Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus was 2.75 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Eastern Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Eastern Asia stood at 2.75 million t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Eastern Asia peaked at 4.85 million t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9,740 t, in 1962.
Eastern Asia ranks 2nd of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 62,197 t | — |
| 1962 | 9,740 t | -84.3% |
| 1963 | 67,923 t | +597.4% |
| 1964 | 117,586 t | +73.1% |
| 1965 | 248,835 t | +111.6% |
| 1966 | 367,145 t | +47.5% |
| 1967 | 276,418 t | -24.7% |
| 1968 | 224,038 t | -18.9% |
| 1969 | 363,038 t | +62.0% |
| 1970 | 335,858 t | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 459,303 t | +36.8% |
| 1972 | 669,705 t | +45.8% |
| 1973 | 833,932 t | +24.5% |
| 1974 | 689,352 t | -17.3% |
| 1975 | 674,397 t | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 662,723 t | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 870,825 t | +31.4% |
| 1978 | 495,422 t | -43.1% |
| 1979 | 830,867 t | +67.7% |
| 1980 | 1.13 million t | +36.1% |
| 1981 | 1.16 million t | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 1.18 million t | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 1.35 million t | +13.7% |
| 1984 | 1.22 million t | -9.0% |
| 1985 | 916,138 t | -25.1% |
| 1986 | 961,086 t | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 1.59 million t | +65.0% |
| 1988 | 1.90 million t | +20.1% |
| 1989 | 1.98 million t | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 2.06 million t | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 2.71 million t | +31.9% |
| 1992 | 2.56 million t | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 1.97 million t | -22.9% |
| 1994 | 2.73 million t | +38.5% |
| 1995 | 3.38 million t | +23.8% |
| 1996 | 2.99 million t | -11.6% |
| 1997 | 3.35 million t | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 3.39 million t | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 3.23 million t | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 3.22 million t | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 3.26 million t | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 3.76 million t | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 3.69 million t | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 3.91 million t | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 4.03 million t | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 4.08 million t | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 3.64 million t | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 3.28 million t | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 4.33 million t | +32.0% |
| 2010 | 4.85 million t | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 4.54 million t | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 4.74 million t | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 4.60 million t | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 4.58 million t | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 3.99 million t | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 3.76 million t | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 3.55 million t | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 3.43 million t | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 2.92 million t | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 3.01 million t | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 3.03 million t | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.77 million t | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 2.75 million t | -0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Eastern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +597.4% | 9,740 t | 67,923 t |
| 1965 | +111.6% | 117,586 t | 248,835 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 192,991 t | 9,740 t | 367,145 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 652,238 t | 335,858 t | 870,825 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.34 million t | 916,138 t | 1.98 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.84 million t | 1.97 million t | 3.39 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.72 million t | 3.22 million t | 4.33 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.09 million t | 2.92 million t | 4.85 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.89 million t | 2.75 million t | 3.03 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 173.25 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 137.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.03 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Eastern Asia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Eastern Asia was 2.75 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.85 million t in 2010.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,740 t in 1962.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
- Eastern Asia ranks 2nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern 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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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 (%).