Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Australia
Australia: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.1437 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.1437 kg/ha for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 14.0% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Australia peaked at 0.286 kg/ha in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0907 kg/ha, in 2020.
Australia ranks 93rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1653 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.1538 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1643 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1964 | 0.155 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1655 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1627 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1813 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1512 kg/ha | -16.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1333 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1549 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1849 kg/ha | +19.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1943 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1901 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1991 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2183 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2608 kg/ha | +19.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2775 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2001 kg/ha | -27.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2547 kg/ha | +27.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2404 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2317 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2739 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 1983 | 0.286 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2353 kg/ha | -17.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2297 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2776 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2683 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2361 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2045 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1704 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1899 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1983 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1846 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1946 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2187 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1984 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1871 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.181 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1736 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1654 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1589 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1649 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1932 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1641 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1555 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1732 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 0.187 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1806 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.155 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1635 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1335 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1346 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1287 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1291 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1223 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1222 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1768 kg/ha | +44.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1218 kg/ha | -31.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1052 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0907 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1528 kg/ha | +68.5% |
| 2022 | 0.126 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1437 kg/ha | +14.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.1437 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2366 kg/ha, 61% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.1437 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0481 kg/ha, 3.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1592 kg/ha | 0.1333 kg/ha | 0.1813 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2135 kg/ha | 0.1549 kg/ha | 0.2775 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2483 kg/ha | 0.2045 kg/ha | 0.286 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1897 kg/ha | 0.1704 kg/ha | 0.2187 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1698 kg/ha | 0.155 kg/ha | 0.1932 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1338 kg/ha | 0.1052 kg/ha | 0.1768 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1283 kg/ha | 0.0907 kg/ha | 0.1528 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Australia?
- Seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Australia was 0.1437 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.286 kg/ha in 1983.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0907 kg/ha in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Australia ranks 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed — 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 (%).