Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.1785 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand stood at 0.1785 kg/ha.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in New Zealand peaked at 0.6497 kg/ha in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.1613 kg/ha, in 2021.
That places New Zealand 78th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2876 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.3183 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3174 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2981 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3181 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3135 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3223 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4034 kg/ha | +25.2% |
| 1969 | 0.4502 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4492 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.4339 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4191 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3781 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3331 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 1975 | 0.366 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3261 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3116 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3473 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2924 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3165 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3713 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4215 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5358 kg/ha | +27.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6497 kg/ha | +21.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5927 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4445 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6359 kg/ha | +43.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3286 kg/ha | -48.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3092 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3385 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 0.323 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2983 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 0.321 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3231 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3329 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3461 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3248 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3385 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3476 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3548 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3694 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3489 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3263 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3247 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3035 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3016 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2755 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2575 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.254 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2616 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2691 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2379 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2179 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.21 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2464 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2233 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2152 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2211 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.19 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1916 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1613 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1746 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1785 kg/ha | +2.2% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.1785 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2366 kg/ha, 75% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.1785 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0481 kg/ha, 3.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3365 kg/ha | 0.2876 kg/ha | 0.4502 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3657 kg/ha | 0.2924 kg/ha | 0.4492 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4606 kg/ha | 0.3092 kg/ha | 0.6497 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3294 kg/ha | 0.2983 kg/ha | 0.3476 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3116 kg/ha | 0.254 kg/ha | 0.3694 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2293 kg/ha | 0.19 kg/ha | 0.2691 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1765 kg/ha | 0.1613 kg/ha | 0.1916 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More environment data for New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.474 % 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 -0.9337 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in New Zealand?
- Seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in New Zealand was 0.1785 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6497 kg/ha in 1984.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1613 kg/ha in 2021.
- How does New Zealand rank for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- New Zealand ranks 78th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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 (%).