Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 30.45 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Saudi Arabia is 30.45 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 13.5% on the previous year and up 131.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Saudi Arabia peaked at 306.13 % in 1967 and was at its lowest, 10.79 %, in 1983.
Saudi Arabia ranks 161st of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 158.51 % | — |
| 1962 | 159.48 % | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 171.56 % | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 148.23 % | -13.6% |
| 1965 | 151.43 % | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 126.17 % | -16.7% |
| 1967 | 306.13 % | +142.6% |
| 1968 | 178.08 % | -41.8% |
| 1969 | 131.25 % | -26.3% |
| 1970 | 116.07 % | -11.6% |
| 1971 | 294.86 % | +154.0% |
| 1972 | 206.96 % | -29.8% |
| 1973 | 99.24 % | -52.0% |
| 1974 | 114.6 % | +15.5% |
| 1975 | 154.11 % | +34.5% |
| 1976 | 130.02 % | -15.6% |
| 1977 | 89.42 % | -31.2% |
| 1978 | 64.43 % | -27.9% |
| 1979 | 68.44 % | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 23.93 % | -65.0% |
| 1981 | 15.94 % | -33.4% |
| 1982 | 18.44 % | +15.7% |
| 1983 | 10.79 % | -41.5% |
| 1984 | 13.83 % | +28.1% |
| 1985 | 15.26 % | +10.3% |
| 1986 | 12.2 % | -20.1% |
| 1987 | 15.89 % | +30.3% |
| 1988 | 19.51 % | +22.8% |
| 1989 | 19.65 % | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 20.44 % | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 21.28 % | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 20.2 % | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 24.3 % | +20.3% |
| 1994 | 28.45 % | +17.1% |
| 1995 | 22.14 % | -22.2% |
| 1996 | 15.12 % | -31.7% |
| 1997 | 18.39 % | +21.6% |
| 1998 | 18.85 % | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 20.53 % | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 16.25 % | -20.8% |
| 2001 | 18.72 % | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 21.22 % | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 21.07 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 22.61 % | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 24.7 % | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 21.99 % | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 21.58 % | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 32.12 % | +48.9% |
| 2009 | 24.18 % | -24.7% |
| 2010 | 20.5 % | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 17.87 % | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 14.18 % | -20.6% |
| 2013 | 13.13 % | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 16.53 % | +25.9% |
| 2015 | 16.06 % | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 16.29 % | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 21.82 % | +33.9% |
| 2018 | 22.69 % | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 24.17 % | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 27.42 % | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 24.03 % | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 26.82 % | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 30.45 % | +13.5% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 30.45 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 49.04 %, 62% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 30.45 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 56.31 %, 54% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +154.0% | 116.07 % | 294.86 % |
| 1967 | +142.6% | 126.17 % | 306.13 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 170.1 % | 126.17 % | 306.13 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 133.81 % | 64.43 % | 294.86 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.54 % | 10.79 % | 23.93 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.97 % | 15.12 % | 28.45 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.44 % | 16.25 % | 32.12 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.32 % | 13.13 % | 24.17 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.18 % | 24.03 % | 30.45 % | 4 |
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More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % 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 9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Saudi Arabia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Saudi Arabia was 30.45 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 306.13 % in 1967.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.79 % in 1983.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 161st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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 (%).