Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Tunisia
Tunisia: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.0273 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia stood at 0.0273 kg/ha. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.7% on the previous year and down 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Tunisia peaked at 0.1298 kg/ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0273 kg/ha, in 2023.
Tunisia ranks 153rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0868 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.1221 kg/ha | +40.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1193 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1197 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0915 kg/ha | -23.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0886 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.09 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0767 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1022 kg/ha | +33.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0906 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1009 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1052 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1067 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0985 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1268 kg/ha | +28.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0961 kg/ha | -24.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1031 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1148 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0931 kg/ha | -18.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1038 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1981 | 0.086 kg/ha | -17.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1182 kg/ha | +37.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0956 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1242 kg/ha | +29.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0853 kg/ha | -31.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1123 kg/ha | +31.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0776 kg/ha | -30.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1103 kg/ha | +42.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1006 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1094 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0995 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1081 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0956 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0884 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1298 kg/ha | +46.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0866 kg/ha | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0923 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0975 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0998 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.082 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0766 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0983 kg/ha | +28.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1051 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0947 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0988 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0938 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0727 kg/ha | -22.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0882 kg/ha | +21.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0689 kg/ha | -21.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0499 kg/ha | -27.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1053 kg/ha | +111.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1071 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0608 kg/ha | -43.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1141 kg/ha | +87.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0656 kg/ha | -42.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0653 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0811 kg/ha | +24.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0863 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0934 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0499 kg/ha | -46.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0507 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.046 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0273 kg/ha | -40.7% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.0273 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1246 kg/ha, 22% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.0273 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0628 kg/ha, 43% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Tunisia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +111.0% | 0.0499 kg/ha | 0.1053 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0997 kg/ha | 0.0767 kg/ha | 0.1221 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1036 kg/ha | 0.0906 kg/ha | 0.1268 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1014 kg/ha | 0.0776 kg/ha | 0.1242 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1007 kg/ha | 0.0866 kg/ha | 0.1298 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0879 kg/ha | 0.0689 kg/ha | 0.1051 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0829 kg/ha | 0.0499 kg/ha | 0.1141 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0435 kg/ha | 0.0273 kg/ha | 0.0507 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.421 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.02 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.34 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Tunisia?
- Seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Tunisia was 0.0273 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1298 kg/ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0273 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Tunisia rank for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Tunisia ranks 153rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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 (%).