Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Iraq
Iraq: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 47.04 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Iraq stood at 47.04 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.9% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Iraq peaked at 320.76 % in 1962 and was at its lowest, 13.74 %, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 130th 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 261.25 % | — |
| 1962 | 320.76 % | +22.8% |
| 1963 | 224.1 % | -30.1% |
| 1964 | 255.35 % | +13.9% |
| 1965 | 299.02 % | +17.1% |
| 1966 | 234.48 % | -21.6% |
| 1967 | 239.65 % | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 319.13 % | +33.2% |
| 1969 | 239.59 % | -24.9% |
| 1970 | 205.02 % | -14.4% |
| 1971 | 144.98 % | -29.3% |
| 1972 | 286.11 % | +97.3% |
| 1973 | 147.74 % | -48.4% |
| 1974 | 174.64 % | +18.2% |
| 1975 | 128.97 % | -26.1% |
| 1976 | 170.72 % | +32.4% |
| 1977 | 121.95 % | -28.6% |
| 1978 | 105.25 % | -13.7% |
| 1979 | 68.17 % | -35.2% |
| 1980 | 86.78 % | +27.3% |
| 1981 | 111.25 % | +28.2% |
| 1982 | 94.65 % | -14.9% |
| 1983 | 52.56 % | -44.5% |
| 1984 | 30.89 % | -41.2% |
| 1985 | 49.64 % | +60.7% |
| 1986 | 37.21 % | -25.0% |
| 1987 | 27.76 % | -25.4% |
| 1988 | 34.48 % | +24.2% |
| 1989 | 22.44 % | -34.9% |
| 1990 | 41.75 % | +86.1% |
| 1991 | 62.07 % | +48.7% |
| 1992 | 35.71 % | -42.5% |
| 1993 | 30.04 % | -15.9% |
| 1994 | 21.64 % | -28.0% |
| 1995 | 26.25 % | +21.3% |
| 1996 | 31.36 % | +19.5% |
| 1997 | 23.9 % | -23.8% |
| 1998 | 22.24 % | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 17.15 % | -22.9% |
| 2000 | 13.74 % | -19.9% |
| 2001 | 23.32 % | +69.8% |
| 2002 | 34.7 % | +48.8% |
| 2003 | 52.1 % | +50.2% |
| 2004 | 137.36 % | +163.6% |
| 2005 | 55.67 % | -59.5% |
| 2006 | 47.78 % | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 46.12 % | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 29.79 % | -35.4% |
| 2009 | 37.22 % | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 63.66 % | +71.0% |
| 2011 | 63.63 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 86.71 % | +36.3% |
| 2013 | 73.62 % | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 190.34 % | +158.6% |
| 2015 | 74.55 % | -60.8% |
| 2016 | 79.87 % | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 44.1 % | -44.8% |
| 2018 | 20.63 % | -53.2% |
| 2019 | 56.44 % | +173.6% |
| 2020 | 119.84 % | +112.3% |
| 2021 | 86.61 % | -27.7% |
| 2022 | 37.07 % | -57.2% |
| 2023 | 47.04 % | +26.9% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 47.04 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.89 %, 69% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 47.04 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 56.31 %, 84% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 265.92 % | 224.1 % | 320.76 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 155.36 % | 68.17 % | 286.11 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.76 % | 22.44 % | 111.25 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.21 % | 17.15 % | 62.07 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.78 % | 13.74 % | 137.36 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.35 % | 20.63 % | 190.34 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.64 % | 37.07 % | 119.84 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More environment data for Iraq
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -38.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -26.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.549 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.99 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2 % 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 6.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Iraq?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Iraq was 47.04 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 320.76 % in 1962.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.74 % in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Iraq ranks 130th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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 (%).