Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Sudan
Sudan: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus was -18,553 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Sudan stood at -18,553 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.0% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Sudan peaked at -2,882 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, -32,879 t, in 2019.
That places Sudan 171st out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Sudan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -2,882 t | — |
| 2013 | -24,560 t | +752.1% |
| 2014 | -20,749 t | -15.5% |
| 2015 | -4,224 t | -79.6% |
| 2016 | -30,851 t | +630.3% |
| 2017 | -18,407 t | -40.3% |
| 2018 | -29,375 t | +59.6% |
| 2019 | -32,879 t | +11.9% |
| 2020 | -25,611 t | -22.1% |
| 2021 | -27,427 t | +7.1% |
| 2022 | -31,993 t | +16.6% |
| 2023 | -18,553 t | -42.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's -18,553 t is below the median for low income countries, which is -870.6 t, 21.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sudan's -18,553 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -171.53 t, 108.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -20,491 t | -32,879 t | -2,882 t | 8 |
| 2020s | -25,896 t | -31,993 t | -18,553 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More environment data for Sudan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -15.35 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.327 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2472 % 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 -0.03 % 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 Sudan?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Sudan was -18,553 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was -2,882 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -32,879 t in 2019.
- How does Sudan rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
- Sudan ranks 171st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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 (%).