Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Central America
Central America: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 62.2 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Central America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Central America recorded 62.2 % for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in 2023.
The figure is down 16.2% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Central America peaked at 102.72 % in 1964 and was at its lowest, 49.82 %, in 1988.
Central America ranks 28th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.69 % | 73.21 % | 102.72 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 65.19 % | 55.74 % | 80.85 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.06 % | 49.82 % | 63.14 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.49 % | 55.21 % | 76.5 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.49 % | 57.57 % | 90.33 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.09 % | 61.09 % | 71.06 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.9 % | 57.07 % | 74.24 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 25 Oman 155.42 % compare
- 26 Congo 154.95 % compare
- 27 Guyana 152.49 % compare
- 28 Madagascar 150.29 % compare
- 29 Burkina Faso 147.11 % compare
- 30 Slovakia 145.85 % compare
- 31 Kazakhstan 143.7 % compare
More environment data for Central America
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.58 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 54.58 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 3.69 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 4.26 % (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 5.15 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 14.37 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 61,301 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 95,489 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Central America?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Central America was 62.2 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 102.72 % in 1964.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.82 % in 1988.
- How does Central America rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Central America ranks 28th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central America 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 (%).