Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Namibia
Namibia: Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.9763 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Namibia is 0.9763 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Namibia peaked at 1.11 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2868 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Namibia 184th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2868 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.2995 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.3012 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3191 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3445 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1966 | 0.359 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3715 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3899 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3991 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4005 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4142 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.422 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4368 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4447 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.465 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4664 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4907 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4972 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5136 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5272 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5404 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5579 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5864 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6103 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5031 kg/ha | -17.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5951 kg/ha | +18.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5558 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6269 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 1989 | 0.6993 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7141 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7792 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3282 kg/ha | -57.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5459 kg/ha | +66.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7182 kg/ha | +31.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4809 kg/ha | -33.0% |
| 1996 | 0.585 kg/ha | +21.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8953 kg/ha | +53.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7749 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5796 kg/ha | -25.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8117 kg/ha | +40.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8056 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6269 kg/ha | -22.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6807 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9509 kg/ha | +39.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8216 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 1.08 kg/ha | +31.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7818 kg/ha | -27.7% |
| 2008 | 0.761 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7631 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8122 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8173 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.01 kg/ha | +23.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6865 kg/ha | -32.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8235 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8361 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6517 kg/ha | -22.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9345 kg/ha | +43.4% |
| 2018 | 1.03 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6061 kg/ha | -41.0% |
| 2020 | 1.11 kg/ha | +83.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 1.06 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9763 kg/ha | -7.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.9763 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.3 kg/ha, 15% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.9763 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.01 kg/ha, 24% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +83.0% | 0.6061 kg/ha | 1.11 kg/ha |
| 1993 | +66.3% | 0.3282 kg/ha | 0.5459 kg/ha |
| 1992 | -57.9% | 0.7792 kg/ha | 0.3282 kg/ha |
| 1997 | +53.0% | 0.585 kg/ha | 0.8953 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3412 kg/ha | 0.2868 kg/ha | 0.3991 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4551 kg/ha | 0.4005 kg/ha | 0.5136 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5802 kg/ha | 0.5031 kg/ha | 0.6993 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6401 kg/ha | 0.3282 kg/ha | 0.8953 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8085 kg/ha | 0.6269 kg/ha | 1.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8208 kg/ha | 0.6061 kg/ha | 1.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 kg/ha | 0.9763 kg/ha | 1.11 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 181 Botswana 1.65 kg/ha compare
- 182 Gambia 1.59 kg/ha compare
- 183 Antigua and Barbuda 1.58 kg/ha compare
- 185 Iceland 0.2907 kg/ha compare
- 186 Guadeloupe 0 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % 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 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Namibia?
- Outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Namibia was 0.9763 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2868 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Namibia ranks 184th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. 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 (%).