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Excess phosphorous per hectare of cropland
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2009; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
9.2kilograms per hectare
Median: 4.8kilograms per hectare
Countries Covered
191
with available data
Highest
Singapore
80.0kilograms per hectare
Lowest
Northern Mariana Islands
-25.3kilograms per hectare
Top 5 Countries
1Singapore80.0kilograms per hectare
2New Zealand73.3kilograms per hectare
3Jordan72.7kilograms per hectare
4Japan69.3kilograms per hectare
5Belgium66.6kilograms per hectare
By Region
Oceania42.0kilograms per hectare(2 countries)
Asia24.7kilograms per hectare(26 countries)
South America16.2kilograms per hectare(7 countries)
Europe13.8kilograms per hectare(31 countries)
North America10.2kilograms per hectare(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (-25.3kilograms per hectare)High (80.0kilograms per hectare)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 9.2kilograms per hectare)
Oceania (2)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
Europe (31)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
Other (112)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2009; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 80.0kilograms per hectare |
| 2 | New Zealand | 73.3kilograms per hectare |
| 3 | Jordan | 72.7kilograms per hectare |
| 4 | Japan | 69.3kilograms per hectare |
| 5 | Belgium | 66.6kilograms per hectare |
| 6 | South Korea | 58.5kilograms per hectare |
| 7 | Lebanon | 51.8kilograms per hectare |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 50.3kilograms per hectare |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 49.0kilograms per hectare |
| 10 | Netherlands | 45.3kilograms per hectare |
| 11 | Ireland | 43.9kilograms per hectare |
| 12 | Iraq | 41.2kilograms per hectare |
| 13 | Brunei Darussalam | 39.8kilograms per hectare |
| 14 | State of Palestine | 37.9kilograms per hectare |
| 15 | Cyprus | 37.6kilograms per hectare |
| 16 | Chile | 35.1kilograms per hectare |
| 17 | Israel | 33.7kilograms per hectare |
| 18 | Slovenia | 29.9kilograms per hectare |
| 19 | People's Republic of China | 28.0kilograms per hectare |
| 20 | Taiwan, Province of China | 24.6kilograms per hectare |
| 21 | Uruguay | 24.5kilograms per hectare |
| 22 | Vietnam | 23.6kilograms per hectare |
| 23 | Kuwait | 23.6kilograms per hectare |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 22.6kilograms per hectare |
| 25 | Panama | 21.4kilograms per hectare |
| 26 | Pakistan | 21.3kilograms per hectare |
| 27 | Brazil | 19.7kilograms per hectare |
| 28 | Norway | 19.4kilograms per hectare |
| 29 | Venezuela | 18.1kilograms per hectare |
| 30 | Ethiopia | 17.7kilograms per hectare |
| 31 | Italy | 17.2kilograms per hectare |
| 32 | India | 16.8kilograms per hectare |
| 33 | Libya | 16.7kilograms per hectare |
| 34 | Guatemala | 16.6kilograms per hectare |
| 35 | Mexico | 16.4kilograms per hectare |
| 36 | Belize | 16.3kilograms per hectare |
| 37 | Portugal | 16.1kilograms per hectare |
| 38 | Puerto Rico | 16.1kilograms per hectare |
| 39 | Bahrain | 15.6kilograms per hectare |
| 40 | Bangladesh | 15.4kilograms per hectare |
| 41 | Timor-Leste | 15.4kilograms per hectare |
| 42 | Spain | 15.3kilograms per hectare |
| 43 | Dominican Republic | 14.5kilograms per hectare |
| 44 | Cuba | 14.5kilograms per hectare |
| 45 | Estonia | 13.8kilograms per hectare |
| 46 | Honduras | 13.7kilograms per hectare |
| 47 | Albania | 13.6kilograms per hectare |
| 48 | Ecuador | 13.6kilograms per hectare |
| 49 | Colombia | 13.5kilograms per hectare |
