Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Zambia
Zambia: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.123 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Zambia, 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 Zambia stood at 0.123 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Zambia peaked at 0.1328 kg/ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0729 kg/ha, in 1981.
That places Zambia 100th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0841 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.084 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0843 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0807 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0845 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0844 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.085 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0854 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0855 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0891 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0878 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0839 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.085 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0821 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0911 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0812 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0819 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.073 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0857 kg/ha | +17.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0775 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0729 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0751 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0794 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0754 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0824 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0887 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0886 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0991 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0881 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1990 | 0.084 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0894 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0853 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0925 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0807 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 1995 | 0.089 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0813 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0797 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.091 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0871 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0811 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0827 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0995 kg/ha | +20.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0911 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.097 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1063 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0843 kg/ha | -20.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0906 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1102 kg/ha | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1031 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1086 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1328 kg/ha | +22.3% |
| 2012 | 0.101 kg/ha | -23.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0846 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0957 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0897 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0985 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1073 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0982 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0948 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1053 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1121 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.111 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.123 kg/ha | +10.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.123 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1246 kg/ha, 99% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.123 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0895 kg/ha, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0842 kg/ha | 0.0807 kg/ha | 0.0855 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0841 kg/ha | 0.073 kg/ha | 0.0911 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0827 kg/ha | 0.0729 kg/ha | 0.0991 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.086 kg/ha | 0.0797 kg/ha | 0.0925 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0946 kg/ha | 0.0811 kg/ha | 0.1102 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1011 kg/ha | 0.0846 kg/ha | 0.1328 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1129 kg/ha | 0.1053 kg/ha | 0.123 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % 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 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Zambia?
- Seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Zambia was 0.123 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1328 kg/ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0729 kg/ha in 1981.
- How does Zambia rank for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Zambia ranks 100th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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 (%).