Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Cameroon
Cameroon: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 220.96 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 220.96 % for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Cameroon peaked at 332.56 % in 1963 and was at its lowest, 74.1 %, in 1987.
That places Cameroon 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 302.53 % | — |
| 1962 | 318.15 % | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 332.56 % | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 321.4 % | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 310.06 % | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 291.36 % | -6.0% |
| 1967 | 262.26 % | -10.0% |
| 1968 | 222.45 % | -15.2% |
| 1969 | 265.22 % | +19.2% |
| 1970 | 180.98 % | -31.8% |
| 1971 | 234.35 % | +29.5% |
| 1972 | 228.58 % | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 198.4 % | -13.2% |
| 1974 | 213.08 % | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 229.65 % | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 178.91 % | -22.1% |
| 1977 | 119.13 % | -33.4% |
| 1978 | 106.38 % | -10.7% |
| 1979 | 112.28 % | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 101.02 % | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 103.41 % | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 136.29 % | +31.8% |
| 1983 | 136.07 % | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 102.5 % | -24.7% |
| 1985 | 95.55 % | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 91.63 % | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 74.1 % | -19.1% |
| 1988 | 116.97 % | +57.9% |
| 1989 | 115.91 % | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 123.34 % | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 139.47 % | +13.1% |
| 1992 | 137.77 % | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 137.55 % | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 146.05 % | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 166.92 % | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 179.09 % | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 152.22 % | -15.0% |
| 1998 | 147.2 % | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 138.43 % | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 142.59 % | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 129.8 % | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 135.85 % | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 127.23 % | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 133.71 % | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 181.85 % | +36.0% |
| 2006 | 171 % | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 198.68 % | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 204.43 % | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 217.62 % | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 183.07 % | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 174.48 % | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 201.88 % | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 236.64 % | +17.2% |
| 2014 | 213.62 % | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 216.47 % | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 226.65 % | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 235.25 % | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 210.86 % | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 221.49 % | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 221.08 % | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 209.55 % | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 221.3 % | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 220.96 % | -0.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 220.96 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92.49 %, 2.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 220.96 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 108.23 %, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +57.9% | 74.1 % | 116.97 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 291.78 % | 222.45 % | 332.56 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 180.17 % | 106.38 % | 234.35 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 107.35 % | 74.1 % | 136.29 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 146.8 % | 123.34 % | 179.09 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 164.28 % | 127.23 % | 217.62 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 212.04 % | 174.48 % | 236.64 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 218.22 % | 209.55 % | 221.3 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 95.5 % compare
- 10 Mali 264.14 % compare
- 11 Sri Lanka 262.14 % compare
- 12 Equatorial Guinea 234.59 % compare
- 12 Polynesia 85.5 % compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 80.55 % compare
- 14 Türkiye 78.74 % compare
- 14 Ukraine 219.83 % compare
- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 71.28 % compare
- 15 Senegal 199.82 % compare
- 16 Sudan 181.38 % compare
More environment data for Cameroon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6539 % 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 0.4385 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Cameroon?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Cameroon was 220.96 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 332.56 % in 1963.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.1 % in 1987.
- How does Cameroon rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Cameroon ranks 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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 (%).