Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Cambodia

Cambodia: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 128.72 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
128.72 %
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
36th
of 186 countries
All-time high
150.55 %
in 2016
All-time low
26.17 %
in 1974
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Cambodia, 1961–2023

255075100125150196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Cambodia stood at 128.72 %.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Cambodia peaked at 150.55 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 26.17 %, in 1974.

Cambodia ranks 36th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Cambodia, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Cambodia, 1961 to 2023.
Year % Change
1961 93.1 % —
1962 75.55 % -18.9%
1963 90.44 % +19.7%
1964 99.03 % +9.5%
1965 86.44 % -12.7%
1966 76.42 % -11.6%
1967 67.7 % -11.4%
1968 81.38 % +20.2%
1969 61.4 % -24.5%
1970 86.71 % +41.2%
1971 68.69 % -20.8%
1972 51.39 % -25.2%
1973 33.57 % -34.7%
1974 26.17 % -22.0%
1975 43.97 % +68.0%
1976 59.27 % +34.8%
1977 61.73 % +4.2%
1978 63.5 % +2.9%
1979 43.97 % -30.8%
1980 98.97 % +125.1%
1981 55.5 % -43.9%
1982 69.45 % +25.1%
1983 68.58 % -1.2%
1984 46.22 % -32.6%
1985 58.21 % +26.0%
1986 61.81 % +6.2%
1987 51.29 % -17.0%
1988 63.63 % +24.1%
1989 61.67 % -3.1%
1990 58.41 % -5.3%
1991 57.32 % -1.9%
1992 49.49 % -13.7%
1993 46.51 % -6.0%
1994 43.45 % -6.6%
1995 63.42 % +46.0%
1996 63.67 % +0.4%
1997 61.96 % -2.7%
1998 62.6 % +1.0%
1999 66.59 % +6.4%
2000 61.2 % -8.1%
2001 59.97 % -2.0%
2002 53.05 % -11.5%
2003 68.32 % +28.8%
2004 59.47 % -12.9%
2005 68.92 % +15.9%
2006 69.74 % +1.2%
2007 77.23 % +10.7%
2008 86.02 % +11.4%
2009 83 % -3.5%
2010 85.68 % +3.2%
2011 89.35 % +4.3%
2012 93.13 % +4.2%
2013 128.33 % +37.8%
2014 132.13 % +3.0%
2015 135.01 % +2.2%
2016 150.55 % +11.5%
2017 137.2 % -8.9%
2018 138.65 % +1.1%
2019 109.94 % -20.7%
2020 102.16 % -7.1%
2021 100.95 % -1.2%
2022 127.16 % +26.0%
2023 128.72 % +1.2%

Cambodia compared with similar countries

  • Cambodia's 128.72 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92.49 %, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Cambodia's 128.72 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.12 %, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Cambodia 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.

YearChange FromTo
1980 +125.1% 43.97 % 98.97 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 81.27 % 61.4 % 99.03 % 9
1970s 53.9 % 26.17 % 86.71 % 10
1980s 63.53 % 46.22 % 98.97 % 10
1990s 57.34 % 43.45 % 66.59 % 10
2000s 68.69 % 53.05 % 86.02 % 10
2010s 120 % 85.68 % 150.55 % 10
2020s 114.75 % 100.95 % 128.72 % 4

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 33 Gambia 131.91 % compare
  2. 34 Eritrea 130.74 % compare
  3. 35 Czechia 129.63 % compare
  4. 37 Papua New Guinea 128.32 % compare
  5. 38 Philippines 125.03 % compare
  6. 39 Argentina 124.17 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Cambodia?
Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Cambodia was 128.72 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 150.55 % in 2016.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 26.17 % in 1974.
How does Cambodia rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
Cambodia ranks 36th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cambodia 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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Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).