Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Latvia
Latvia: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 78.84 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Latvia stood at 78.84 %.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Latvia peaked at 90.24 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.04 %, in 1992.
That places Latvia 81st out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 15.04 % | — |
| 1993 | 39.86 % | +164.9% |
| 1994 | 44.45 % | +11.5% |
| 1995 | 37.16 % | -16.4% |
| 1996 | 44.89 % | +20.8% |
| 1997 | 46.04 % | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 39.75 % | -13.7% |
| 1999 | 36.3 % | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 42.91 % | +18.2% |
| 2001 | 37.24 % | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 46.57 % | +25.1% |
| 2003 | 47.16 % | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 47.7 % | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 56.79 % | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 48.92 % | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 62.29 % | +27.3% |
| 2008 | 75.95 % | +21.9% |
| 2009 | 76.8 % | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 64.89 % | -15.5% |
| 2011 | 58.26 % | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 75.71 % | +29.9% |
| 2013 | 58.26 % | -23.0% |
| 2014 | 59.46 % | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 79.74 % | +34.1% |
| 2016 | 70.32 % | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 74.88 % | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 57.94 % | -22.6% |
| 2019 | 84.79 % | +46.3% |
| 2020 | 88.76 % | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 74.79 % | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 90.24 % | +20.7% |
| 2023 | 78.84 % | -12.6% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 78.84 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 49.04 %, 1.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 78.84 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 69.05 %, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +164.9% | 15.04 % | 39.86 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.93 % | 15.04 % | 46.04 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 54.23 % | 37.24 % | 76.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.42 % | 57.94 % | 84.79 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.16 % | 74.79 % | 90.24 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More environment data for Latvia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4753 % 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 0.0183 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Latvia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Latvia was 78.84 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.24 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.04 % in 1992.
- How does Latvia rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Latvia ranks 81st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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 (%).