Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Oceania
Oceania: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus was -57,516 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Oceania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Oceania stood at -57,516 t. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 641.4% on the previous year and down 179.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Oceania peaked at 311,872 t in 1973 and was at its lowest, -57,516 t, in 2023.
That places Oceania 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Oceania, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 161,594 t | — |
| 1962 | 149,642 t | -7.4% |
| 1963 | 162,403 t | +8.5% |
| 1964 | 228,063 t | +40.4% |
| 1965 | 274,586 t | +20.4% |
| 1966 | 252,046 t | -8.2% |
| 1967 | 250,960 t | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 227,811 t | -9.2% |
| 1969 | 222,974 t | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 202,983 t | -9.0% |
| 1971 | 228,856 t | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 303,352 t | +32.6% |
| 1973 | 311,872 t | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 130,831 t | -58.0% |
| 1975 | 116,299 t | -11.1% |
| 1976 | 187,707 t | +61.4% |
| 1977 | 213,637 t | +13.8% |
| 1978 | 197,778 t | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 213,803 t | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 220,133 t | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 181,280 t | -17.6% |
| 1982 | 197,070 t | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 127,292 t | -35.4% |
| 1984 | 137,296 t | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 121,299 t | -11.7% |
| 1986 | 135,546 t | +11.7% |
| 1987 | 198,209 t | +46.2% |
| 1988 | 178,694 t | -9.8% |
| 1989 | 160,658 t | -10.1% |
| 1990 | 92,860 t | -42.2% |
| 1991 | 120,339 t | +29.6% |
| 1992 | 161,858 t | +34.5% |
| 1993 | 143,921 t | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 185,370 t | +28.8% |
| 1995 | 234,948 t | +26.7% |
| 1996 | 192,413 t | -18.1% |
| 1997 | 188,538 t | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 189,507 t | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 172,657 t | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 180,742 t | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 215,720 t | +19.4% |
| 2002 | 173,671 t | -19.5% |
| 2003 | 241,399 t | +39.0% |
| 2004 | 175,544 t | -27.3% |
| 2005 | 167,925 t | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 142,765 t | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 236,693 t | +65.8% |
| 2008 | 149,569 t | -36.8% |
| 2009 | 53,470 t | -64.3% |
| 2010 | 106,502 t | +99.2% |
| 2011 | 84,814 t | -20.4% |
| 2012 | 46,265 t | -45.5% |
| 2013 | 72,396 t | +56.5% |
| 2014 | 90,531 t | +25.1% |
| 2015 | 116,756 t | +29.0% |
| 2016 | 111,009 t | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 52,212 t | -53.0% |
| 2018 | 108,972 t | +108.7% |
| 2019 | 152,828 t | +40.2% |
| 2020 | 190,318 t | +24.5% |
| 2021 | 127,206 t | -33.2% |
| 2022 | 10,624 t | -91.6% |
| 2023 | -57,516 t | -641.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Oceania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -641.4% | 10,624 t | -57,516 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 214,453 t | 149,642 t | 274,586 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 210,712 t | 116,299 t | 311,872 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 165,748 t | 121,299 t | 220,133 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 168,241 t | 92,860 t | 234,948 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 173,750 t | 53,470 t | 241,399 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 94,228 t | 46,265 t | 152,828 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,658 t | -57,516 t | 190,318 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 22 China, Taiwan Province of 46,042 t compare
- 22 Caribbean -4,775 t compare
- 23 Republic of Korea 45,820 t compare
- 24 Côte d'Ivoire -22,395 t compare
- 24 Ethiopia PDR 43,564 t compare
- 25 Malaysia 41,431 t compare
- 26 Italy 37,658 t compare
- 27 Egypt 36,197 t compare
- 28 Mongolia 34,400 t compare
More environment data for Oceania
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.316 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 3.18 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.00 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 2.93 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 93.41 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Oceania?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Oceania was -57,516 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 311,872 t in 1973.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was -57,516 t in 2023.
- How does Oceania rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
- Oceania ranks 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 179.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oceania 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 (%).