Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Europe

Western Europe: Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 17.65 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
17.65 kg/ha
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
3rd
of 32 groups
All-time high
19.46 kg/ha
in 2014
All-time low
6.59 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Europe, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Western Europe recorded 17.65 kg/ha for outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Europe peaked at 19.46 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.59 kg/ha, in 1961.

Western Europe ranks 3rd of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.26 kg/ha 6.59 kg/ha 9.68 kg/ha 9
1970s 10.6 kg/ha 9.1 kg/ha 11.79 kg/ha 10
1980s 13.6 kg/ha 12.03 kg/ha 15.22 kg/ha 10
1990s 15.96 kg/ha 14.57 kg/ha 17.51 kg/ha 10
2000s 17.18 kg/ha 15.04 kg/ha 18.82 kg/ha 10
2010s 17.58 kg/ha 16.06 kg/ha 19.46 kg/ha 10
2020s 17.22 kg/ha 16.41 kg/ha 17.65 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 1 Micronesia (Federated States of) 130.04 kg/ha compare
  2. 2 Guyana 39.64 kg/ha compare
  3. 3 Egypt 31.65 kg/ha compare
  4. 4 Brazil 29.38 kg/ha compare
  5. 5 China, mainland 26.56 kg/ha compare
  6. 6 Djibouti 26.49 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Europe?
Outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Europe was 17.65 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 Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 19.46 kg/ha in 2014.
What is the lowest outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 6.59 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Western Europe rank for outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
Western Europe ranks 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western Europe 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

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
Last refreshed

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 (%).