Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Senegal
Senegal: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus was -11,531 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Senegal stood at -11,531 t. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 979.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Senegal peaked at 5,381 t in 1977 and was at its lowest, -11,531 t, in 2023.
Senegal ranks 165th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Senegal, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -2,763 t | — |
| 1962 | -3,399 t | +23.0% |
| 1963 | -3,584 t | +5.5% |
| 1964 | -2,678 t | -25.3% |
| 1965 | -2,432 t | -9.2% |
| 1966 | -1,347 t | -44.6% |
| 1967 | -955.96 t | -29.0% |
| 1968 | -1,195 t | +25.0% |
| 1969 | -2,960 t | +147.8% |
| 1970 | -961.37 t | -67.5% |
| 1971 | -2,861 t | +197.6% |
| 1972 | 959.21 t | -133.5% |
| 1973 | 1,426 t | +48.7% |
| 1974 | 1,559 t | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 1,540 t | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 1,677 t | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 5,381 t | +220.9% |
| 1978 | 241.53 t | -95.5% |
| 1979 | 2,977 t | +1132.4% |
| 1980 | 879.67 t | -70.4% |
| 1981 | -3,082 t | -450.4% |
| 1982 | -723.36 t | -76.5% |
| 1983 | -1,226 t | +69.6% |
| 1984 | -750.11 t | -38.8% |
| 1985 | -2,900 t | +286.6% |
| 1986 | -2,149 t | -25.9% |
| 1987 | -3,483 t | +62.1% |
| 1988 | -1,358 t | -61.0% |
| 1989 | -4,101 t | +201.9% |
| 1990 | -2,742 t | -33.1% |
| 1991 | -2,447 t | -10.8% |
| 1992 | -1,316 t | -46.2% |
| 1993 | -2,345 t | +78.2% |
| 1994 | -138.35 t | -94.1% |
| 1995 | -1,839 t | +1229.4% |
| 1996 | 162.42 t | -108.8% |
| 1997 | 1,549 t | +853.9% |
| 1998 | 2,148 t | +38.7% |
| 1999 | 699.89 t | -67.4% |
| 2000 | -286.57 t | -140.9% |
| 2001 | -1,354 t | +372.5% |
| 2002 | 2,067 t | -252.7% |
| 2003 | -914.3 t | -144.2% |
| 2004 | 449.37 t | -149.1% |
| 2005 | -1,737 t | -486.5% |
| 2006 | -1,039 t | -40.2% |
| 2007 | 514.56 t | -149.5% |
| 2008 | -4,692 t | -1011.8% |
| 2009 | -5,488 t | +17.0% |
| 2010 | -5,420 t | -1.3% |
| 2011 | -606.24 t | -88.8% |
| 2012 | -938.78 t | +54.9% |
| 2013 | 1,311 t | -239.7% |
| 2014 | 1,463 t | +11.6% |
| 2015 | -1,905 t | -230.2% |
| 2016 | -209.33 t | -89.0% |
| 2017 | 3,812 t | -1920.9% |
| 2018 | -7,351 t | -292.9% |
| 2019 | -5,982 t | -18.6% |
| 2020 | -7,800 t | +30.4% |
| 2021 | -10,286 t | +31.9% |
| 2022 | -10,327 t | +0.4% |
| 2023 | -11,531 t | +11.7% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's -11,531 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.03 t. (40 countries reporting)
- Senegal's -11,531 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -171.53 t, 67.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +1920.9% | -209.33 t | 3,812 t |
| 1995 | -1229.4% | -138.35 t | -1,839 t |
| 1979 | +1132.4% | 241.53 t | 2,977 t |
| 2008 | -1011.8% | 514.56 t | -4,692 t |
| 1997 | +853.9% | 162.42 t | 1,549 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -2,368 t | -3,584 t | -955.96 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,194 t | -2,861 t | 5,381 t | 10 |
| 1980s | -1,889 t | -4,101 t | 879.67 t | 10 |
| 1990s | -626.77 t | -2,742 t | 2,148 t | 10 |
| 2000s | -1,248 t | -5,488 t | 2,067 t | 10 |
| 2010s | -1,583 t | -7,351 t | 3,812 t | 10 |
| 2020s | -9,986 t | -11,531 t | -7,800 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More environment data for Senegal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.432 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.48 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % 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 -0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Senegal?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Senegal was -11,531 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 5,381 t in 1977.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -11,531 t in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
- Senegal ranks 165th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 979.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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 (%).