Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in World
World: Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 11.98 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in World, 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 World is 11.98 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in World peaked at 11.98 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.6 kg/ha, in 1961.
World ranks 10th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in World, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.6 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 3.78 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 3.86 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 4.05 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 4.07 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 4.29 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 4.42 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 4.54 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 4.5 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 4.65 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 4.93 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 4.8 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 5.19 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 5.07 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 5.15 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 5.38 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 5.47 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 5.8 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 5.71 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 5.66 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 5.94 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 6.15 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 5.91 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 6.41 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 6.47 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 6.45 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 6.41 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 6.33 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 6.7 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 6.98 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 6.87 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 7.07 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 6.93 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 7.22 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 7.1 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 7.53 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 7.72 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 7.74 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 7.8 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 7.82 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 8.02 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 7.95 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 8.07 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 8.78 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 8.78 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 8.85 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 9.08 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 9.6 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 9.45 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 9.66 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 10.06 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 9.88 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 10.53 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 10.78 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 10.78 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.04 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 11.4 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 11.22 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 11.4 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 11.48 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 11.72 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 11.72 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.98 kg/ha | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.12 kg/ha | 3.6 kg/ha | 4.54 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.21 kg/ha | 4.65 kg/ha | 5.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.24 kg/ha | 5.66 kg/ha | 6.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.3 kg/ha | 6.87 kg/ha | 7.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.64 kg/ha | 7.82 kg/ha | 9.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.68 kg/ha | 9.66 kg/ha | 11.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.73 kg/ha | 11.48 kg/ha | 11.98 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 7 Dominican Republic 25.9 kg/ha compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 8.21 kg/ha compare
- 8 Bangladesh 25.33 kg/ha compare
- 8 Melanesia 7.95 kg/ha compare
- 9 Singapore 25.23 kg/ha compare
- 10 Nepal 25.03 kg/ha compare
- 10 Polynesia 7.2 kg/ha compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 7.17 kg/ha compare
- 11 Kuwait 24.95 kg/ha compare
- 12 Belgium-Luxembourg 22.35 kg/ha compare
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6.29 kg/ha compare
- 13 Belgium 20.4 kg/ha compare
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % 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 0.2123 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in World?
- Outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in World was 11.98 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 11.98 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does World rank for outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- World ranks 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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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 (%).