Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Belize
Belize: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus was 2,621 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Belize, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Belize recorded 2,621 t for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 319.7% on the previous year and up 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Belize peaked at 4,287 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, -570.76 t, in 2010.
Belize ranks 75th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Belize, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 54.5 t | — |
| 1962 | 211.29 t | +287.7% |
| 1963 | 267.3 t | +26.5% |
| 1964 | -19.99 t | -107.5% |
| 1965 | 234.8 t | -1274.8% |
| 1966 | 286.23 t | +21.9% |
| 1967 | 297.41 t | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 271.12 t | -8.8% |
| 1969 | 307.1 t | +13.3% |
| 1970 | 361.25 t | +17.6% |
| 1971 | 10.55 t | -97.1% |
| 1972 | 107.98 t | +923.2% |
| 1973 | 471.88 t | +337.0% |
| 1974 | 192.05 t | -59.3% |
| 1975 | 357.3 t | +86.0% |
| 1976 | 79.1 t | -77.9% |
| 1977 | -134.42 t | -269.9% |
| 1978 | -20.2 t | -85.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1463 t | -100.7% |
| 1980 | 37.87 t | +25784.5% |
| 1981 | -87.69 t | -331.5% |
| 1982 | -152.82 t | +74.3% |
| 1983 | -75.53 t | -50.6% |
| 1984 | -20.81 t | -72.4% |
| 1985 | 9.2 t | -144.2% |
| 1986 | 289.91 t | +3052.5% |
| 1987 | 314.72 t | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 235.73 t | -25.1% |
| 1989 | 183.91 t | -22.0% |
| 1990 | 384.42 t | +109.0% |
| 1991 | 489.83 t | +27.4% |
| 1992 | 658.42 t | +34.4% |
| 1993 | 842.33 t | +27.9% |
| 1994 | 144.06 t | -82.9% |
| 1995 | 709.35 t | +392.4% |
| 1996 | 61.66 t | -91.3% |
| 1997 | 479.09 t | +677.0% |
| 1998 | 634.81 t | +32.5% |
| 1999 | 649.9 t | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 186.81 t | -71.3% |
| 2001 | 396.45 t | +112.2% |
| 2002 | 3,593 t | +806.3% |
| 2003 | 1,252 t | -65.2% |
| 2004 | 76.18 t | -93.9% |
| 2005 | -355.17 t | -566.2% |
| 2006 | 326.1 t | -191.8% |
| 2007 | -497.32 t | -252.5% |
| 2008 | -291.64 t | -41.4% |
| 2009 | 183.56 t | -162.9% |
| 2010 | -570.76 t | -410.9% |
| 2011 | 4,026 t | -805.4% |
| 2012 | 581.24 t | -85.6% |
| 2013 | 1,548 t | +166.2% |
| 2014 | 1,157 t | -25.2% |
| 2015 | 2,751 t | +137.6% |
| 2016 | 3,135 t | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 2,261 t | -27.9% |
| 2018 | 3,020 t | +33.6% |
| 2019 | 4,287 t | +41.9% |
| 2020 | 3,146 t | -26.6% |
| 2021 | 2,906 t | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 624.32 t | -78.5% |
| 2023 | 2,621 t | +319.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 2,621 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,375 t, 1.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Belize's 2,621 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,464 t, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Belize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +25784.5% | 0.1463 t | 37.87 t |
| 1986 | +3052.5% | 9.2 t | 289.91 t |
| 1965 | +1274.8% | -19.99 t | 234.8 t |
| 1972 | +923.2% | 10.55 t | 107.98 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 212.2 t | -19.99 t | 307.1 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 142.56 t | -134.42 t | 471.88 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.45 t | -152.82 t | 314.72 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 505.39 t | 61.66 t | 842.33 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 486.97 t | -497.32 t | 3,593 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,220 t | -570.76 t | 4,287 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,324 t | 624.32 t | 3,146 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,156 t compare
- 73 Haiti 2,760 t compare
- 74 Cyprus 2,685 t compare
- 76 South Sudan 2,433 t compare
- 77 Trinidad and Tobago 2,307 t compare
- 78 Kuwait 2,142 t compare
More environment data for Belize
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.287 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.35 % 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 0.0489 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Belize?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Belize was 2,621 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 4,287 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was -570.76 t in 2010.
- How does Belize rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
- Belize ranks 75th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize 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 (%).