| 50 | Djibouti | 13.4kilograms per hectare |
| 51 | Central African Republic | 13.4kilograms per hectare |
| 52 | Kenya | 12.9kilograms per hectare |
| 53 | Nepal | 12.5kilograms per hectare |
| 54 | San Marino | 11.8kilograms per hectare |
| 55 | Haiti | 11.7kilograms per hectare |
| 56 | El Salvador | 11.6kilograms per hectare |
| 57 | Poland | 11.4kilograms per hectare |
| 58 | Cameroon | 11.2kilograms per hectare |
| 59 | Australia | 10.8kilograms per hectare |
| 60 | United Arab Emirates | 10.7kilograms per hectare |
| 61 | Tunisia | 10.7kilograms per hectare |
| 62 | Morocco | 10.5kilograms per hectare |
| 63 | Thailand | 10.5kilograms per hectare |
| 64 | Türkiye | 10.5kilograms per hectare |
| 65 | North Korea | 10.1kilograms per hectare |
| 66 | Mauritania | 10.0kilograms per hectare |
| 67 | Greece | 9.8kilograms per hectare |
| 68 | Peru | 9.7kilograms per hectare |
| 69 | Switzerland | 9.6kilograms per hectare |
| 70 | Bhutan | 9.5kilograms per hectare |
| 71 | South Africa | 9.4kilograms per hectare |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 9.4kilograms per hectare |
| 73 | Croatia | 9.0kilograms per hectare |
| 74 | Finland | 8.6kilograms per hectare |
| 75 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 8.1kilograms per hectare |
| 76 | Senegal | 7.3kilograms per hectare |
| 77 | French Guiana | 7.2kilograms per hectare |
| 78 | Eswatini | 7.1kilograms per hectare |
| 79 | Burkina Faso | 7.0kilograms per hectare |
| 80 | South Sudan | 6.9kilograms per hectare |
| 81 | Namibia | 6.9kilograms per hectare |
| 82 | Oman | 6.7kilograms per hectare |
| 83 | Belarus | 6.7kilograms per hectare |
| 84 | Cambodia | 6.6kilograms per hectare |
| 85 | United States of America | 6.4kilograms per hectare |
| 86 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6.4kilograms per hectare |
| 87 | Austria | 6.1kilograms per hectare |
| 88 | Algeria | 6.0kilograms per hectare |
| 89 | Papua New Guinea | 5.7kilograms per hectare |
| 90 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5.3kilograms per hectare |
| 91 | Benin | 5.3kilograms per hectare |
| 92 | Uganda | 5.3kilograms per hectare |
| 93 | Sierra Leone | 5.3kilograms per hectare |
| 94 | United Kingdom | 5.2kilograms per hectare |
| 95 | Sudan | 4.8kilograms per hectare |
| 96 | Uzbekistan | 4.8kilograms per hectare |
| 97 | Germany | 4.7kilograms per hectare |
| 98 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 4.7kilograms per hectare |
| 99 | Georgia | 4.5kilograms per hectare |
| 100 | Zimbabwe | 4.5kilograms per hectare |
| 101 | Philippines | 4.2kilograms per hectare |
| 102 | Republic of The Gambia | 4.1kilograms per hectare |
| 103 | Denmark | 4.0kilograms per hectare |
| 104 | Togo | 3.8kilograms per hectare |
| 105 | Sri Lanka | 3.6kilograms per hectare |
| 106 | Malawi | 3.5kilograms per hectare |
| 107 | Jamaica | 3.5kilograms per hectare |
| 108 | Eritrea | 3.5kilograms per hectare |
| 109 | Azerbaijan | 2.9kilograms per hectare |
| 110 | France | 2.9kilograms per hectare |
| 111 | Mali | 2.9kilograms per hectare |
| 112 | Botswana | 2.8kilograms per hectare |
| 113 | Czech Republic | 2.7kilograms per hectare |
| 114 | Egypt | 2.7kilograms per hectare |
| 115 | Madagascar | 2.5kilograms per hectare |
| 116 | Myanmar | 2.4kilograms per hectare |
| 117 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.4kilograms per hectare |
| 118 | Nigeria | 2.4kilograms per hectare |
| 119 | Rwanda | 2.2kilograms per hectare |
| 120 | Gabon | 2.2kilograms per hectare |
| 121 | Lithuania | 1.9kilograms per hectare |
| 122 | Liberia | 1.5kilograms per hectare |
| 123 | Sweden | 1.5kilograms per hectare |
