Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sweden
Sweden: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.295 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sweden, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.295 kg/ha for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sweden peaked at 0.4646 kg/ha in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.2133 kg/ha, in 2018.
That places Sweden 53rd 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3906 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.3873 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3926 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4034 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.4156 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4122 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3923 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4213 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4314 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4216 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.432 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4235 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4397 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4118 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4611 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4572 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4249 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4204 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4509 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4031 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4485 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4522 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4373 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4348 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4433 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4646 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4015 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4273 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 0.411 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3424 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3203 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3246 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3337 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3373 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3636 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3896 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4111 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4034 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3597 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4028 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3713 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3611 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3705 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3287 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2885 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3794 kg/ha | +31.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3145 kg/ha | -17.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3243 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2808 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 0.296 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3111 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3097 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3047 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3497 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3818 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3554 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3736 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2133 kg/ha | -42.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2943 kg/ha | +38.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2912 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3019 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2931 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.295 kg/ha | +0.6% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.295 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2366 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.295 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3487 kg/ha, 85% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sweden 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 | -42.9% | 0.3736 kg/ha | 0.2133 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4052 kg/ha | 0.3873 kg/ha | 0.4314 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4343 kg/ha | 0.4118 kg/ha | 0.4611 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4324 kg/ha | 0.4015 kg/ha | 0.4646 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3586 kg/ha | 0.3203 kg/ha | 0.4111 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3422 kg/ha | 0.2808 kg/ha | 0.4028 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.319 kg/ha | 0.2133 kg/ha | 0.3818 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2953 kg/ha | 0.2912 kg/ha | 0.3019 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 50 Burundi 0.3046 kg/ha compare
- 51 North Macedonia 0.3022 kg/ha compare
- 52 Kazakhstan 0.3011 kg/ha compare
- 54 Israel 0.2905 kg/ha compare
- 55 Yugoslav SFR 0.2814 kg/ha compare
- 56 Colombia 0.2788 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Sweden
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.4367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.27 % 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 -0.0922 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sweden?
- Seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sweden was 0.295 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4646 kg/ha in 1986.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2133 kg/ha in 2018.
- How does Sweden rank for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Sweden ranks 53rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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 (%).