Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 147.11 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Burkina Faso, 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 Burkina Faso is 147.11 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Burkina Faso peaked at 327.92 % in 1975 and was at its lowest, 90.09 %, in 2000.
Burkina Faso ranks 25th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 267.48 % | — |
| 1962 | 314.41 % | +17.5% |
| 1963 | 313.61 % | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 317.89 % | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 277.71 % | -12.6% |
| 1966 | 278.16 % | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 293.33 % | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 302.46 % | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 287.68 % | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 280.15 % | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 220.68 % | -21.2% |
| 1972 | 233 % | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 257.77 % | +10.6% |
| 1974 | 300.93 % | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 327.92 % | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 207.42 % | -36.7% |
| 1977 | 182.93 % | -11.8% |
| 1978 | 171.92 % | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 197.58 % | +14.9% |
| 1980 | 208.13 % | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 167.2 % | -19.7% |
| 1982 | 151.42 % | -9.4% |
| 1983 | 124.44 % | -17.8% |
| 1984 | 138.62 % | +11.4% |
| 1985 | 180.61 % | +30.3% |
| 1986 | 186.45 % | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 172.53 % | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 217.62 % | +26.1% |
| 1989 | 156.64 % | -28.0% |
| 1990 | 133.85 % | -14.5% |
| 1991 | 195.49 % | +46.0% |
| 1992 | 169.81 % | -13.1% |
| 1993 | 161.54 % | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 163.83 % | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 151.65 % | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 165.58 % | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 127 % | -23.3% |
| 1998 | 116.98 % | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 107.67 % | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 90.09 % | -16.3% |
| 2001 | 226.24 % | +151.1% |
| 2002 | 217.01 % | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 142.51 % | -34.3% |
| 2004 | 119.82 % | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 126.42 % | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 139.36 % | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 111.81 % | -19.8% |
| 2008 | 168.92 % | +51.1% |
| 2009 | 135.43 % | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 184.22 % | +36.0% |
| 2011 | 125.18 % | -32.1% |
| 2012 | 154.59 % | +23.5% |
| 2013 | 145.41 % | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 152.98 % | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 136.07 % | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 123.8 % | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 127.18 % | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 137.4 % | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 177.62 % | +29.3% |
| 2020 | 166.28 % | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 187.53 % | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 169.06 % | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 147.11 % | -13.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 147.11 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 122.66 %, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 147.11 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 108.23 %, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Burkina Faso 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +151.1% | 90.09 % | 226.24 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 294.75 % | 267.48 % | 317.89 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 238.03 % | 171.92 % | 327.92 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 170.37 % | 124.44 % | 217.62 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 149.34 % | 107.67 % | 195.49 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 147.76 % | 90.09 % | 226.24 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 146.44 % | 123.8 % | 184.22 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 167.5 % | 147.11 % | 187.53 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9413 % 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 -0.3634 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Burkina Faso?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Burkina Faso was 147.11 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 327.92 % in 1975.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.09 % in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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 (%).