Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Nepal
Nepal: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.5305 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Nepal, 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 Nepal stood at 0.5305 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Nepal peaked at 0.5411 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2389 kg/ha, in 1975.
That places Nepal 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Nepal, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2476 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.251 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.254 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2555 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2549 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.257 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2617 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2704 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2742 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2547 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2526 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.258 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2476 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2432 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2389 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2513 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2573 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2632 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2665 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2715 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2784 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2812 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3047 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2983 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3025 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3108 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3282 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3384 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3444 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.341 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3373 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3425 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3476 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3483 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3526 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3542 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3585 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3601 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3634 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3677 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3647 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.376 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3795 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3785 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3892 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3924 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4284 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4211 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4306 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4177 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4381 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4617 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.453 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4932 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4818 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4884 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4994 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.509 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5205 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5279 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5313 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5411 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5305 kg/ha | -2.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.5305 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1246 kg/ha, 4.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.5305 kg/ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.2653 kg/ha, 2.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2585 kg/ha | 0.2476 kg/ha | 0.2742 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2533 kg/ha | 0.2389 kg/ha | 0.2665 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3058 kg/ha | 0.2715 kg/ha | 0.3444 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3506 kg/ha | 0.3373 kg/ha | 0.3634 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3928 kg/ha | 0.3647 kg/ha | 0.4306 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4763 kg/ha | 0.4177 kg/ha | 0.5205 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5327 kg/ha | 0.5279 kg/ha | 0.5411 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 10 China 0.57 kg/ha compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 0.2372 kg/ha compare
- 11 Suriname 0.5695 kg/ha compare
- 12 Latvia 0.5322 kg/ha compare
- 12 United Republic of Tanzania 0.1197 kg/ha compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0731 kg/ha compare
- 14 Ireland 0.529 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
More environment data for Nepal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 41.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.54 % 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 -6.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Nepal?
- Seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Nepal was 0.5305 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5411 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2389 kg/ha in 1975.
- How does Nepal rank for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Nepal ranks 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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 (%).