Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Belize
Belize: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 32.15 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Belize, 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 Belize is 32.15 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 52.9% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Belize peaked at 173.55 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 19.37 %, in 2019.
Belize ranks 159th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68.4 % | — |
| 1962 | 31.51 % | -53.9% |
| 1963 | 27.72 % | -12.0% |
| 1964 | 117.21 % | +322.8% |
| 1965 | 38.68 % | -67.0% |
| 1966 | 38.21 % | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 43.54 % | +14.0% |
| 1968 | 49.39 % | +13.4% |
| 1969 | 43.58 % | -11.8% |
| 1970 | 45.71 % | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 96.57 % | +111.3% |
| 1972 | 73.84 % | -23.5% |
| 1973 | 41.22 % | -44.2% |
| 1974 | 64.96 % | +57.6% |
| 1975 | 47.95 % | -26.2% |
| 1976 | 79.09 % | +64.9% |
| 1977 | 150.41 % | +90.2% |
| 1978 | 104.56 % | -30.5% |
| 1979 | 99.96 % | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 92.2 % | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 124.28 % | +34.8% |
| 1982 | 146.47 % | +17.9% |
| 1983 | 119.47 % | -18.4% |
| 1984 | 105.08 % | -12.0% |
| 1985 | 97.87 % | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 57.75 % | -41.0% |
| 1987 | 56.75 % | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 63.14 % | +11.3% |
| 1989 | 71.95 % | +14.0% |
| 1990 | 57.96 % | -19.4% |
| 1991 | 54.16 % | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 48.23 % | -10.9% |
| 1993 | 44 % | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 81.68 % | +85.6% |
| 1995 | 47.46 % | -41.9% |
| 1996 | 91.89 % | +93.6% |
| 1997 | 61.72 % | -32.8% |
| 1998 | 52.66 % | -14.7% |
| 1999 | 53.61 % | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 81.37 % | +51.8% |
| 2001 | 67.39 % | -17.2% |
| 2002 | 20.29 % | -69.9% |
| 2003 | 43.72 % | +115.5% |
| 2004 | 94.12 % | +115.3% |
| 2005 | 141.79 % | +50.7% |
| 2006 | 80.16 % | -43.5% |
| 2007 | 158.19 % | +97.3% |
| 2008 | 132.94 % | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 86.77 % | -34.7% |
| 2010 | 173.55 % | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 22.64 % | -87.0% |
| 2012 | 66.87 % | +195.4% |
| 2013 | 45.78 % | -31.5% |
| 2014 | 54.4 % | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 28.36 % | -47.9% |
| 2016 | 24.56 % | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 33.71 % | +37.3% |
| 2018 | 26.47 % | -21.5% |
| 2019 | 19.37 % | -26.8% |
| 2020 | 25.51 % | +31.7% |
| 2021 | 30.51 % | +19.6% |
| 2022 | 68.2 % | +123.5% |
| 2023 | 32.15 % | -52.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 32.15 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.89 %, 47% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Belize's 32.15 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.12 %, 59% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +322.8% | 27.72 % | 117.21 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.92 % | 27.72 % | 117.21 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 80.43 % | 41.22 % | 150.41 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.49 % | 56.75 % | 146.47 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.34 % | 44 % | 91.89 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.67 % | 20.29 % | 158.19 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.57 % | 19.37 % | 173.55 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.09 % | 25.51 % | 68.2 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 156 Switzerland 33.65 % compare
- 157 Saint Lucia 33.5 % compare
- 158 Bahrain 33.27 % compare
- 160 Colombia 30.71 % compare
- 161 Saudi Arabia 30.45 % compare
- 162 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 25.25 % compare
More environment data for Belize
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.287 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.35 % 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 0.0489 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Belize?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Belize was 32.15 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 173.55 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.37 % in 2019.
- How does Belize rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Belize ranks 159th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize 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 (%).