Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.0433 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Africa, 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 Southern Africa is 0.0433 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Africa peaked at 0.0762 kg/ha in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0334 kg/ha, in 2015.
That places Southern Africa 31st out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0649 kg/ha | 0.0541 kg/ha | 0.0762 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0693 kg/ha | 0.0638 kg/ha | 0.0734 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0702 kg/ha | 0.0642 kg/ha | 0.0752 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0504 kg/ha | 0.0429 kg/ha | 0.0617 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0424 kg/ha | 0.0375 kg/ha | 0.0478 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0373 kg/ha | 0.0334 kg/ha | 0.0432 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0449 kg/ha | 0.0412 kg/ha | 0.0479 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 28 Kyrgyzstan 0.4526 kg/ha compare
- 29 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.4373 kg/ha compare
- 30 Slovakia 0.4308 kg/ha compare
- 31 Azerbaijan 0.4238 kg/ha compare
- 32 USSR 0.415 kg/ha compare
- 33 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.4024 kg/ha compare
- 34 Ukraine 0.3703 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 427,327 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 17.80 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 86,901 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 5.58 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 9.63 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Africa?
- Seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Africa was 0.0433 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0762 kg/ha in 1969.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0334 kg/ha in 2015.
- How does Southern Africa rank for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Southern Africa ranks 31st out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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 (%).