Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Nepal
Nepal: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 172.12 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Nepal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Nepal stood at 172.12 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.8% on the previous year and up 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Nepal peaked at 190.59 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 88.83 %, in 1982.
Nepal ranks 18th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 159.05 % | — |
| 1962 | 158.26 % | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 155.66 % | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 157.59 % | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 157.36 % | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 143.38 % | -8.9% |
| 1967 | 142.65 % | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 145.41 % | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 145.77 % | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 149.13 % | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 135.62 % | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 121.99 % | -10.0% |
| 1973 | 136.65 % | +12.0% |
| 1974 | 133.72 % | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 134.15 % | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 126.32 % | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 113.91 % | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 116.51 % | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 102.56 % | -12.0% |
| 1980 | 107.08 % | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 111.05 % | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 88.83 % | -20.0% |
| 1983 | 108.02 % | +21.6% |
| 1984 | 102.33 % | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 100.96 % | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 92.34 % | -8.5% |
| 1987 | 98.48 % | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 107.99 % | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 111.1 % | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 111.17 % | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 90.71 % | -18.4% |
| 1992 | 105.67 % | +16.5% |
| 1993 | 109.06 % | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 103.06 % | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 111.4 % | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 103.76 % | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 99.24 % | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 93 % | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 101.66 % | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 125.97 % | +23.9% |
| 2001 | 119.35 % | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 131.51 % | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 151.79 % | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 174.1 % | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 184.86 % | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 164.85 % | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 190.59 % | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 190.45 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 155.65 % | -18.3% |
| 2010 | 157.01 % | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 144.92 % | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 142.73 % | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 100.94 % | -29.3% |
| 2014 | 109.63 % | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 107.18 % | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 105.19 % | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 98.85 % | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 93.42 % | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 96.25 % | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 94.1 % | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 98.34 % | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 128.6 % | +30.8% |
| 2023 | 172.12 % | +33.8% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 172.12 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92.49 %, 1.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 172.12 % is above the median for South Asia, which is 89.39 %, 1.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 151.68 % | 142.65 % | 159.05 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 127.06 % | 102.56 % | 149.13 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 102.82 % | 88.83 % | 111.1 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 102.87 % | 90.71 % | 111.4 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 158.91 % | 119.35 % | 190.59 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.61 % | 93.42 % | 157.01 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 123.29 % | 94.1 % | 172.12 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 71.28 % compare
- 15 Senegal 199.82 % compare
- 16 Sudan 181.38 % compare
- 17 Dominican Republic 180.13 % compare
- 17 Viet Nam 43.06 % compare
- 18 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 41.03 % compare
- 19 Mozambique 165.72 % compare
- 20 Hungary 161.6 % compare
- 21 Oman 155.42 % compare
More environment data for Nepal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 41.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.54 % 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 -6.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Nepal?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Nepal was 172.12 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 190.59 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.83 % in 1982.
- How does Nepal rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Nepal ranks 18th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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 (%).