Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Africa
Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 124.18 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Africa is 124.18 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Africa peaked at 158.74 % in 1963 and was at its lowest, 71.33 %, in 1984.
That places Africa 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 144.46 % | — |
| 1962 | 152.29 % | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 158.74 % | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 153.59 % | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 139 % | -9.5% |
| 1966 | 123.82 % | -10.9% |
| 1967 | 133.08 % | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 125.73 % | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 127.7 % | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 123.99 % | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 118.99 % | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 108.34 % | -9.0% |
| 1973 | 99.36 % | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 107.82 % | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 100.29 % | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 94.73 % | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 89.73 % | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 90.68 % | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 83.96 % | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 79.25 % | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 74.91 % | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 76.17 % | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 73.89 % | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 71.33 % | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 81.2 % | +13.8% |
| 1986 | 86.59 % | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 84.85 % | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 92.76 % | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 98.72 % | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 96.62 % | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 111.03 % | +14.9% |
| 1992 | 102.34 % | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 102.04 % | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 115.86 % | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 112.38 % | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 130.45 % | +16.1% |
| 1997 | 121.09 % | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 127.62 % | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 122.57 % | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 124.89 % | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 128.69 % | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 125.5 % | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 144.57 % | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 136.79 % | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 149.69 % | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 141.88 % | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 137.92 % | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 152.35 % | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 142.84 % | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 138.33 % | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 136.44 % | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 131.67 % | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 124.21 % | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 129.16 % | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 121.72 % | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 127.81 % | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 123.38 % | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 133.38 % | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 125.15 % | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 123.84 % | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 125.77 % | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 124.8 % | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 124.18 % | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 139.82 % | 123.82 % | 158.74 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 101.79 % | 83.96 % | 123.99 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.97 % | 71.33 % | 98.72 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 114.2 % | 96.62 % | 130.45 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 138.51 % | 124.89 % | 152.35 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 129.13 % | 121.72 % | 138.33 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 124.65 % | 123.84 % | 125.77 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 Comoros 613.38 % compare
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 526.7 % compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 165.31 % compare
- 2 Kiribati 510.18 % compare
- 2 Syrian Arab Republic 227.42 % compare
- 3 Guinea 465.47 % compare
- 4 Micronesia (Federated States of) 167.45 % compare
- 4 Solomon Islands 408.55 % compare
- 5 Niger 360.56 % compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 140.83 % compare
- 5 Caribbean 109.85 % compare
- 6 Ghana 330.01 % compare
- 6 Melanesia 128.26 % compare
More environment data for Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 26.92 million m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 11.21 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 66.41 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 39.12 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 9.31 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Africa?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Africa was 124.18 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 158.74 % in 1963.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.33 % in 1984.
- How does Africa rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Africa ranks 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency. 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 (%).