Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in United States of America

United States of America: Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 15.33 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
15.33 kg/ha
Change on year
up 6.8%
Rank
5th
of 29 groups
All-time high
16.02 kg/ha
in 2016
All-time low
4.52 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in United States of America, 1961–2023

57.51012.515196119922023

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 United States of America is 15.33 kg/ha, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in United States of America peaked at 16.02 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.52 kg/ha, in 1961.

United States of America ranks 5th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in United States of America, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 4.52 kg/ha
1962 4.6 kg/ha +1.8%
1963 4.82 kg/ha +4.7%
1964 4.62 kg/ha -4.2%
1965 5.19 kg/ha +12.4%
1966 5.11 kg/ha -1.5%
1967 5.54 kg/ha +8.4%
1968 5.55 kg/ha +0.1%
1969 5.34 kg/ha -3.7%
1970 5.03 kg/ha -5.7%
1971 5.96 kg/ha +18.3%
1972 5.99 kg/ha +0.5%
1973 6.41 kg/ha +7.0%
1974 5.54 kg/ha -13.6%
1975 6.53 kg/ha +17.9%
1976 6.49 kg/ha -0.5%
1977 7.2 kg/ha +10.9%
1978 7.23 kg/ha +0.4%
1979 8.19 kg/ha +13.3%
1980 7.1 kg/ha -13.2%
1981 8.54 kg/ha +20.2%
1982 8.63 kg/ha +1.1%
1983 5.87 kg/ha -31.9%
1984 8.05 kg/ha +37.0%
1985 8.79 kg/ha +9.2%
1986 7.93 kg/ha -9.7%
1987 7.66 kg/ha -3.4%
1988 6.05 kg/ha -21.1%
1989 7.56 kg/ha +25.0%
1990 8.24 kg/ha +8.9%
1991 7.8 kg/ha -5.3%
1992 9.23 kg/ha +18.4%
1993 7.44 kg/ha -19.5%
1994 9.83 kg/ha +32.2%
1995 8.1 kg/ha -17.6%
1996 9.45 kg/ha +16.7%
1997 9.87 kg/ha +4.4%
1998 10.04 kg/ha +1.7%
1999 9.87 kg/ha -1.7%
2000 10.09 kg/ha +2.2%
2001 9.94 kg/ha -1.5%
2002 9.3 kg/ha -6.5%
2003 10.15 kg/ha +9.2%
2004 11.8 kg/ha +16.2%
2005 11.53 kg/ha -2.2%
2006 11.15 kg/ha -3.3%
2007 12.14 kg/ha +8.8%
2008 12.1 kg/ha -0.3%
2009 12.85 kg/ha +6.2%
2010 12.86 kg/ha +0.0%
2011 12.32 kg/ha -4.2%
2012 12.05 kg/ha -2.2%
2013 13.55 kg/ha +12.4%
2014 14.43 kg/ha +6.6%
2015 14.16 kg/ha -1.9%
2016 16.02 kg/ha +13.2%
2017 14.92 kg/ha -6.9%
2018 14.98 kg/ha +0.4%
2019 13.88 kg/ha -7.3%
2020 14.75 kg/ha +6.3%
2021 15.51 kg/ha +5.2%
2022 14.36 kg/ha -7.4%
2023 15.33 kg/ha +6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.03 kg/ha 4.52 kg/ha 5.55 kg/ha 9
1970s 6.46 kg/ha 5.03 kg/ha 8.19 kg/ha 10
1980s 7.62 kg/ha 5.87 kg/ha 8.79 kg/ha 10
1990s 8.99 kg/ha 7.44 kg/ha 10.04 kg/ha 10
2000s 11.11 kg/ha 9.3 kg/ha 12.85 kg/ha 10
2010s 13.92 kg/ha 12.05 kg/ha 16.02 kg/ha 10
2020s 14.99 kg/ha 14.36 kg/ha 15.51 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 2 Egypt 31.65 kg/ha compare
  2. 3 Brazil 29.38 kg/ha compare
  3. 4 China, mainland 26.56 kg/ha compare
  4. 5 Djibouti 26.49 kg/ha compare
  5. 5 Türkiye 10.89 kg/ha compare
  6. 6 China 26.48 kg/ha compare
  7. 7 Dominican Republic 25.9 kg/ha compare
  8. 8 Bangladesh 25.33 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in United States of America?
Outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in United States of America was 15.33 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 United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 16.02 kg/ha in 2016.
What is the lowest outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 4.52 kg/ha in 1961.
How does United States of America rank for outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
United States of America ranks 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America 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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Indicator
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).