Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Ireland
Ireland: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 47.72 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Ireland is 47.72 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 16.8% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Ireland peaked at 57.34 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.81 %, in 1972.
Ireland ranks 141st of 201 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.41 % | 26 % | 40.7 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 26.65 % | 21.81 % | 31.61 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.02 % | 32.67 % | 42.1 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.66 % | 29.46 % | 38.9 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.52 % | 37.58 % | 54.54 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.03 % | 36.51 % | 54.73 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.06 % | 39.08 % | 57.34 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More environment data for Ireland
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 414,600 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 414,600 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 12,009 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 1,451 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 30,918 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 14,319 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 300,217 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 288,363 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Ireland?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Ireland was 47.72 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 57.34 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.81 % in 1972.
- How does Ireland rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Ireland ranks 141st out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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 (%).