Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Angola
Angola: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus was -3,617 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Angola, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Angola stood at -3,617 t. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 280.3% on the previous year and down 484.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Angola peaked at 5,148 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, -3,617 t, in 2023.
Angola ranks 152nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Angola, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -2,103 t | — |
| 1962 | -2,314 t | +10.0% |
| 1963 | -2,066 t | -10.7% |
| 1964 | -2,209 t | +6.9% |
| 1965 | -2,234 t | +1.1% |
| 1966 | -2,141 t | -4.2% |
| 1967 | -2,238 t | +4.6% |
| 1968 | -1,816 t | -18.8% |
| 1969 | -1,915 t | +5.4% |
| 1970 | -1,712 t | -10.6% |
| 1971 | 222.35 t | -113.0% |
| 1972 | 188.86 t | -15.1% |
| 1973 | -621.49 t | -429.1% |
| 1974 | -1,417 t | +128.0% |
| 1975 | -1,379 t | -2.7% |
| 1976 | -1,293 t | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 2,904 t | -324.5% |
| 1978 | 1,933 t | -33.4% |
| 1979 | 863.63 t | -55.3% |
| 1980 | 1,859 t | +115.2% |
| 1981 | 2,823 t | +51.9% |
| 1982 | 1,667 t | -41.0% |
| 1983 | 2,584 t | +55.0% |
| 1984 | 2,144 t | -17.0% |
| 1985 | 4,261 t | +98.7% |
| 1986 | 2,596 t | -39.1% |
| 1987 | 2,261 t | -12.9% |
| 1988 | 4,039 t | +78.6% |
| 1989 | 4,876 t | +20.7% |
| 1990 | 3,654 t | -25.1% |
| 1991 | 2,083 t | -43.0% |
| 1992 | 2,245 t | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 2,391 t | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 2,462 t | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 1,834 t | -25.5% |
| 1996 | 1,074 t | -41.5% |
| 1997 | 1,341 t | +24.9% |
| 1998 | 388.87 t | -71.0% |
| 1999 | 676.13 t | +73.9% |
| 2000 | 192.22 t | -71.6% |
| 2001 | -586.59 t | -405.2% |
| 2002 | -1,161 t | +98.0% |
| 2003 | -1,150 t | -1.0% |
| 2004 | -259.36 t | -77.4% |
| 2005 | -2,026 t | +681.2% |
| 2006 | -1,129 t | -44.3% |
| 2007 | -1,223 t | +8.3% |
| 2008 | -76.08 t | -93.8% |
| 2009 | -1,988 t | +2513.2% |
| 2010 | -177.97 t | -91.0% |
| 2011 | 2,408 t | -1453.0% |
| 2012 | 5,148 t | +113.8% |
| 2013 | -619.03 t | -112.0% |
| 2014 | 703.81 t | -213.7% |
| 2015 | -240.63 t | -134.2% |
| 2016 | -1,953 t | +711.7% |
| 2017 | 686.52 t | -135.1% |
| 2018 | -3,112 t | -553.4% |
| 2019 | -1,649 t | -47.0% |
| 2020 | -3,043 t | +84.5% |
| 2021 | -3,445 t | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 2,006 t | -158.2% |
| 2023 | -3,617 t | -280.3% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's -3,617 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.03 t. (40 countries reporting)
- Angola's -3,617 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -171.53 t, 21.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -2513.2% | -76.08 t | -1,988 t |
| 2011 | +1453.0% | -177.97 t | 2,408 t |
| 2016 | -711.7% | -240.63 t | -1,953 t |
| 2005 | -681.2% | -259.36 t | -2,026 t |
| 2018 | -553.4% | 686.52 t | -3,112 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -2,115 t | -2,314 t | -1,816 t | 9 |
| 1970s | -30.98 t | -1,712 t | 2,904 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,911 t | 1,667 t | 4,876 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,815 t | 388.87 t | 3,654 t | 10 |
| 2000s | -940.71 t | -2,026 t | 192.22 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 119.35 t | -3,112 t | 5,148 t | 10 |
| 2020s | -2,025 t | -3,617 t | 2,006 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 149 Germany -2,510 t compare
- 150 Afghanistan -2,536 t compare
- 151 Azerbaijan -3,439 t compare
- 153 Benin -4,433 t compare
- 154 Sierra Leone -4,609 t compare
- 155 Bulgaria -4,870 t compare
More environment data for Angola
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.076 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.971 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.4 % 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 0.8333 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Angola?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Angola was -3,617 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 5,148 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was -3,617 t in 2023.
- How does Angola rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
- Angola ranks 152nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 484.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).