Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Madagascar

Madagascar: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 150.29 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
150.29 %
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
24th
of 186 countries
All-time high
206.28 %
in 2003
All-time low
95.48 %
in 1982
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Madagascar, 1961–2023

050100150200196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Madagascar is 150.29 %, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Madagascar peaked at 206.28 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 95.48 %, in 1982.

Madagascar ranks 24th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Madagascar, 1961 to 2023.
Year % Change
1961 140.1 % —
1962 137.66 % -1.7%
1963 132.52 % -3.7%
1964 129.45 % -2.3%
1965 127.03 % -1.9%
1966 115.56 % -9.0%
1967 117.43 % +1.6%
1968 126.09 % +7.4%
1969 120.96 % -4.1%
1970 124.08 % +2.6%
1971 124.93 % +0.7%
1972 115.1 % -7.9%
1973 129.24 % +12.3%
1974 157.66 % +22.0%
1975 140.16 % -11.1%
1976 163.21 % +16.4%
1977 154.99 % -5.0%
1978 128.97 % -16.8%
1979 123.27 % -4.4%
1980 105.69 % -14.3%
1981 96.16 % -9.0%
1982 95.48 % -0.7%
1983 103.4 % +8.3%
1984 109.69 % +6.1%
1985 111.24 % +1.4%
1986 109.16 % -1.9%
1987 104.71 % -4.1%
1988 99.99 % -4.5%
1989 120.95 % +21.0%
1990 111.33 % -8.0%
1991 109.92 % -1.3%
1992 112.54 % +2.4%
1993 117.41 % +4.3%
1994 105.28 % -10.3%
1995 106.75 % +1.4%
1996 99.91 % -6.4%
1997 107.19 % +7.3%
1998 121 % +12.9%
1999 141.97 % +17.3%
2000 161.98 % +14.1%
2001 186.89 % +15.4%
2002 189.85 % +1.6%
2003 206.28 % +8.7%
2004 196.28 % -4.8%
2005 148.77 % -24.2%
2006 167.61 % +12.7%
2007 164.88 % -1.6%
2008 171.82 % +4.2%
2009 190.63 % +11.0%
2010 191.18 % +0.3%
2011 182.72 % -4.4%
2012 183.55 % +0.5%
2013 158 % -13.9%
2014 151.16 % -4.3%
2015 148.59 % -1.7%
2016 140 % -5.8%
2017 134.76 % -3.7%
2018 143.96 % +6.8%
2019 132.93 % -7.7%
2020 131.42 % -1.1%
2021 142.38 % +8.3%
2022 155.54 % +9.2%
2023 150.29 % -3.4%

Madagascar compared with similar countries

  • Madagascar's 150.29 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 122.66 %, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Madagascar's 150.29 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 108.23 %, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 127.42 % 115.56 % 140.1 % 9
1970s 136.16 % 115.1 % 163.21 % 10
1980s 105.65 % 95.48 % 120.95 % 10
1990s 113.33 % 99.91 % 141.97 % 10
2000s 178.5 % 148.77 % 206.28 % 10
2010s 156.69 % 132.93 % 191.18 % 10
2020s 144.91 % 131.42 % 155.54 % 4

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 21 Oman 155.42 % compare
  2. 22 Congo 154.95 % compare
  3. 23 Guyana 152.49 % compare
  4. 25 Burkina Faso 147.11 % compare
  5. 26 Slovakia 145.85 % compare
  6. 27 Kazakhstan 143.7 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Madagascar?
Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Madagascar was 150.29 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 206.28 % in 2003.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 95.48 % in 1982.
How does Madagascar rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
Madagascar ranks 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar 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 (%).