Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Maldives
Maldives: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.0091 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Maldives, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.0091 kg/ha for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Maldives peaked at 0.0399 kg/ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0065 kg/ha, in 1979.
Maldives ranks 166th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Maldives, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0196 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.02 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0203 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0207 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0211 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0266 kg/ha | +26.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0294 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0307 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0311 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.03 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0214 kg/ha | -28.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0101 kg/ha | -52.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0104 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0096 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0164 kg/ha | +70.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0116 kg/ha | -29.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0197 kg/ha | +69.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0134 kg/ha | -32.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0065 kg/ha | -51.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0177 kg/ha | +172.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0171 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0153 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0174 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0195 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0196 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0197 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0169 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0179 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0221 kg/ha | +23.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0219 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0205 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0235 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0219 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0207 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.021 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0241 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0245 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0225 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0206 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 0.024 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0293 kg/ha | +22.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0244 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0374 kg/ha | +53.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0399 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0236 kg/ha | -40.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0095 kg/ha | -59.7% |
| 2007 | 0.009 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0093 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0147 kg/ha | +58.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0136 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0119 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0104 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0089 kg/ha | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0089 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.009 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0091 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0088 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0084 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0085 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0088 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0096 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0092 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0091 kg/ha | -1.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0091 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0999 kg/ha, 9% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0091 kg/ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.2653 kg/ha, 3% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +172.3% | 0.0065 kg/ha | 0.0177 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0244 kg/ha | 0.0196 kg/ha | 0.0311 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0149 kg/ha | 0.0065 kg/ha | 0.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0183 kg/ha | 0.0153 kg/ha | 0.0221 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0221 kg/ha | 0.0205 kg/ha | 0.0245 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0221 kg/ha | 0.009 kg/ha | 0.0399 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0097 kg/ha | 0.0084 kg/ha | 0.0136 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0092 kg/ha | 0.0088 kg/ha | 0.0096 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 163 Sudan (former) 0.0122 kg/ha compare
- 164 South Sudan 0.0108 kg/ha compare
- 165 Cook Islands 0.0098 kg/ha compare
- 167 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0071 kg/ha compare
- 168 Jamaica 0.0043 kg/ha compare
- 169 Papua New Guinea 0.0035 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Maldives
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.252 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.911 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.75 % 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 -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Maldives?
- Seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Maldives was 0.0091 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0399 kg/ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0065 kg/ha in 1979.
- How does Maldives rank for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Maldives ranks 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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 (%).