Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in New Zealand
New Zealand: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 95.82 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in New Zealand stood at 95.82 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.0% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in New Zealand peaked at 96.25 % in 1988 and was at its lowest, 29.48 %, in 1965.
That places New Zealand 63rd 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 40.8 % | — |
| 1962 | 35.03 % | -14.1% |
| 1963 | 33.28 % | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 29.68 % | -10.8% |
| 1965 | 29.48 % | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 34.71 % | +17.7% |
| 1967 | 40.55 % | +16.8% |
| 1968 | 46.61 % | +15.0% |
| 1969 | 50.54 % | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 41.5 % | -17.9% |
| 1971 | 45.38 % | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 51.2 % | +12.8% |
| 1973 | 40.31 % | -21.3% |
| 1974 | 45.4 % | +12.6% |
| 1975 | 37.71 % | -16.9% |
| 1976 | 48.18 % | +27.8% |
| 1977 | 45.72 % | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 43.33 % | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 42.87 % | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 49.28 % | +15.0% |
| 1981 | 50.07 % | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 56.43 % | +12.7% |
| 1983 | 53.89 % | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 67.7 % | +25.6% |
| 1985 | 77.53 % | +14.5% |
| 1986 | 93.7 % | +20.9% |
| 1987 | 86.9 % | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 96.25 % | +10.8% |
| 1989 | 62.26 % | -35.3% |
| 1990 | 86.42 % | +38.8% |
| 1991 | 69.31 % | -19.8% |
| 1992 | 59.79 % | -13.7% |
| 1993 | 52.8 % | -11.7% |
| 1994 | 56.14 % | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 53.15 % | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 57.11 % | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 61.01 % | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 58.59 % | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 54.4 % | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 50.35 % | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 46.93 % | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 53.81 % | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 51.22 % | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 45.35 % | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 49.89 % | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 49.19 % | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 56.47 % | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 70.7 % | +25.2% |
| 2009 | 83.93 % | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 74.86 % | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 71.22 % | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 81.78 % | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 75.4 % | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 73.06 % | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 77.53 % | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 80.99 % | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 65.89 % | -18.6% |
| 2018 | 66.88 % | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 71.72 % | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 73.42 % | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 75.77 % | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 73.69 % | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 95.82 % | +30.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 95.82 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 49.04 %, 2.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 95.82 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.12 %, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.85 % | 29.48 % | 50.54 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 44.16 % | 37.71 % | 51.2 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.4 % | 49.28 % | 96.25 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.87 % | 52.8 % | 86.42 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.78 % | 45.35 % | 83.93 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.93 % | 65.89 % | 81.78 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.68 % | 73.42 % | 95.82 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More environment data for New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.474 % 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 -0.9337 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in New Zealand?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in New Zealand was 95.82 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 96.25 % in 1988.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.48 % in 1965.
- How does New Zealand rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- New Zealand ranks 63rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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 (%).