Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Chile

Chile: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 40.13 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
40.13 %
Change on year
down 28.4%
World rank
143rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
56.08 %
in 2022
All-time low
20.96 %
in 1973
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Chile stood at 40.13 %.

The figure is down 28.4% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Chile peaked at 56.08 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.96 %, in 1973.

That places Chile 143rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Chile, 1961 to 2023.
Year % Change
1961 53.41 % —
1962 45.56 % -14.7%
1963 46 % +1.0%
1964 45.76 % -0.5%
1965 43.31 % -5.4%
1966 40.77 % -5.9%
1967 43.74 % +7.3%
1968 37.2 % -15.0%
1969 30.83 % -17.1%
1970 33 % +7.0%
1971 34.92 % +5.8%
1972 39.49 % +13.1%
1973 20.96 % -46.9%
1974 25.84 % +23.3%
1975 45.65 % +76.7%
1976 40.12 % -12.1%
1977 50.69 % +26.4%
1978 36.41 % -28.2%
1979 39.13 % +7.5%
1980 37.31 % -4.6%
1981 42.11 % +12.9%
1982 44.48 % +5.6%
1983 35.55 % -20.1%
1984 39.44 % +10.9%
1985 40.68 % +3.1%
1986 38.34 % -5.7%
1987 38.26 % -0.2%
1988 37.24 % -2.7%
1989 38.42 % +3.1%
1990 38.54 % +0.3%
1991 38.75 % +0.6%
1992 35.99 % -7.1%
1993 30.63 % -14.9%
1994 30.31 % -1.1%
1995 30.79 % +1.6%
1996 27.9 % -9.4%
1997 27.95 % +0.2%
1998 27.07 % -3.1%
1999 23.25 % -14.1%
2000 25.18 % +8.3%
2001 27.9 % +10.8%
2002 33.5 % +20.1%
2003 31.93 % -4.7%
2004 31.47 % -1.5%
2005 34.05 % +8.2%
2006 34.61 % +1.6%
2007 26.27 % -24.1%
2008 36.04 % +37.2%
2009 39.16 % +8.7%
2010 37.21 % -5.0%
2011 41.28 % +10.9%
2012 37.81 % -8.4%
2013 42.45 % +12.3%
2014 36.53 % -13.9%
2015 38.61 % +5.7%
2016 43.28 % +12.1%
2017 38.33 % -11.4%
2018 42.12 % +9.9%
2019 42.39 % +0.6%
2020 34.46 % -18.7%
2021 33.21 % -3.6%
2022 56.08 % +68.8%
2023 40.13 % -28.4%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 40.13 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 49.04 %, 82% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 40.13 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.12 %, 74% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Chile 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
1975 +76.7% 25.84 % 45.65 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 42.95 % 30.83 % 53.41 % 9
1970s 36.62 % 20.96 % 50.69 % 10
1980s 39.18 % 35.55 % 44.48 % 10
1990s 31.12 % 23.25 % 38.75 % 10
2000s 32.01 % 25.18 % 39.16 % 10
2010s 40 % 36.53 % 43.28 % 10
2020s 40.97 % 33.21 % 56.08 % 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 140 Sudan (former) 40.58 % compare
  2. 141 Costa Rica 40.54 % compare
  3. 142 Seychelles 40.53 % compare
  4. 144 Spain 39.13 % compare
  5. 145 Ethiopia PDR 38.04 % compare
  6. 146 Panama 36.94 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Chile?
Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Chile was 40.13 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 56.08 % in 2022.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 20.96 % in 1973.
How does Chile rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
Chile ranks 143rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile 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 (%).