Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Finland
Finland: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 59.92 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Finland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 59.92 % for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in 2023.
That represents a change of down 21.8% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Finland peaked at 76.57 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.29 %, in 1964.
Finland ranks 111th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.4 % | — |
| 1962 | 9.62 % | -22.4% |
| 1963 | 11.04 % | +14.7% |
| 1964 | 9.29 % | -15.8% |
| 1965 | 11.83 % | +27.3% |
| 1966 | 10.41 % | -12.0% |
| 1967 | 10.96 % | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 10.64 % | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 10.83 % | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 11.65 % | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 12.17 % | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 11.9 % | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 10.23 % | -14.0% |
| 1974 | 10.46 % | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 14.32 % | +36.9% |
| 1976 | 19.47 % | +36.0% |
| 1977 | 14.01 % | -28.0% |
| 1978 | 14.1 % | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 15.25 % | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 15.85 % | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 12.07 % | -23.8% |
| 1982 | 15.66 % | +29.7% |
| 1983 | 17.77 % | +13.5% |
| 1984 | 17.4 % | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 17.47 % | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 17.43 % | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 10.7 % | -38.6% |
| 1988 | 15.6 % | +45.9% |
| 1989 | 20.21 % | +29.6% |
| 1990 | 26.15 % | +29.4% |
| 1991 | 27.3 % | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 22.78 % | -16.6% |
| 1993 | 28.73 % | +26.1% |
| 1994 | 28 % | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 30.43 % | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 37.92 % | +24.6% |
| 1997 | 39.59 % | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 29.98 % | -24.3% |
| 1999 | 32.87 % | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 44.51 % | +35.4% |
| 2001 | 41.36 % | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 45.85 % | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 45.57 % | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 43.99 % | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 50.1 % | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 48.64 % | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 53.78 % | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 67.79 % | +26.1% |
| 2009 | 66.04 % | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 51.35 % | -22.2% |
| 2011 | 63.89 % | +24.4% |
| 2012 | 62.13 % | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 66.68 % | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 68.15 % | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 63.95 % | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 63.64 % | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 58.94 % | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 50.32 % | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 69.79 % | +38.7% |
| 2020 | 58.57 % | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 46.95 % | -19.8% |
| 2022 | 76.57 % | +63.1% |
| 2023 | 59.92 % | -21.8% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 59.92 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 49.04 %, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Finland's 59.92 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 69.05 %, 87% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.78 % | 9.29 % | 12.4 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.36 % | 10.23 % | 19.47 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.02 % | 10.7 % | 20.21 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.38 % | 22.78 % | 39.59 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.76 % | 41.36 % | 67.79 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.88 % | 50.32 % | 69.79 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.5 % | 46.95 % | 76.57 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More environment data for Finland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.986 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.94 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.4 % 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 0.3579 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Finland?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Finland was 59.92 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 76.57 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.29 % in 1964.
- How does Finland rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Finland ranks 111th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland 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 (%).