Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Ecuador
Ecuador: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 58.78 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Ecuador is 58.78 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Ecuador peaked at 83.75 % in 1964 and was at its lowest, 27.18 %, in 1983.
Ecuador ranks 112th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 81.73 % | — |
| 1962 | 70.94 % | -13.2% |
| 1963 | 69.89 % | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 83.75 % | +19.8% |
| 1965 | 77.44 % | -7.5% |
| 1966 | 74.56 % | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 56.63 % | -24.0% |
| 1968 | 52.09 % | -8.0% |
| 1969 | 53.13 % | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 55.01 % | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 57.2 % | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 43.14 % | -24.6% |
| 1973 | 41.1 % | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 48.74 % | +18.6% |
| 1975 | 45.25 % | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 39.92 % | -11.8% |
| 1977 | 39.39 % | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 28.25 % | -28.3% |
| 1979 | 27.86 % | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 33.59 % | +20.5% |
| 1981 | 34.09 % | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 30.96 % | -9.2% |
| 1983 | 27.18 % | -12.2% |
| 1984 | 29.16 % | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 37.56 % | +28.8% |
| 1986 | 46.2 % | +23.0% |
| 1987 | 55.25 % | +19.6% |
| 1988 | 51.38 % | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 56.89 % | +10.7% |
| 1990 | 60.52 % | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 45.72 % | -24.5% |
| 1992 | 43.52 % | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 42.78 % | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 48.93 % | +14.4% |
| 1995 | 47.01 % | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 46.71 % | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 42.75 % | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 37.53 % | -12.2% |
| 1999 | 43.77 % | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 39.38 % | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 30.79 % | -21.8% |
| 2002 | 43.33 % | +40.7% |
| 2003 | 42.42 % | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 43.78 % | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 47.23 % | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 45.02 % | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 54.17 % | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 63.78 % | +17.7% |
| 2009 | 54.08 % | -15.2% |
| 2010 | 49 % | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 45.9 % | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 56.71 % | +23.6% |
| 2013 | 44.77 % | -21.1% |
| 2014 | 45.32 % | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 55.33 % | +22.1% |
| 2016 | 48.19 % | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 49.57 % | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 40.33 % | -18.6% |
| 2019 | 43.05 % | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 45.02 % | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 47.25 % | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 66.78 % | +41.3% |
| 2023 | 58.78 % | -12.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 58.78 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.89 %, 87% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 58.78 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.12 %, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.91 % | 52.09 % | 83.75 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 42.59 % | 27.86 % | 57.2 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.23 % | 27.18 % | 56.89 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.92 % | 37.53 % | 60.52 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.4 % | 30.79 % | 63.78 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.82 % | 40.33 % | 56.71 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.46 % | 45.02 % | 66.78 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.5742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % 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 -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Ecuador?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Ecuador was 58.78 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 83.75 % in 1964.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.18 % in 1983.
- How does Ecuador rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Ecuador ranks 112th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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 (%).