Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Italy
Italy: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.3508 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Italy is 0.3508 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 14.2% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Italy peaked at 0.3617 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2405 kg/ha, in 2012.
Italy ranks 36th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Italy, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3325 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.3422 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3354 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3309 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3231 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3226 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3088 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3139 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3167 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2983 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3341 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3192 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3178 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3056 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3263 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2733 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3121 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3114 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2858 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2727 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2832 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2848 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3015 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3056 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3175 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3208 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2986 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3442 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 1989 | 0.34 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.328 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3255 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3227 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3089 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.307 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3131 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3007 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2934 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2634 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2573 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2509 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3159 kg/ha | +25.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3067 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3195 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3192 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3283 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3392 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3502 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3168 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2877 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2568 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2484 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2405 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2579 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2642 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2807 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2907 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2654 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2771 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3419 kg/ha | +23.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3617 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3399 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3073 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3508 kg/ha | +14.2% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.3508 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2366 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.3508 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3487 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3251 kg/ha | 0.3088 kg/ha | 0.3422 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3084 kg/ha | 0.2733 kg/ha | 0.3341 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3069 kg/ha | 0.2727 kg/ha | 0.3442 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.302 kg/ha | 0.2573 kg/ha | 0.328 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3134 kg/ha | 0.2509 kg/ha | 0.3502 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2724 kg/ha | 0.2405 kg/ha | 0.3419 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3399 kg/ha | 0.3073 kg/ha | 0.3617 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More environment data for Italy
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % 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 -0.2257 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Italy?
- Seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Italy was 0.3508 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3617 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2405 kg/ha in 2012.
- How does Italy rank for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Italy ranks 36th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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 (%).