Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Estonia
Estonia: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 90.7 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Estonia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 90.7 % for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in 2023.
The figure is down 14.6% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Estonia peaked at 106.23 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.25 %, in 1992.
Estonia ranks 71st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 13.25 % | — |
| 1993 | 26.06 % | +96.6% |
| 1994 | 27.87 % | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 31.43 % | +12.8% |
| 1996 | 43.31 % | +37.8% |
| 1997 | 43.69 % | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 38.98 % | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 32.63 % | -16.3% |
| 2000 | 48.06 % | +47.3% |
| 2001 | 43.37 % | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 43.96 % | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 38.97 % | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 41.81 % | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 53.86 % | +28.8% |
| 2006 | 49.17 % | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 69.41 % | +41.2% |
| 2008 | 57.08 % | -17.8% |
| 2009 | 70.55 % | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 55.31 % | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 59.93 % | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 67.51 % | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 63.83 % | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 75.69 % | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 95.19 % | +25.8% |
| 2016 | 65.75 % | -30.9% |
| 2017 | 79.96 % | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 57.79 % | -27.7% |
| 2019 | 87.12 % | +50.8% |
| 2020 | 81.51 % | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 74.89 % | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 106.23 % | +41.9% |
| 2023 | 90.7 % | -14.6% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 90.7 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 49.04 %, 1.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 90.7 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 69.05 %, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.15 % | 13.25 % | 43.69 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 51.62 % | 38.97 % | 70.55 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.81 % | 55.31 % | 95.19 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.33 % | 74.89 % | 106.23 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More environment data for Estonia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.899 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.78 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -5.71 % 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 -0.0832 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Estonia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Estonia was 90.7 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 106.23 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.25 % in 1992.
- How does Estonia rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Estonia ranks 71st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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 (%).