Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus was -6,009 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) recorded -6,009 t for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 61.4% on the previous year and down 133.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) peaked at 57,274 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, -6,009 t, in 2023.
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) ranks 25th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29,496 t | 3,657 t | 47,405 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 29,937 t | 24,859 t | 37,668 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,329 t | 24,441 t | 39,032 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,574 t | 12,079 t | 33,813 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,934 t | 4,169 t | 25,839 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,206 t | 8,490 t | 57,274 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,262 t | -6,009 t | 7,445 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
- 22 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 52,892 t compare
- 23 Belarus 52,516 t compare
- 24 China, Taiwan Province of 46,042 t compare
- 25 Republic of Korea 45,820 t compare
- 26 Ethiopia PDR 43,564 t compare
- 27 Malaysia 41,431 t compare
- 28 Italy 37,658 t compare
More environment data for Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
- Standard Deviation 0.168 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 16,068 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 176,855 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 38,354 1000 USD (1989)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 223,110 1000 USD (1989)
- Country area — Area 135,020 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 121,110 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.2 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 60.27 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) was -6,009 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus recorded in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 57,274 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus recorded in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was -6,009 t in 2023.
- How does Small Island Developing States (SIDS) rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) ranks 25th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus rising or falling in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 133.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 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 (%).