Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ireland
Ireland: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.529 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ireland stood at 0.529 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ireland peaked at 0.7398 kg/ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.384 kg/ha, in 2004.
Ireland ranks 14th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7398 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.733 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.7214 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.7045 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.6972 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.7081 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.6914 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.6896 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.6742 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.6838 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6597 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6244 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6182 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6315 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6832 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7134 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6297 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6293 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6696 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6226 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 0.639 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6218 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6849 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6435 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6147 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6252 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6469 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.659 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6436 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6195 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6352 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6031 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5669 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.577 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6232 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6245 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6183 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4543 kg/ha | -26.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4214 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.412 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4323 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4167 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4194 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.384 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4103 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4292 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4924 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4528 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4588 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5185 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5056 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4472 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4963 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5478 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5993 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5279 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4805 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4181 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4259 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4334 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4431 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4818 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.529 kg/ha | +9.8% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.529 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2366 kg/ha, 2.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.529 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3487 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7066 kg/ha | 0.6742 kg/ha | 0.7398 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6543 kg/ha | 0.6182 kg/ha | 0.7134 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6401 kg/ha | 0.6147 kg/ha | 0.6849 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5743 kg/ha | 0.4214 kg/ha | 0.6352 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4308 kg/ha | 0.384 kg/ha | 0.4924 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4967 kg/ha | 0.4181 kg/ha | 0.5993 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4718 kg/ha | 0.4334 kg/ha | 0.529 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 11 Suriname 0.5695 kg/ha compare
- 12 Latvia 0.5322 kg/ha compare
- 12 United Republic of Tanzania 0.1197 kg/ha compare
- 13 Nepal 0.5305 kg/ha compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0731 kg/ha compare
- 15 Belarus 0.5163 kg/ha compare
- 16 Poland 0.5139 kg/ha compare
- 16 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.0489 kg/ha compare
- 17 Myanmar 0.5004 kg/ha compare
- 17 Polynesia 0.0223 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Ireland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % 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 -0.0083 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ireland?
- Seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ireland was 0.529 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7398 kg/ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.384 kg/ha in 2004.
- How does Ireland rank for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Ireland ranks 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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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About this data
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 (%).