | +30.7% |
| 2010 | 6.47 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 6.19 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 6.37 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 5.76 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 5.62 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 5.48 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 5.25 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 5.37 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 5.25 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 5.03 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 5.99 kg/ha | +19.0% |
| 2021 | 5.2 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 4.35 kg/ha | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 4.32 kg/ha | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.07 kg/ha | 3.11 kg/ha | 4.99 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.5 kg/ha | 5.27 kg/ha | 7.65 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.82 kg/ha | 7.14 kg/ha | 8.67 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.95 kg/ha | 5.29 kg/ha | 7.63 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.5 kg/ha | 4.15 kg/ha | 6.02 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.68 kg/ha | 5.03 kg/ha | 6.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.97 kg/ha | 4.32 kg/ha | 5.99 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 4 China, Hong Kong SAR 132.43 kg/ha compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.06 kg/ha compare
- 5 Brunei Darussalam 106.88 kg/ha compare
- 5 Türkiye 2.94 kg/ha compare
- 6 Cabo Verde 4.62 kg/ha compare
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2.04 kg/ha compare
- 6 Montenegro 75.01 kg/ha compare
- 7 China, Taiwan Province of 59.1 kg/ha compare
- 7 Polynesia 1.22 kg/ha compare
- 8 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 50.61 kg/ha compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.2966 kg/ha compare
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 49.07 kg/ha compare
- 10 Barbados 46.2 kg/ha compare
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % 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 0.2123 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in World?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in World was 4.32 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 8.67 kg/ha in 1988.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.11 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does World rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- World ranks 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World 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 (%).