Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 55.59 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Southern Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Southern Asia stood at 55.59 %.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Southern Asia peaked at 160.68 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 46.62 %, in 2010.
Southern Asia ranks 31st of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 142.56 % | 120.8 % | 160.68 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 108.15 % | 81.31 % | 130 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.63 % | 59.43 % | 80.83 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.94 % | 55.05 % | 72.06 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.21 % | 47 % | 60.92 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.04 % | 46.62 % | 63.42 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.53 % | 48.53 % | 55.82 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 28 Madagascar 150.29 % compare
- 29 Burkina Faso 147.11 % compare
- 30 Slovakia 145.85 % compare
- 31 Kazakhstan 143.7 % compare
- 32 Dominica 142.01 % compare
- 33 United Republic of Tanzania 140.83 % compare
- 34 Armenia 140.54 % compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 4.77 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 10.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 14.43 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Southern Asia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Southern Asia was 55.59 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 160.68 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.62 % in 2010.
- How does Southern Asia rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Southern Asia ranks 31st out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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 (%).