Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in New Zealand
New Zealand: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus was 247.82 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 247.82 t for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in 2023.
The figure is down 87.8% on the previous year and down 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in New Zealand peaked at 6,373 t in 1973 and was at its lowest, 178.65 t, in 1988.
New Zealand ranks 102nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,167 t | — |
| 1962 | 3,750 t | +18.4% |
| 1963 | 4,517 t | +20.5% |
| 1964 | 6,134 t | +35.8% |
| 1965 | 5,809 t | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 4,886 t | -15.9% |
| 1967 | 4,149 t | -15.1% |
| 1968 | 4,255 t | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 4,075 t | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 4,647 t | +14.0% |
| 1971 | 4,622 t | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 4,221 t | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 6,373 t | +51.0% |
| 1974 | 4,064 t | -36.2% |
| 1975 | 5,799 t | +42.7% |
| 1976 | 4,812 t | -17.0% |
| 1977 | 5,181 t | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 5,618 t | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 5,607 t | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 4,205 t | -25.0% |
| 1981 | 4,078 t | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 3,403 t | -16.5% |
| 1983 | 3,980 t | +16.9% |
| 1984 | 2,673 t | -32.8% |
| 1985 | 1,703 t | -36.3% |
| 1986 | 399.46 t | -76.5% |
| 1987 | 871.65 t | +118.2% |
| 1988 | 178.65 t | -79.5% |
| 1989 | 2,378 t | +1231.2% |
| 1990 | 755.44 t | -68.2% |
| 1991 | 2,071 t | +174.2% |
| 1992 | 3,152 t | +52.2% |
| 1993 | 4,381 t | +39.0% |
| 1994 | 4,119 t | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 4,433 t | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 4,032 t | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 3,619 t | -10.2% |
| 1998 | 3,813 t | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 4,471 t | +17.3% |
| 2000 | 5,452 t | +21.9% |
| 2001 | 6,120 t | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 4,626 t | -24.4% |
| 2003 | 5,140 t | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 5,872 t | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 5,257 t | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 4,930 t | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 4,091 t | -17.0% |
| 2008 | 2,319 t | -43.3% |
| 2009 | 1,161 t | -49.9% |
| 2010 | 1,946 t | +67.6% |
| 2011 | 2,318 t | +19.1% |
| 2012 | 1,400 t | -39.6% |
| 2013 | 1,984 t | +41.7% |
| 2014 | 2,268 t | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 1,766 t | -22.1% |
| 2016 | 1,443 t | -18.3% |
| 2017 | 2,807 t | +94.5% |
| 2018 | 2,797 t | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 2,326 t | -16.8% |
| 2020 | 2,161 t | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 1,867 t | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 2,032 t | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 247.82 t | -87.8% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 247.82 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,812 t, 14% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 247.82 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 58.42 t, 4.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +1231.2% | 178.65 t | 2,378 t |
| 1991 | +174.2% | 755.44 t | 2,071 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,527 t | 3,167 t | 6,134 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,094 t | 4,064 t | 6,373 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,387 t | 178.65 t | 4,205 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,485 t | 755.44 t | 4,471 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,497 t | 1,161 t | 6,120 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,106 t | 1,400 t | 2,807 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,577 t | 247.82 t | 2,161 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More environment data for New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.474 % 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 -0.9337 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in New Zealand?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in New Zealand was 247.82 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 6,373 t in 1973.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 178.65 t in 1988.
- How does New Zealand rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
- New Zealand ranks 102nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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 (%).