Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in United States of America
United States of America: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 105.45 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in United States of America, 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 United States of America is 105.45 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in United States of America peaked at 109.71 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 38.87 %, in 1970.
United States of America ranks 7th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 47.37 % | — |
| 1962 | 45.74 % | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 45.51 % | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 41.73 % | -8.3% |
| 1965 | 43.99 % | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 40.25 % | -8.5% |
| 1967 | 41.61 % | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 41.94 % | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 42.41 % | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 38.87 % | -8.3% |
| 1971 | 44.74 % | +15.1% |
| 1972 | 43.6 % | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 46.21 % | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 42.29 % | -8.5% |
| 1975 | 46.93 % | +11.0% |
| 1976 | 43.81 % | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 51.04 % | +16.5% |
| 1978 | 49.68 % | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 56.3 % | +13.3% |
| 1980 | 48.72 % | -13.5% |
| 1981 | 62.87 % | +29.1% |
| 1982 | 70.78 % | +12.6% |
| 1983 | 44.76 % | -36.8% |
| 1984 | 61.68 % | +37.8% |
| 1985 | 72.43 % | +17.4% |
| 1986 | 68.16 % | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 64.22 % | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 50.4 % | -21.5% |
| 1989 | 60.93 % | +20.9% |
| 1990 | 66.96 % | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 66.35 % | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 75.23 % | +13.4% |
| 1993 | 58.9 % | -21.7% |
| 1994 | 78.04 % | +32.5% |
| 1995 | 63.45 % | -18.7% |
| 1996 | 71.73 % | +13.0% |
| 1997 | 73.92 % | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 78.69 % | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 77.32 % | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 79.46 % | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 74.49 % | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 71.83 % | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 70.88 % | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 83.85 % | +18.3% |
| 2005 | 82.93 % | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 77.79 % | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 88.06 % | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 107.16 % | +21.7% |
| 2009 | 93.88 % | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 90.58 % | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 85.11 % | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 77.79 % | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 88.12 % | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 101 % | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 98.05 % | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 108.86 % | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 98.78 % | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 102.89 % | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 92.69 % | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 99.88 % | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 109.71 % | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 98.55 % | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 105.45 % | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.39 % | 40.25 % | 47.37 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 46.35 % | 38.87 % | 56.3 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.5 % | 44.76 % | 72.43 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.06 % | 58.9 % | 78.69 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.03 % | 70.88 % | 107.16 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.39 % | 77.79 % | 108.86 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.4 % | 98.55 % | 109.71 % | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 728,131 t (2024)
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- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 434,660 1000 USD (2024)
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- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 12.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in United States of America?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in United States of America was 105.45 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 109.71 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.87 % in 1970.
- How does United States of America rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- United States of America ranks 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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 (%).