Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Uruguay
Uruguay: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 41.45 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay is 41.45 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.7% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Uruguay peaked at 76.37 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.39 %, in 1972.
Uruguay ranks 139th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 31.03 % | — |
| 1962 | 34.35 % | +10.7% |
| 1963 | 25.21 % | -26.6% |
| 1964 | 27.89 % | +10.6% |
| 1965 | 28.74 % | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 20.71 % | -27.9% |
| 1967 | 14.93 % | -27.9% |
| 1968 | 15.26 % | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 20.07 % | +31.5% |
| 1970 | 19.79 % | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 13.09 % | -33.8% |
| 1972 | 11.39 % | -13.0% |
| 1973 | 21.16 % | +85.8% |
| 1974 | 26.8 % | +26.6% |
| 1975 | 26.86 % | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 25.16 % | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 17.47 % | -30.6% |
| 1978 | 20.7 % | +18.5% |
| 1979 | 16.36 % | -20.9% |
| 1980 | 16.56 % | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 25.1 % | +51.5% |
| 1982 | 24.32 % | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 33.88 % | +39.4% |
| 1984 | 27.52 % | -18.8% |
| 1985 | 21.27 % | -22.7% |
| 1986 | 21.25 % | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 22.05 % | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 29.9 % | +35.6% |
| 1989 | 28.42 % | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 23.14 % | -18.6% |
| 1991 | 19.46 % | -15.9% |
| 1992 | 27.12 % | +39.3% |
| 1993 | 22.13 % | -18.4% |
| 1994 | 29.9 % | +35.1% |
| 1995 | 32.05 % | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 18.19 % | -43.2% |
| 1997 | 20.62 % | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 22.84 % | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 29.3 % | +28.3% |
| 2000 | 23.02 % | -21.4% |
| 2001 | 20.89 % | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 22.73 % | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 21.29 % | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 26.97 % | +26.7% |
| 2005 | 26.12 % | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 30.63 % | +17.3% |
| 2007 | 28.57 % | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 37.31 % | +30.6% |
| 2009 | 44.04 % | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 50.73 % | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 38.01 % | -25.1% |
| 2012 | 50.24 % | +32.2% |
| 2013 | 34.55 % | -31.2% |
| 2014 | 49.61 % | +43.6% |
| 2015 | 62.2 % | +25.4% |
| 2016 | 46.88 % | -24.6% |
| 2017 | 48.27 % | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 28.95 % | -40.0% |
| 2019 | 54.99 % | +90.0% |
| 2020 | 40.6 % | -26.2% |
| 2021 | 33.14 % | -18.4% |
| 2022 | 76.37 % | +130.4% |
| 2023 | 41.45 % | -45.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 41.45 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 49.04 %, 85% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 41.45 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.12 %, 77% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.24 % | 14.93 % | 34.35 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.88 % | 11.39 % | 26.86 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.03 % | 16.56 % | 33.88 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.47 % | 18.19 % | 32.05 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.16 % | 20.89 % | 44.04 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.44 % | 28.95 % | 62.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.89 % | 33.14 % | 76.37 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 136 Bangladesh 43.68 % compare
- 137 Belarus 43.43 % compare
- 138 Sao Tome and Principe 43.33 % compare
- 140 Sudan (former) 40.58 % compare
- 141 Costa Rica 40.54 % compare
- 142 Seychelles 40.53 % compare
More environment data for Uruguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.96 % 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 3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Uruguay?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Uruguay was 41.45 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 76.37 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.39 % in 1972.
- How does Uruguay rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Uruguay ranks 139th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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 (%).