Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)

Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 94.63 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
94.63 %
Change on year
down 3.0%
Rank
9th
of 29 groups
All-time high
117.29 %
in 2001
All-time low
34.1 %
in 1987
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 1961–2023

406080100120196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) is 94.63 %, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) peaked at 117.29 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 34.1 %, in 1987.

Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 9th of 29 groups 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 Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), year by year

Annual values for Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 1961 to 2023.
Year % Change
1961 79.56 % —
1962 79.29 % -0.3%
1963 71.38 % -10.0%
1964 74.05 % +3.7%
1965 63.06 % -14.8%
1966 67.42 % +6.9%
1967 63.14 % -6.4%
1968 64.5 % +2.1%
1969 62.53 % -3.1%
1970 62.97 % +0.7%
1971 59.37 % -5.7%
1972 56.32 % -5.1%
1973 60.63 % +7.7%
1974 55.08 % -9.1%
1975 45.29 % -17.8%
1976 52.35 % +15.6%
1977 49.36 % -5.7%
1978 50.67 % +2.7%
1979 45.59 % -10.0%
1980 45.8 % +0.5%
1981 43.29 % -5.5%
1982 43.07 % -0.5%
1983 41.52 % -3.6%
1984 38.09 % -8.3%
1985 37.91 % -0.5%
1986 35.9 % -5.3%
1987 34.1 % -5.0%
1988 36.74 % +7.7%
1989 37.94 % +3.3%
1990 46.23 % +21.9%
1991 46.17 % -0.1%
1992 60.96 % +32.0%
1993 67.93 % +11.4%
1994 82.09 % +20.9%
1995 83.05 % +1.2%
1996 81.04 % -2.4%
1997 95.36 % +17.7%
1998 92.06 % -3.5%
1999 103.37 % +12.3%
2000 99.59 % -3.6%
2001 117.29 % +17.8%
2002 106.6 % -9.1%
2003 116.28 % +9.1%
2004 106.1 % -8.8%
2005 116.79 % +10.1%
2006 112.48 % -3.7%
2007 110.69 % -1.6%
2008 112.56 % +1.7%
2009 110.5 % -1.8%
2010 108.82 % -1.5%
2011 112.14 % +3.1%
2012 104.17 % -7.1%
2013 107.75 % +3.4%
2014 108.23 % +0.4%
2015 102.34 % -5.4%
2016 102.37 % +0.0%
2017 98.42 % -3.9%
2018 102.64 % +4.3%
2019 92.84 % -9.5%
2020 92.55 % -0.3%
2021 96.95 % +4.7%
2022 97.52 % +0.6%
2023 94.63 % -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 69.44 % 62.53 % 79.56 % 9
1970s 53.76 % 45.29 % 62.97 % 10
1980s 39.44 % 34.1 % 45.8 % 10
1990s 75.82 % 46.17 % 103.37 % 10
2000s 110.89 % 99.59 % 117.29 % 10
2010s 103.97 % 92.84 % 112.14 % 10
2020s 95.41 % 92.55 % 97.52 % 4

Countries ranked near Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)

  1. 6 Ghana 330.01 % compare
  2. 6 Melanesia 128.26 % compare
  3. 7 Republic of Moldova 122.06 % compare
  4. 7 Vanuatu 327.96 % compare
  5. 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 111.27 % compare
  6. 8 Nigeria 294.39 % compare
  7. 9 Sierra Leone 287.52 % compare
  8. 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 95.5 % compare
  9. 10 Mali 264.14 % compare
  10. 11 Sri Lanka 262.14 % compare
  11. 12 Equatorial Guinea 234.59 % compare
  12. 12 Polynesia 85.5 % compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was 94.63 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 117.29 % in 2001.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 34.1 % in 1987.
How does Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 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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Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).