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 128th 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 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22.29 % | — |
| 1962 | 22.65 % | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 22.55 % | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 24.02 % | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 25.72 % | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 26.14 % | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 27.07 % | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 28.51 % | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 28.84 % | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 29.03 % | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 29.89 % | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 30.2 % | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 31.16 % | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 30.15 % | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 36.52 % | +21.1% |
| 1976 | 37.89 % | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 36.23 % | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 36.84 % | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 37.04 % | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 36.52 % | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 42.82 % | +17.2% |
| 1982 | 47.62 % | +11.2% |
| 1983 | 51.74 % | +8.6% |
| 1984 | 52.45 % | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 42.78 % | -18.4% |
| 1986 | 48.75 % | +14.0% |
| 1987 | 46.36 % | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 50.21 % | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 53.73 % | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 53.66 % | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 56.85 % | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 24.86 % | -56.3% |
| 1993 | 44.38 % | +78.5% |
| 1994 | 63.46 % | +43.0% |
| 1995 | 46.33 % | -27.0% |
| 1996 | 56.8 % | +22.6% |
| 1997 | 86.2 % | +51.8% |
| 1998 | 73.82 % | -14.4% |
| 1999 | 52.02 % | -29.5% |
| 2000 | 67.05 % | +28.9% |
| 2001 | 67.16 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 52.77 % | -21.4% |
| 2003 | 53.87 % | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 71.32 % | +32.4% |
| 2005 | 54.33 % | -23.8% |
| 2006 | 81.02 % | +49.1% |
| 2007 | 55.29 % | -31.8% |
| 2008 | 57.13 % | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 57.17 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 51.48 % | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 53.53 % | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 50.64 % | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 40.08 % | -20.9% |
| 2014 | 45.55 % | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 47.25 % | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 32.09 % | -32.1% |
| 2017 | 49.31 % | +53.6% |
| 2018 | 49.13 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 27.2 % | -44.6% |
| 2020 | 68.81 % | +153.0% |
| 2021 | 68.75 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 63.04 % | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 48.13 % | -23.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 48.13 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92.49 %, 52% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 48.13 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 108.23 %, 44% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +153.0% | 27.2 % | 68.81 % |
| 1993 | +78.5% | 24.86 % | 44.38 % |
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 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % 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 4.07 % change on previous year (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 128th out of 186 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 (%).