Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in USSR

USSR: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 10.48 % in 1991. ▼ Falling

Latest (1991)
10.48 %
Change on year
down 11.0%
World rank
191st
of 201 countries
All-time high
29.24 %
in 1961
All-time low
9.46 %
in 1988
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in USSR, 1961–1991

10152025301961197619911961: 29.2 %1962: 29.2 %1963: 23.1 %1964: 27.2 %1965: 20.5 %1966: 23.6 %1967: 21 %1968: 22.8 %1969: 20.6 %1970: 21.3 %1971: 19.3 %1972: 17.3 %1973: 21.6 %1974: 17.4 %1975: 12.2 %1976: 17 %1977: 15 %1978: 16.5 %1979: 13.1 %1980: 13.2 %1981: 11.1 %1982: 12.3 %1983: 12.2 %1984: 10.9 %1985: 10.3 %1986: 10.2 %1987: 10 %1988: 9.5 %1989: 10.7 %1990: 11.8 %1991: 10.5 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in USSR is 10.48 %, measured in 1991.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in USSR peaked at 29.24 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 9.46 %, in 1988.

That places USSR 191st out of 201 countries with data for 1991, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 24.13 % 20.52 % 29.24 % 9
1970s 17.08 % 12.23 % 21.61 % 10
1980s 11.03 % 9.46 % 13.17 % 10
1990s 11.12 % 10.48 % 11.77 % 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 188 Kuwait 14.02 % compare
  2. 189 Barbados 12.01 % compare
  3. 190 Malta 11.62 % compare
  4. 192 Qatar 9.44 % compare
  5. 193 Montenegro 8.53 %
  6. 194 Singapore 6.95 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in USSR?
Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in USSR was 10.48 % in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 29.24 % in 1961.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 9.46 % in 1988.
How does USSR rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
USSR ranks 191st out of 201 countries with data for 1991.
Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this USSR 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 (%).