Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Uruguay

Uruguay: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 41.45 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
41.45 %
Change on year
down 45.7%
World rank
152nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
76.37 %
in 2022
All-time low
11.39 %
in 1972
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Uruguay, 1961–2023

20406080196119922023

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 152nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 149 Belarus 43.43 % compare
  2. 150 Sao Tome and Principe 43.33 % compare
  3. 151 Viet Nam 43.06 % compare
  4. 153 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 41.03 % compare
  5. 154 Sudan (former) 40.58 % compare
  6. 155 Costa Rica 40.54 % compare

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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 152nd out of 201 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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 (%).