Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Namibia
Namibia: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.0305 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.0305 kg/ha for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 32.2% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Namibia peaked at 0.0848 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0107 kg/ha, in 1961.
Namibia ranks 152nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0107 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0107 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0107 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0167 kg/ha | +56.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0167 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0167 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0166 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0166 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0166 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0165 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0165 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0225 kg/ha | +36.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0225 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0283 kg/ha | +25.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0348 kg/ha | +23.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0347 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0347 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0347 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0347 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0346 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0346 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0346 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0343 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0299 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0343 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0299 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0299 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0343 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0343 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0343 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0286 kg/ha | -16.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0343 kg/ha | +19.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0437 kg/ha | +27.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0407 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0373 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 0.042 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0326 kg/ha | -22.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0326 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0326 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0326 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0278 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0326 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0326 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0326 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0326 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0278 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0282 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0331 kg/ha | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0331 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0431 kg/ha | +30.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0383 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0479 kg/ha | +25.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0286 kg/ha | -40.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0383 kg/ha | +33.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0382 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0286 kg/ha | -25.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0526 kg/ha | +83.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0671 kg/ha | +27.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0221 kg/ha | -67.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0848 kg/ha | +283.7% |
| 2021 | 0.051 kg/ha | -39.9% |
| 2022 | 0.045 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0305 kg/ha | -32.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0305 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1246 kg/ha, 24% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0305 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0895 kg/ha, 34% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +283.7% | 0.0221 kg/ha | 0.0848 kg/ha |
| 2017 | +83.9% | 0.0286 kg/ha | 0.0526 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0147 kg/ha | 0.0107 kg/ha | 0.0167 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.028 kg/ha | 0.0165 kg/ha | 0.0348 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0331 kg/ha | 0.0299 kg/ha | 0.0346 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0359 kg/ha | 0.0286 kg/ha | 0.0437 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0313 kg/ha | 0.0278 kg/ha | 0.0331 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0405 kg/ha | 0.0221 kg/ha | 0.0671 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0528 kg/ha | 0.0305 kg/ha | 0.0848 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 149 New Caledonia 0.033 kg/ha compare
- 150 Cuba 0.0326 kg/ha compare
- 151 French Polynesia 0.0306 kg/ha compare
- 153 Tunisia 0.0273 kg/ha compare
- 154 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0262 kg/ha compare
- 155 Tonga 0.0239 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % 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 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Namibia?
- Seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Namibia was 0.0305 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0848 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0107 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Namibia ranks 152nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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 (%).