Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Gabon
Gabon: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 51.04 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Gabon stood at 51.04 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.6% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Gabon peaked at 102.61 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 33.88 %, in 2017.
Gabon ranks 123rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 65.19 % | — |
| 1962 | 64.26 % | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 60.82 % | -5.4% |
| 1964 | 59.14 % | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 57.57 % | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 57.22 % | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 57.64 % | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 59.49 % | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 56.94 % | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 59 % | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 58.32 % | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 56.99 % | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 56.2 % | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 56.36 % | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 56.09 % | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 51.88 % | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 56.7 % | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 64.87 % | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 74.51 % | +14.8% |
| 1980 | 80.06 % | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 78.06 % | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 88.57 % | +13.5% |
| 1983 | 81.21 % | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 59.51 % | -26.7% |
| 1985 | 55.33 % | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 76.16 % | +37.6% |
| 1987 | 81.16 % | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 94 % | +15.8% |
| 1989 | 81.82 % | -13.0% |
| 1990 | 65.97 % | -19.4% |
| 1991 | 79.84 % | +21.0% |
| 1992 | 72.98 % | -8.6% |
| 1993 | 69.03 % | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 75.23 % | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 93.14 % | +23.8% |
| 1996 | 82.12 % | -11.8% |
| 1997 | 68.43 % | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 70.93 % | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 74.17 % | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 79.22 % | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 76.92 % | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 77.14 % | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 79.98 % | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 75.58 % | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 77.64 % | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 77.15 % | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 79.14 % | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 83.98 % | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 87.02 % | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 102.61 % | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 98.15 % | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 78.06 % | -20.5% |
| 2013 | 85.12 % | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 77.22 % | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 65.64 % | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 46.18 % | -29.6% |
| 2017 | 33.88 % | -26.6% |
| 2018 | 45.19 % | +33.4% |
| 2019 | 50.73 % | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 68.23 % | +34.5% |
| 2021 | 61.69 % | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 39.4 % | -36.1% |
| 2023 | 51.04 % | +29.6% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 51.04 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.89 %, 75% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 51.04 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 108.23 %, 47% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.81 % | 56.94 % | 65.19 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 59.09 % | 51.88 % | 74.51 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.59 % | 55.33 % | 94 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.18 % | 65.97 % | 93.14 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.38 % | 75.58 % | 87.02 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.28 % | 33.88 % | 102.61 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.09 % | 39.4 % | 68.23 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More environment data for Gabon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.09 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -26.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.06 % 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 0.6222 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Gabon?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Gabon was 51.04 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 102.61 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.88 % in 2017.
- How does Gabon rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Gabon ranks 123rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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 (%).