Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Cyprus

Cyprus: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 16.06 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
16.06 %
Change on year
down 16.3%
World rank
171st
of 186 countries
All-time high
54.03 %
in 1974
All-time low
7.92 %
in 1973
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Cyprus, 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 Cyprus stood at 16.06 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.3% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Cyprus peaked at 54.03 % in 1974 and was at its lowest, 7.92 %, in 1973.

That places Cyprus 171st 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 Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Cyprus, 1961 to 2023.
Year % Change
1961 24.92 % —
1962 25.36 % +1.7%
1963 30.57 % +20.5%
1964 38.23 % +25.1%
1965 38.32 % +0.2%
1966 28.82 % -24.8%
1967 43.71 % +51.7%
1968 20.06 % -54.1%
1969 35.1 % +75.0%
1970 20.43 % -41.8%
1971 29.55 % +44.7%
1972 24.32 % -17.7%
1973 7.92 % -67.4%
1974 54.03 % +582.4%
1975 21.58 % -60.1%
1976 21.1 % -2.2%
1977 22.9 % +8.5%
1978 20.89 % -8.8%
1979 22.99 % +10.0%
1980 28.82 % +25.3%
1981 27.45 % -4.8%
1982 23.55 % -14.2%
1983 18.23 % -22.6%
1984 22.66 % +24.3%
1985 22.23 % -1.9%
1986 19.11 % -14.0%
1987 20.85 % +9.1%
1988 23.93 % +14.8%
1989 21.93 % -8.3%
1990 19.01 % -13.3%
1991 13.73 % -27.8%
1992 20.92 % +52.3%
1993 21.81 % +4.3%
1994 16.86 % -22.7%
1995 18.49 % +9.6%
1996 17.67 % -4.4%
1997 10.59 % -40.1%
1998 13.4 % +26.5%
1999 18.9 % +41.1%
2000 17.58 % -7.0%
2001 21.75 % +23.7%
2002 23.46 % +7.9%
2003 23.7 % +1.0%
2004 22.54 % -4.9%
2005 18.45 % -18.1%
2006 17.89 % -3.1%
2007 16.1 % -10.0%
2008 11.63 % -27.8%
2009 15.79 % +35.7%
2010 16.76 % +6.1%
2011 21.65 % +29.2%
2012 20.38 % -5.9%
2013 14.82 % -27.3%
2014 13.06 % -11.9%
2015 18.44 % +41.1%
2016 9.24 % -49.9%
2017 13.65 % +47.7%
2018 11.64 % -14.7%
2019 15.52 % +33.3%
2020 14.36 % -7.5%
2021 15.3 % +6.6%
2022 19.17 % +25.3%
2023 16.06 % -16.3%

Cyprus compared with similar countries

  • Cyprus's 16.06 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 49.04 %, 33% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Cyprus's 16.06 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 69.05 %, 23% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Cyprus 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
1974 +582.4% 7.92 % 54.03 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 31.68 % 20.06 % 43.71 % 9
1970s 24.57 % 7.92 % 54.03 % 10
1980s 22.88 % 18.23 % 28.82 % 10
1990s 17.14 % 10.59 % 21.81 % 10
2000s 18.89 % 11.63 % 23.7 % 10
2010s 15.52 % 9.24 % 21.65 % 10
2020s 16.22 % 14.36 % 19.17 % 4

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 168 China, Taiwan Province of 19.14 % compare
  2. 169 New Caledonia 17.4 % compare
  3. 170 Antigua and Barbuda 16.93 % compare
  4. 172 Tuvalu 14.8 % compare
  5. 173 Kuwait 14.02 % compare
  6. 174 Barbados 12.01 % compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Cyprus?
Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Cyprus was 16.06 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 54.03 % in 1974.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 7.92 % in 1973.
How does Cyprus rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
Cyprus ranks 171st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cyprus 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 (%).