Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus was 608,873 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) is 608,873 t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 28.8% on the previous year and up 79.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 701,536 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, -120,212 t, in 1963.
That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -96,916 t | — |
| 1962 | -114,095 t | +17.7% |
| 1963 | -120,212 t | +5.4% |
| 1964 | -108,586 t | -9.7% |
| 1965 | -102,602 t | -5.5% |
| 1966 | -67,341 t | -34.4% |
| 1967 | -84,045 t | +24.8% |
| 1968 | -80,451 t | -4.3% |
| 1969 | -81,852 t | +1.7% |
| 1970 | -99,933 t | +22.1% |
| 1971 | -95,249 t | -4.7% |
| 1972 | -59,583 t | -37.4% |
| 1973 | -51,748 t | -13.1% |
| 1974 | -37,612 t | -27.3% |
| 1975 | -11,007 t | -70.7% |
| 1976 | 551.54 t | -105.0% |
| 1977 | 47,841 t | +8574.0% |
| 1978 | 67,063 t | +40.2% |
| 1979 | 92,375 t | +37.7% |
| 1980 | 101,380 t | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 114,141 t | +12.6% |
| 1982 | 123,869 t | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 158,580 t | +28.0% |
| 1984 | 212,247 t | +33.8% |
| 1985 | 200,048 t | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 238,820 t | +19.4% |
| 1987 | 296,975 t | +24.4% |
| 1988 | 267,557 t | -9.9% |
| 1989 | 214,929 t | -19.7% |
| 1990 | 210,074 t | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 130,693 t | -37.8% |
| 1992 | 186,505 t | +42.7% |
| 1993 | 159,579 t | -14.4% |
| 1994 | 149,072 t | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 185,023 t | +24.1% |
| 1996 | 78,910 t | -57.4% |
| 1997 | 189,488 t | +140.1% |
| 1998 | 106,176 t | -44.0% |
| 1999 | 175,364 t | +65.2% |
| 2000 | 222,637 t | +27.0% |
| 2001 | 156,901 t | -29.5% |
| 2002 | 184,200 t | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 88,211 t | -52.1% |
| 2004 | 182,271 t | +106.6% |
| 2005 | 196,249 t | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 208,175 t | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 107,333 t | -48.4% |
| 2008 | -90,368 t | -184.2% |
| 2009 | 33,455 t | -137.0% |
| 2010 | 113,839 t | +240.3% |
| 2011 | 126,456 t | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 240,508 t | +90.2% |
| 2013 | 339,966 t | +41.4% |
| 2014 | 365,429 t | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 497,601 t | +36.2% |
| 2016 | 556,740 t | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 645,153 t | +15.9% |
| 2018 | 536,861 t | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 585,508 t | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 701,536 t | +19.8% |
| 2021 | 629,748 t | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 472,693 t | -24.9% |
| 2023 | 608,873 t | +28.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +8574.0% | 551.54 t | 47,841 t |
| 2010 | +240.3% | 33,455 t | 113,839 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -95,122 t | -120,212 t | -67,341 t | 9 |
| 1970s | -14,730 t | -99,933 t | 92,375 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 192,855 t | 101,380 t | 296,975 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 157,088 t | 78,910 t | 210,074 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 128,906 t | -90,368 t | 222,637 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 400,806 t | 113,839 t | 645,153 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 603,212 t | 472,693 t | 701,536 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 3 China, mainland 2.11 million t compare
- 4 India 1.81 million t compare
- 4 Türkiye 70,497 t compare
- 5 Brazil 880,846 t compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 20,052 t compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8,144 t compare
- 6 Pakistan 370,286 t compare
- 7 Bangladesh 287,365 t compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5,217 t compare
- 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 5,189 t compare
- 8 Spain 169,311 t compare
- 9 Yugoslav SFR 138,874 t compare
- 9 Polynesia 134.28 t compare
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 10.78 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.05 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 317,994 1000 ha (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 608,873 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 701,536 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was -120,212 t in 1963.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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 (%).