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 104th out of 201 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.

Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Australia

Name: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Australia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Australia: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.1437 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.1437 kg/ha

Change on year

up 14.0%

World rank

104th

of 201 countries

All-time high

0.286 kg/ha

in 1983

All-time low

0.0907 kg/ha

in 2020

Years of data

1961–2023

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 104th of 201 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.

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

101 Niger 0.1479 kg/ha compare
102 Peru 0.1453 kg/ha compare
103 Australia and New Zealand 0.1443 kg/ha compare
105 China, Taiwan Province of 0.1364 kg/ha compare
106 Lebanon 0.1309 kg/ha compare
107 Ethiopia 0.1296 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

More environment data for Australia

Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
Recovered paper — Production 2.63 million t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 3.61 million t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 51,999 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 4,000 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 450,829 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 806,085 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import value 587,995 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 484,839 t (2024)

All data for Australia →

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 104th out of 201 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

About this data

Indicator: Seed — 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, 13,483 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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 (%).