Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Asia
Asia: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus was 5.78 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Asia recorded 5.78 million t for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Asia peaked at 7.80 million t in 2010 and was at its lowest, -188,755 t, in 1962.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -131,446 t | — |
| 1962 | -188,755 t | +43.6% |
| 1963 | -93,780 t | -50.3% |
| 1964 | -32,393 t | -65.5% |
| 1965 | 196,088 t | -705.3% |
| 1966 | 364,881 t | +86.1% |
| 1967 | 340,135 t | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 266,828 t | -21.6% |
| 1969 | 438,625 t | +64.4% |
| 1970 | 394,351 t | -10.1% |
| 1971 | 609,817 t | +54.6% |
| 1972 | 925,421 t | +51.8% |
| 1973 | 1.09 million t | +17.6% |
| 1974 | 989,630 t | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 1.01 million t | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 1.10 million t | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 1.48 million t | +33.9% |
| 1978 | 1.24 million t | -15.7% |
| 1979 | 1.72 million t | +38.0% |
| 1980 | 2.04 million t | +18.7% |
| 1981 | 2.07 million t | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 2.25 million t | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 2.54 million t | +12.8% |
| 1984 | 2.66 million t | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 2.53 million t | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 2.76 million t | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 3.33 million t | +20.4% |
| 1988 | 3.88 million t | +16.6% |
| 1989 | 4.10 million t | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 4.08 million t | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 4.68 million t | +14.8% |
| 1992 | 4.12 million t | -11.8% |
| 1993 | 3.39 million t | -17.9% |
| 1994 | 3.98 million t | +17.5% |
| 1995 | 4.63 million t | +16.3% |
| 1996 | 4.22 million t | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 4.97 million t | +17.7% |
| 1998 | 5.07 million t | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 5.15 million t | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 4.91 million t | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 4.86 million t | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 5.34 million t | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 5.26 million t | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 5.74 million t | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 6.07 million t | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 6.32 million t | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 5.59 million t | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 5.21 million t | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 6.96 million t | +33.6% |
| 2010 | 7.80 million t | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 7.26 million t | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 7.02 million t | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 6.62 million t | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 6.91 million t | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 6.92 million t | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 6.66 million t | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 6.73 million t | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 6.36 million t | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 5.95 million t | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 6.71 million t | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 6.09 million t | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 5.58 million t | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 5.78 million t | +3.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +705.3% | -32,393 t | 196,088 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 128,909 t | -188,755 t | 438,625 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.06 million t | 394,351 t | 1.72 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.81 million t | 2.04 million t | 4.10 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.43 million t | 3.39 million t | 5.15 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.63 million t | 4.86 million t | 6.96 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.82 million t | 5.95 million t | 7.80 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.04 million t | 5.58 million t | 6.71 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More environment data for Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4646 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.83 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production 80.38 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 80.29 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 400.22 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 257.46 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 44.07 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Asia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Asia was 5.78 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.80 million t in 2010.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -188,755 t in 1962.
- How does Asia rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
- Asia ranks 1st out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Asia 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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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 (%).