Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.2556 kg/ha in 2023. ▬ Flat
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe, 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 Europe is 0.2556 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe peaked at 0.3336 kg/ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2556 kg/ha, in 2023.
That places Southern Europe 13th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2825 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.2879 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2855 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2781 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2797 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2844 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2721 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2811 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2909 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2875 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2932 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2933 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2916 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2831 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2769 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2685 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2788 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2787 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.269 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2713 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2671 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.281 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.287 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2863 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2927 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2818 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2802 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2927 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2873 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2881 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2709 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2661 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2687 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2697 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2779 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2759 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2679 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2721 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2673 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2688 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2873 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2835 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3155 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3123 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3062 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3212 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3037 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2755 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2741 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2708 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.278 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2891 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2927 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2821 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3286 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2582 kg/ha | -21.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3336 kg/ha | +29.2% |
| 2019 | 0.256 kg/ha | -23.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3038 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2906 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2751 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2556 kg/ha | -7.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +29.2% | 0.2582 kg/ha | 0.3336 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2825 kg/ha | 0.2721 kg/ha | 0.2909 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2821 kg/ha | 0.2685 kg/ha | 0.2933 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2827 kg/ha | 0.2671 kg/ha | 0.2927 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2725 kg/ha | 0.2661 kg/ha | 0.2881 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2974 kg/ha | 0.2688 kg/ha | 0.3212 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2863 kg/ha | 0.256 kg/ha | 0.3336 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2813 kg/ha | 0.2556 kg/ha | 0.3038 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 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
- 13 Nepal 0.5305 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 Southern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 73.08 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 48.29 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 24.80 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 783,078 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 6.44 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe?
- Seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe was 0.2556 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3336 kg/ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2556 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Southern Europe rank for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Southern Europe ranks 13th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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 (%).