Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Europe

Western Europe: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.3171 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.3171 kg/ha
Change on year
down 2.6%
Rank
10th
of 32 groups
All-time high
0.4425 kg/ha
in 1962
All-time low
0.2988 kg/ha
in 2018
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Europe, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Western Europe recorded 0.3171 kg/ha for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Europe peaked at 0.4425 kg/ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.2988 kg/ha, in 2018.

That places Western Europe 10th out of 32 groups 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.4134 kg/ha 0.3994 kg/ha 0.4425 kg/ha 9
1970s 0.3836 kg/ha 0.3594 kg/ha 0.4092 kg/ha 10
1980s 0.3706 kg/ha 0.3547 kg/ha 0.3978 kg/ha 10
1990s 0.337 kg/ha 0.3225 kg/ha 0.3517 kg/ha 10
2000s 0.3226 kg/ha 0.3086 kg/ha 0.3354 kg/ha 10
2010s 0.3123 kg/ha 0.2988 kg/ha 0.3255 kg/ha 10
2020s 0.3184 kg/ha 0.3 kg/ha 0.3309 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 7 Syrian Arab Republic 0.5996 kg/ha compare
  2. 8 Nigeria 0.5946 kg/ha compare
  3. 9 Egypt 0.5838 kg/ha compare
  4. 10 Viet Nam 0.5816 kg/ha compare
  5. 11 Turkmenistan 0.5795 kg/ha compare
  6. 12 China, mainland 0.5726 kg/ha compare
  7. 13 China 0.57 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Europe?
Seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Western Europe was 0.3171 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 Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 0.4425 kg/ha in 1962.
What is the lowest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2988 kg/ha in 2018.
How does Western Europe rank for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
Western Europe ranks 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Western 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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About this data

Indicator
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,483 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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 (%).