Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Uruguay
Uruguay: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus was 31,493 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Uruguay is 31,493 t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 185.0% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Uruguay peaked at 56,611 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8,251 t, in 1962.
Uruguay ranks 30th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,596 t | — |
| 1962 | 8,251 t | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 10,938 t | +32.6% |
| 1964 | 12,092 t | +10.6% |
| 1965 | 11,306 t | -6.5% |
| 1966 | 15,187 t | +34.3% |
| 1967 | 15,699 t | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 20,758 t | +32.2% |
| 1969 | 17,360 t | -16.4% |
| 1970 | 18,460 t | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 25,987 t | +40.8% |
| 1972 | 25,596 t | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 17,454 t | -31.8% |
| 1974 | 14,648 t | -16.1% |
| 1975 | 13,291 t | -9.3% |
| 1976 | 17,641 t | +32.7% |
| 1977 | 18,876 t | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 16,554 t | -12.3% |
| 1979 | 23,994 t | +44.9% |
| 1980 | 23,167 t | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 16,638 t | -28.2% |
| 1982 | 15,224 t | -8.5% |
| 1983 | 9,244 t | -39.3% |
| 1984 | 12,411 t | +34.3% |
| 1985 | 16,687 t | +34.5% |
| 1986 | 16,179 t | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 17,300 t | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 13,730 t | -20.6% |
| 1989 | 15,862 t | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 16,667 t | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 19,176 t | +15.0% |
| 1992 | 17,023 t | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 20,618 t | +21.1% |
| 1994 | 14,011 t | -32.0% |
| 1995 | 15,071 t | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 38,364 t | +154.6% |
| 1997 | 30,469 t | -20.6% |
| 1998 | 25,586 t | -16.0% |
| 1999 | 20,129 t | -21.3% |
| 2000 | 21,994 t | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 24,214 t | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 23,672 t | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 30,681 t | +29.6% |
| 2004 | 30,051 t | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 34,366 t | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 30,183 t | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 36,378 t | +20.5% |
| 2008 | 25,913 t | -28.8% |
| 2009 | 25,696 t | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 24,716 t | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 37,472 t | +51.6% |
| 2012 | 29,853 t | -20.3% |
| 2013 | 56,611 t | +89.6% |
| 2014 | 34,971 t | -38.2% |
| 2015 | 19,865 t | -43.2% |
| 2016 | 30,625 t | +54.2% |
| 2017 | 35,420 t | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 42,926 t | +21.2% |
| 2019 | 25,301 t | -41.1% |
| 2020 | 37,190 t | +47.0% |
| 2021 | 52,931 t | +42.3% |
| 2022 | 11,049 t | -79.1% |
| 2023 | 31,493 t | +185.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 31,493 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,812 t, 17.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 31,493 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,464 t, 12.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Uruguay 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 | +185.0% | 11,049 t | 31,493 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,354 t | 8,251 t | 20,758 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 19,250 t | 13,291 t | 25,987 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,644 t | 9,244 t | 23,167 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,711 t | 14,011 t | 38,364 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,315 t | 21,994 t | 36,378 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,776 t | 19,865 t | 56,611 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,166 t | 11,049 t | 52,931 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More environment data for Uruguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.96 % 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 3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Uruguay?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Uruguay was 31,493 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 56,611 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,251 t in 1962.
- How does Uruguay rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
- Uruguay ranks 30th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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 (%).