Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Americas
Americas: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 83.4 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Americas, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Americas recorded 83.4 % for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Americas peaked at 85.28 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 45.45 %, in 1974.
Americas ranks 16th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.69 % | 48.03 % | 53.52 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 48.13 % | 45.45 % | 51.61 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.04 % | 46.61 % | 66.71 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.7 % | 58.81 % | 71.13 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.4 % | 65.08 % | 85.28 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.84 % | 68.33 % | 84.39 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.23 % | 74.33 % | 83.4 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 13 Equatorial Guinea 234.59 % compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 227.42 % compare
- 15 Cameroon 220.96 % compare
- 16 Ukraine 219.83 % compare
- 17 Senegal 199.82 % compare
- 18 Sudan 181.38 % compare
- 19 Dominican Republic 180.13 % compare
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 740.92 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 14.43 million m3 (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Import value 8.55 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -3.24 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Americas?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Americas was 83.4 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 85.28 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.45 % in 1974.
- How does Americas rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Americas ranks 16th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas 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 (%).