Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 93.35 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 93.35 % for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 175.93 % in 1962 and was at its lowest, 92.85 %, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 174.88 % | — |
| 1962 | 175.93 % | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 173.91 % | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 168.97 % | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 163.82 % | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 151.66 % | -7.4% |
| 1967 | 154.3 % | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 149.89 % | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 151.83 % | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 147.04 % | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 139.66 % | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 131.02 % | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 135.45 % | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 136.18 % | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 135.3 % | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 131.95 % | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 120.59 % | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 118.92 % | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 110.73 % | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 116.56 % | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 115.03 % | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 113.43 % | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 111.43 % | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 105.63 % | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 117.08 % | +10.8% |
| 1986 | 112.69 % | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 105.79 % | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 113.15 % | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 107.88 % | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 105.11 % | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 109.68 % | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 106.73 % | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 115.52 % | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 110.38 % | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 107.6 % | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 120.64 % | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 118.16 % | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 115.3 % | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 115.05 % | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 111.1 % | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 123 % | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 119.55 % | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 135.18 % | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 117.83 % | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 130.13 % | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 135.01 % | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 135.9 % | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 162.89 % | +19.9% |
| 2009 | 141.71 % | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 133.38 % | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 120.06 % | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 113.05 % | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 118.22 % | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 116.47 % | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 107.71 % | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 106.88 % | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 101.02 % | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 105.96 % | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 98.4 % | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 95.99 % | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 92.85 % | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 94.17 % | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 93.35 % | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 162.8 % | 149.89 % | 175.93 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 130.68 % | 110.73 % | 147.04 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 111.87 % | 105.63 % | 117.08 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 112.42 % | 105.11 % | 120.64 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 131.23 % | 111.1 % | 162.89 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 112.12 % | 98.4 % | 133.38 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.09 % | 92.85 % | 95.99 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 111.27 % compare
- 8 Nigeria 294.39 % compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 287.52 % compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 95.5 % compare
- 10 Mali 264.14 % compare
- 11 Sri Lanka 262.14 % compare
- 12 Equatorial Guinea 234.59 % compare
- 12 Polynesia 85.5 % compare
- 13 Cameroon 220.96 % compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 80.55 % compare
- 14 Türkiye 78.74 % compare
- 14 Ukraine 219.83 % compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 93.35 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 175.93 % in 1962.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.85 % in 2021.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 11th out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 (%).