Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Morocco
Morocco: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 64.25 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Morocco, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 64.25 % for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in 2023.
That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Morocco peaked at 170.87 % in 1963 and was at its lowest, 37.18 %, in 2000.
That places Morocco 106th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 96.44 % | — |
| 1962 | 141.59 % | +46.8% |
| 1963 | 170.87 % | +20.7% |
| 1964 | 136.38 % | -20.2% |
| 1965 | 137.19 % | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 106.46 % | -22.4% |
| 1967 | 98.93 % | -7.1% |
| 1968 | 150.16 % | +51.8% |
| 1969 | 104.05 % | -30.7% |
| 1970 | 119.49 % | +14.8% |
| 1971 | 142.48 % | +19.2% |
| 1972 | 126.96 % | -10.9% |
| 1973 | 81.55 % | -35.8% |
| 1974 | 96.96 % | +18.9% |
| 1975 | 70.35 % | -27.4% |
| 1976 | 89.31 % | +27.0% |
| 1977 | 51.15 % | -42.7% |
| 1978 | 74.51 % | +45.7% |
| 1979 | 72.99 % | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 59.05 % | -19.1% |
| 1981 | 40.15 % | -32.0% |
| 1982 | 75.7 % | +88.5% |
| 1983 | 51.32 % | -32.2% |
| 1984 | 51.29 % | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 59.03 % | +15.1% |
| 1986 | 75.92 % | +28.6% |
| 1987 | 52.56 % | -30.8% |
| 1988 | 76.69 % | +45.9% |
| 1989 | 79.2 % | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 64.08 % | -19.1% |
| 1991 | 101.28 % | +58.1% |
| 1992 | 45.66 % | -54.9% |
| 1993 | 45.27 % | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 103.19 % | +127.9% |
| 1995 | 43.6 % | -57.7% |
| 1996 | 109.14 % | +150.3% |
| 1997 | 61.33 % | -43.8% |
| 1998 | 88.61 % | +44.5% |
| 1999 | 56.18 % | -36.6% |
| 2000 | 37.18 % | -33.8% |
| 2001 | 59.22 % | +59.3% |
| 2002 | 42.42 % | -28.4% |
| 2003 | 62.29 % | +46.9% |
| 2004 | 83.65 % | +34.3% |
| 2005 | 54.89 % | -34.4% |
| 2006 | 93.39 % | +70.1% |
| 2007 | 41.54 % | -55.5% |
| 2008 | 75.14 % | +80.9% |
| 2009 | 111.41 % | +48.3% |
| 2010 | 61.12 % | -45.1% |
| 2011 | 61.32 % | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 41.62 % | -32.1% |
| 2013 | 54.35 % | +30.6% |
| 2014 | 52.16 % | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 66.78 % | +28.0% |
| 2016 | 54.34 % | -18.6% |
| 2017 | 80.25 % | +47.7% |
| 2018 | 104.7 % | +30.5% |
| 2019 | 85.3 % | -18.5% |
| 2020 | 72.79 % | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 114.34 % | +57.1% |
| 2022 | 57.47 % | -49.7% |
| 2023 | 64.25 % | +11.8% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 64.25 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92.49 %, 69% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 64.25 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 56.31 %, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 126.9 % | 96.44 % | 170.87 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 92.57 % | 51.15 % | 142.48 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.09 % | 40.15 % | 79.2 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.83 % | 43.6 % | 109.14 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.11 % | 37.18 % | 111.41 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.19 % | 41.62 % | 104.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.21 % | 57.47 % | 114.34 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More environment data for Morocco
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.521 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.14 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3488 % 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 -1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Morocco?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Morocco was 64.25 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 170.87 % in 1963.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.18 % in 2000.
- How does Morocco rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Morocco ranks 106th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco 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 (%).