Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Namibia
Namibia: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 48.13 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Namibia stood at 48.13 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.6% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Namibia peaked at 86.2 % in 1997 and was at its lowest, 22.29 %, in 1961.
That places Namibia 140th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.31 % | 22.29 % | 28.84 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 33.49 % | 29.03 % | 37.89 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.3 % | 36.52 % | 53.73 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.84 % | 24.86 % | 86.2 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.71 % | 52.77 % | 81.02 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.63 % | 27.2 % | 53.53 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.18 % | 48.13 % | 68.81 % | 4 |
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More environment data for Namibia
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 20,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 20,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 215 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 17 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 138 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 109 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 28,080 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 28,889 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Namibia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Namibia was 48.13 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2 % in 1997.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.29 % in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Namibia ranks 140th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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 (%).