Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Panama
Panama: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 36.94 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Panama, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Panama stood at 36.94 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.4% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Panama peaked at 75.49 % in 1968 and was at its lowest, 27.27 %, in 2013.
That places Panama 146th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 52.44 % | — |
| 1962 | 53.08 % | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 54.85 % | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 60.22 % | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 65.15 % | +8.2% |
| 1966 | 62.07 % | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 67.1 % | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 75.49 % | +12.5% |
| 1969 | 67.75 % | -10.3% |
| 1970 | 56.06 % | -17.3% |
| 1971 | 46.08 % | -17.8% |
| 1972 | 42.49 % | -7.8% |
| 1973 | 47.7 % | +12.3% |
| 1974 | 45.38 % | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 52.67 % | +16.0% |
| 1976 | 55.08 % | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 49.59 % | -10.0% |
| 1978 | 43.68 % | -11.9% |
| 1979 | 47.98 % | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 51.7 % | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 45.47 % | -12.1% |
| 1982 | 48.39 % | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 61.75 % | +27.6% |
| 1984 | 49.55 % | -19.8% |
| 1985 | 49.36 % | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 42.22 % | -14.5% |
| 1987 | 47.43 % | +12.3% |
| 1988 | 40.4 % | -14.8% |
| 1989 | 59.81 % | +48.0% |
| 1990 | 51.88 % | -13.3% |
| 1991 | 50.23 % | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 59.58 % | +18.6% |
| 1993 | 52.06 % | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 35.75 % | -31.3% |
| 1995 | 34.47 % | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 29.13 % | -15.5% |
| 1997 | 30.31 % | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 33.81 % | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 32.9 % | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 42.92 % | +30.5% |
| 2001 | 38.48 % | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 50.94 % | +32.4% |
| 2003 | 47.39 % | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 59.76 % | +26.1% |
| 2005 | 64.9 % | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 69.65 % | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 61.97 % | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 59.74 % | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 49.03 % | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 39.05 % | -20.4% |
| 2011 | 45.89 % | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 28.49 % | -37.9% |
| 2013 | 27.27 % | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 30.11 % | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 27.98 % | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 35.94 % | +28.5% |
| 2017 | 28.66 % | -20.3% |
| 2018 | 37.28 % | +30.1% |
| 2019 | 35.93 % | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 35.47 % | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 35.82 % | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 58.12 % | +62.3% |
| 2023 | 36.94 % | -36.4% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 36.94 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 49.04 %, 75% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Panama's 36.94 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.12 %, 68% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.02 % | 52.44 % | 75.49 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 48.67 % | 42.49 % | 56.06 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.61 % | 40.4 % | 61.75 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.01 % | 29.13 % | 59.58 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.48 % | 38.48 % | 69.65 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.66 % | 27.27 % | 45.89 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.59 % | 35.47 % | 58.12 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 143 Chile 40.13 % compare
- 144 Spain 39.13 % compare
- 145 Ethiopia PDR 38.04 % compare
- 147 Slovenia 36.49 % compare
- 148 Czechoslovakia 36.48 % compare
- 149 Yugoslav SFR 35.81 % compare
More environment data for Panama
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.41 % 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 -0.2493 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Panama?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Panama was 36.94 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 75.49 % in 1968.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.27 % in 2013.
- How does Panama rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Panama ranks 146th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama 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 (%).