| 124 | Canada | 1.5kilograms per hectare |
| 125 | Somalia | 1.4kilograms per hectare |
| 126 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.3kilograms per hectare |
| 127 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.3kilograms per hectare |
| 128 | Chad | 1.2kilograms per hectare |
| 129 | Niger | 1.0kilograms per hectare |
| 130 | Indonesia | 0.9kilograms per hectare |
| 131 | Yemen | 0.8kilograms per hectare |
| 132 | Latvia | 0.8kilograms per hectare |
| 133 | Afghanistan | 0.7kilograms per hectare |
| 134 | Armenia | 0.4kilograms per hectare |
| 135 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.4kilograms per hectare |
| 136 | Guinea | 0.4kilograms per hectare |
| 137 | Burundi | 0.3kilograms per hectare |
| 138 | Zambia | 0.3kilograms per hectare |
| 139 | Hungary | 0.1kilograms per hectare |
| 140 | Suriname | 0.0kilograms per hectare |
| 141 | Slovakia | -0.0kilograms per hectare |
| 142 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.1kilograms per hectare |
| 143 | United Republic of Tanzania | -0.1kilograms per hectare |
| 144 | Cayman Islands | -0.2kilograms per hectare |
| 145 | Ghana | -0.2kilograms per hectare |
| 146 | Romania | -0.5kilograms per hectare |
| 147 | Republic of the Congo | -0.6kilograms per hectare |
| 148 | Montserrat | -0.9kilograms per hectare |
| 149 | Antigua and Barbuda | -1.0kilograms per hectare |
| 150 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -1.0kilograms per hectare |
| 151 | Paraguay | -1.1kilograms per hectare |
| 152 | Bulgaria | -1.1kilograms per hectare |
| 153 | Cape Verde | -1.2kilograms per hectare |
| 154 | Tajikistan | -1.2kilograms per hectare |
| 155 | Montenegro | -1.3kilograms per hectare |
| 156 | Bahamas | -1.3kilograms per hectare |
| 157 | Ukraine | -1.4kilograms per hectare |
| 158 | Russian Federation | -1.4kilograms per hectare |
| 159 | Angola | -1.5kilograms per hectare |
| 160 | Serbia | -1.9kilograms per hectare |
| 161 | Hong Kong | -2.0kilograms per hectare |
| 162 | Mozambique | -2.1kilograms per hectare |
| 163 | Mongolia | -2.2kilograms per hectare |
| 164 | Guadeloupe | -2.5kilograms per hectare |
| 165 | Martinique | -2.5kilograms per hectare |
| 166 | Moldova, Republic of | -2.6kilograms per hectare |
| 167 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -2.6kilograms per hectare |
| 168 | Guyana | -2.7kilograms per hectare |
| 169 | Argentina | -2.7kilograms per hectare |
| 170 | Bolivia | -2.8kilograms per hectare |
| 171 | Grenada | -3.1kilograms per hectare |
| 172 | Kazakhstan | -3.2kilograms per hectare |
| 173 | Dominica | -3.3kilograms per hectare |
| 174 | Malaysia | -3.5kilograms per hectare |
| 175 | Barbados | -3.6kilograms per hectare |
| 176 | Saint Lucia | -3.9kilograms per hectare |
| 177 | Reunion | -4.0kilograms per hectare |
| 178 | Mauritius | -4.1kilograms per hectare |
| 179 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -4.3kilograms per hectare |
| 180 | Sao Tome and Principe | -4.9kilograms per hectare |
| 181 | Comoros | -5.2kilograms per hectare |
| 182 | Malta | -5.2kilograms per hectare |
| 183 | Macao | -6.3kilograms per hectare |
| 184 | Turkmenistan | -6.4kilograms per hectare |
| 185 | Kyrgyzstan | -6.8kilograms per hectare |
| 186 | Fiji | -7.6kilograms per hectare |
| 187 | New Caledonia | -8.2kilograms per hectare |
| 188 | Vanuatu | -16.2kilograms per hectare |
| 189 | Solomon Islands | -22.5kilograms per hectare |
| 190 | Guam | -25.3kilograms per hectare |
| 191 | Northern Mariana Islands | -25.3kilograms per hectare |
Showing 191 of 191 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2009).
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