Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Guatemala
Guatemala: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 68.32 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Guatemala, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 68.32 % for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in 2023.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Guatemala peaked at 103.62 % in 1982 and was at its lowest, 36.57 %, in 2005.
That places Guatemala 96th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 67.09 % | — |
| 1962 | 75.67 % | +12.8% |
| 1963 | 78.22 % | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 81.87 % | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 92.4 % | +12.9% |
| 1966 | 71 % | -23.2% |
| 1967 | 64.17 % | -9.6% |
| 1968 | 65.59 % | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 71.23 % | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 64.4 % | -9.6% |
| 1971 | 66.77 % | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 67.5 % | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 92.2 % | +36.6% |
| 1974 | 84.49 % | -8.4% |
| 1975 | 80.65 % | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 60.15 % | -25.4% |
| 1977 | 64.9 % | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 72.92 % | +12.4% |
| 1979 | 79.02 % | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 82.38 % | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 74.21 % | -9.9% |
| 1982 | 103.62 % | +39.6% |
| 1983 | 75.02 % | -27.6% |
| 1984 | 62.31 % | -16.9% |
| 1985 | 66.2 % | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 57.58 % | -13.0% |
| 1987 | 55.58 % | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 55.18 % | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 55.82 % | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 61.83 % | +10.8% |
| 1991 | 62.04 % | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 54.62 % | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 51.66 % | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 46.73 % | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 46.53 % | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 48.35 % | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 40.15 % | -17.0% |
| 1998 | 46.21 % | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 52.09 % | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 44.3 % | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 41.42 % | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 41.18 % | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 39.82 % | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 40.41 % | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 36.57 % | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 42.99 % | +17.5% |
| 2007 | 43.66 % | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 62.17 % | +42.4% |
| 2009 | 65.08 % | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 47.27 % | -27.4% |
| 2011 | 54.61 % | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 51.62 % | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 53.47 % | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 56.26 % | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 68.27 % | +21.4% |
| 2016 | 71.77 % | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 56.13 % | -21.8% |
| 2018 | 62.27 % | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 60.92 % | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 48.44 % | -20.5% |
| 2021 | 59.85 % | +23.6% |
| 2022 | 73.78 % | +23.3% |
| 2023 | 68.32 % | -7.4% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 68.32 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.89 %, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 68.32 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.12 %, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.14 % | 64.17 % | 92.4 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 73.3 % | 60.15 % | 92.2 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.79 % | 55.18 % | 103.62 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.02 % | 40.15 % | 62.04 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.76 % | 36.57 % | 65.08 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.26 % | 47.27 % | 71.77 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.6 % | 48.44 % | 73.78 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More environment data for Guatemala
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.45 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.02 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.273 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.11 % 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 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Guatemala?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Guatemala was 68.32 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 103.62 % in 1982.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.57 % in 2005.
- How does Guatemala rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Guatemala ranks 96th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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 (%).