Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Nauru

Nauru: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 74.48 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
74.48 %
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
88th
of 186 countries
All-time high
121.62 %
in 1965
All-time low
61.14 %
in 1976
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Nauru is 74.48 %, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Nauru peaked at 121.62 % in 1965 and was at its lowest, 61.14 %, in 1976.

That places Nauru 88th 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 Nauru, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Nauru, 1961 to 2023.
Year % Change
1961 117.1 % —
1962 114.52 % -2.2%
1963 112.05 % -2.2%
1964 110.5 % -1.4%
1965 121.62 % +10.1%
1966 119.21 % -2.0%
1967 114.75 % -3.7%
1968 110.52 % -3.7%
1969 110.96 % +0.4%
1970 110.37 % -0.5%
1971 107.87 % -2.3%
1972 101.28 % -6.1%
1973 98.29 % -3.0%
1974 95.8 % -2.5%
1975 94.84 % -1.0%
1976 61.14 % -35.5%
1977 94.39 % +54.4%
1978 94.88 % +0.5%
1979 95.45 % +0.6%
1980 94.6 % -0.9%
1981 90.71 % -4.1%
1982 85.99 % -5.2%
1983 78.3 % -8.9%
1984 72.73 % -7.1%
1985 73.17 % +0.6%
1986 69.66 % -4.8%
1987 66.45 % -4.6%
1988 64.22 % -3.4%
1989 64.33 % +0.2%
1990 63.44 % -1.4%
1991 63.56 % +0.2%
1992 62.7 % -1.4%
1993 61.86 % -1.3%
1994 63.13 % +2.1%
1995 64.4 % +2.0%
1996 65.67 % +2.0%
1997 66.94 % +1.9%
1998 68.21 % +1.9%
1999 69.48 % +1.9%
2000 70.75 % +1.8%
2001 72.01 % +1.8%
2002 73.28 % +1.8%
2003 74.55 % +1.7%
2004 75.82 % +1.7%
2005 77.09 % +1.7%
2006 78.36 % +1.6%
2007 77.05 % -1.7%
2008 75.83 % -1.6%
2009 77.02 % +1.6%
2010 77.68 % +0.9%
2011 71.01 % -8.6%
2012 79.8 % +12.4%
2013 82.79 % +3.8%
2014 74.04 % -10.6%
2015 74.11 % +0.1%
2016 74.15 % +0.0%
2017 73.71 % -0.6%
2018 74.73 % +1.4%
2019 74.73 % +0.0%
2020 74.17 % -0.8%
2021 74.27 % +0.1%
2022 74.22 % -0.1%
2023 74.48 % +0.4%

Nauru compared with similar countries

  • Nauru's 74.48 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 49.04 %, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Nauru's 74.48 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.12 %, 90% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Nauru 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.

YearChange FromTo
1977 +54.4% 61.14 % 94.39 %
1976 -35.5% 94.84 % 61.14 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 114.58 % 110.5 % 121.62 % 9
1970s 95.43 % 61.14 % 110.37 % 10
1980s 76.02 % 64.22 % 94.6 % 10
1990s 64.94 % 61.86 % 69.48 % 10
2000s 75.18 % 70.75 % 78.36 % 10
2010s 75.67 % 71.01 % 82.79 % 10
2020s 74.29 % 74.17 % 74.48 % 4

Countries ranked near Nauru

  1. 85 Austria 76.63 % compare
  2. 86 South Sudan 76 % compare
  3. 87 Romania 75.67 % compare
  4. 89 Bhutan 74 % compare
  5. 90 Sweden 73.39 % compare
  6. 91 Serbia 73.2 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Nauru?
Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Nauru was 74.48 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Nauru?
The highest recorded value was 121.62 % in 1965.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Nauru?
The lowest recorded value was 61.14 % in 1976.
How does Nauru rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
Nauru ranks 88th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Nauru?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nauru 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 (%).