Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Argentina
Argentina: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 124.17 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Argentina, 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 Argentina is 124.17 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.2% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Argentina peaked at 350.65 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 124.17 %, in 2023.
That places Argentina 39th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 190.84 % | — |
| 1962 | 213.31 % | +11.8% |
| 1963 | 242.34 % | +13.6% |
| 1964 | 259.83 % | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 190.34 % | -26.7% |
| 1966 | 183.8 % | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 197.64 % | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 163.36 % | -17.3% |
| 1969 | 165.15 % | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 188.29 % | +14.0% |
| 1971 | 196 % | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 165.22 % | -15.7% |
| 1973 | 211.18 % | +27.8% |
| 1974 | 223.36 % | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 214.46 % | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 216.26 % | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 239.37 % | +10.7% |
| 1978 | 277.46 % | +15.9% |
| 1979 | 228.4 % | -17.7% |
| 1980 | 197.41 % | -13.6% |
| 1981 | 272.28 % | +37.9% |
| 1982 | 299.9 % | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 275.61 % | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 316.33 % | +14.8% |
| 1985 | 280.88 % | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 278.11 % | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 234.13 % | -15.8% |
| 1988 | 301.15 % | +28.6% |
| 1989 | 262.24 % | -12.9% |
| 1990 | 326.8 % | +24.6% |
| 1991 | 350.65 % | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 298.89 % | -14.8% |
| 1993 | 245.66 % | -17.8% |
| 1994 | 199.39 % | -18.8% |
| 1995 | 200.04 % | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 136.77 % | -31.6% |
| 1997 | 157.1 % | +14.9% |
| 1998 | 184.79 % | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 171.26 % | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 186.15 % | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 203.84 % | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 229.57 % | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 188.77 % | -17.8% |
| 2004 | 141.2 % | -25.2% |
| 2005 | 184.68 % | +30.8% |
| 2006 | 156.62 % | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 149.65 % | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 225.07 % | +50.4% |
| 2009 | 171.59 % | -23.8% |
| 2010 | 169.57 % | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 162.22 % | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 163.94 % | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 182.29 % | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 199.43 % | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 278.14 % | +39.5% |
| 2016 | 187.04 % | -32.8% |
| 2017 | 211.02 % | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 162.63 % | -22.9% |
| 2019 | 192.29 % | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 161.94 % | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 157.53 % | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 170.6 % | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 124.17 % | -27.2% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 124.17 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.89 %, 1.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 124.17 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.12 %, 2.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 200.74 % | 163.36 % | 259.83 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 216 % | 165.22 % | 277.46 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 271.8 % | 197.41 % | 316.33 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 227.14 % | 136.77 % | 350.65 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 183.71 % | 141.2 % | 229.57 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 190.86 % | 162.22 % | 278.14 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 153.56 % | 124.17 % | 170.6 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 36 Cambodia 128.72 % compare
- 37 Papua New Guinea 128.32 % compare
- 38 Philippines 125.03 % compare
- 40 Azerbaijan 123.63 % compare
- 41 Yemen 122.66 % compare
- 42 Paraguay 119.95 % compare
More environment data for Argentina
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.78 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8814 % 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 0.8286 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Argentina?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Argentina was 124.17 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 350.65 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 124.17 % in 2023.
- How does Argentina rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Argentina ranks 39th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina 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 (%).