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Excess phosphorous per hectare of cropland

kg · higher is better · 186 countries

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  1. 1Singapore80
  2. 2New Zealand73.3
  3. 3Jordan72.7
  4. 4Japan69.3
  5. 5Belgium66.6
  6. 6Korea, Rep.58.5
  7. 7Lebanon51.8
  8. 8Saudi Arabia50.3
  9. 9Luxembourg49
  10. 10Netherlands45.3
  11. 11Ireland43.9
  12. 12Iraq41.2
  13. 13Brunei Darussalam39.8
  14. 14West Bank and Gaza37.9
  15. 15Cyprus37.6
  16. 16Chile35.1
  17. 17Israel33.7
  18. 18Slovenia29.9
  19. 19China28
  20. 20Taiwan24.6
  21. 21Uruguay24.5
  22. 22Viet Nam23.6
  23. 23Kuwait23.6
  24. 24Costa Rica22.6
  25. 25Panama21.4
  26. 26Pakistan21.3
  27. 27Brazil19.7
  28. 28Norway19.4
  29. 29Venezuela, RB18.1
  30. 30Ethiopia17.7
  31. 31Italy17.2
  32. 32India16.8
  33. 33Libya16.7
  34. 34Guatemala16.6
  35. 35Mexico16.4
  36. 36Belize16.3
  37. 37Portugal16.1
  38. 38Puerto Rico (US)16.1
  39. 39Bahrain15.6
  40. 40Bangladesh15.4
  41. 41Timor-Leste15.4
  42. 42Spain15.3
  43. 43Dominican Republic14.5
  44. 44Cuba14.5
  45. 45Estonia13.8
  46. 46Honduras13.7
  47. 47Albania13.6
  48. 48Ecuador13.6
  49. 49Colombia13.5
  50. 50Djibouti13.4
  51. 51Central African Republic13.4
  52. 52Kenya12.9
  53. 53Nepal12.5
  54. 54San Marino11.8
  55. 55Haiti11.7
  56. 56El Salvador11.6
  57. 57Poland11.4
  58. 58Cameroon11.2
  59. 59Australia10.8
  60. 60United Arab Emirates10.7
  61. 61Tunisia10.7
  62. 62Morocco10.5
  63. 63Thailand10.5
  64. 64Turkiye10.5
  65. 65Korea, Dem. People's Rep.10.1
  66. 66Mauritania10
  67. 67Greece9.8
  68. 68Peru9.7
  69. 69Switzerland9.6
  70. 70Bhutan9.5
  71. 71South Africa9.4
  72. 72Nicaragua9.4
  73. 73Croatia9
  74. 74Finland8.6
  75. 75Iran, Islamic Rep.8.1
  76. 76Senegal7.3
  77. 77Eswatini7.1
  78. 78Burkina Faso7
  79. 79South Sudan6.9
  80. 80Namibia6.9
  81. 81Oman6.7
  82. 82Belarus6.7
  83. 83Cambodia6.6
  84. 84United States6.4
  85. 85Syrian Arab Republic6.4
  86. 86Austria6.1
  87. 87Algeria6
  88. 88Papua New Guinea5.7
  89. 89Lao PDR5.3
  90. 90Benin5.3
  91. 91Uganda5.3
  92. 92Sierra Leone5.3
  93. 93United Kingdom5.2
  94. 94Sudan4.8
  95. 95Uzbekistan4.8
  96. 96Germany4.7
  97. 97North Macedonia4.7
  98. 98Georgia4.5
  99. 99Zimbabwe4.5
  100. 100Philippines4.2
  101. 101Gambia, The4.1
  102. 102Denmark4
  103. 103Togo3.8
  104. 104Sri Lanka3.6
  105. 105Malawi3.5
  106. 106Jamaica3.5
  107. 107Eritrea3.5
  108. 108Azerbaijan2.9
  109. 109France2.9
  110. 110Mali2.9
  111. 111Botswana2.8
  112. 112Czechia2.7
  113. 113Egypt, Arab Rep.2.7
  114. 114Madagascar2.5
  115. 115Myanmar2.4
  116. 116Guinea-Bissau2.4
  117. 117Nigeria2.4
  118. 118Rwanda2.2
  119. 119Gabon2.2
  120. 120Lithuania1.9
  121. 121Liberia1.5
  122. 122Sweden1.5
  123. 123Canada1.5
  124. 124Somalia, Fed. Rep.1.4
  125. 125Equatorial Guinea1.3
  126. 126Bosnia and Herzegovina1.3
  127. 127Chad1.2
  128. 128Niger0.97
  129. 129Indonesia0.89
  130. 130Yemen, Rep.0.81
  131. 131Latvia0.76
  132. 132Afghanistan0.7
  133. 133Armenia0.4
  134. 134Cote d'Ivoire0.39
  135. 135Guinea0.38
  136. 136Burundi0.33
  137. 137Zambia0.29
  138. 138Hungary0.13
  139. 139Suriname0.03
  140. 140Slovak Republic-0.03
  141. 141Trinidad and Tobago-0.06
  142. 142Tanzania-0.15
  143. 143Cayman Islands-0.16
  144. 144Ghana-0.17
  145. 145Romania-0.45
  146. 146Congo, Rep.-0.56
  147. 147Antigua and Barbuda-1
  148. 148Congo, Dem. Rep.-1
  149. 149Paraguay-1.1
  150. 150Bulgaria-1.1
  151. 151Cabo Verde-1.2
  152. 152Tajikistan-1.2
  153. 153Montenegro-1.3
  154. 154Bahamas, The-1.3
  155. 155Ukraine-1.4
  156. 156Russian Federation-1.4
  157. 157Angola-1.5
  158. 158Serbia-1.9
  159. 159Hong Kong SAR, China-2
  160. 160Mozambique-2.1
  161. 161Mongolia-2.2
  162. 162Moldova-2.6
  163. 163St. Vincent and the Grenadines-2.6
  164. 164Guyana-2.7
  165. 165Argentina-2.7
  166. 166Bolivia-2.8
  167. 167Grenada-3.1
  168. 168Kazakhstan-3.2
  169. 169Dominica-3.3
  170. 170Malaysia-3.5
  171. 171Barbados-3.6
  172. 172St. Lucia-3.9
  173. 173Mauritius-4.1
  174. 174St. Kitts and Nevis-4.3
  175. 175Sao Tome and Principe-4.9
  176. 176Comoros-5.2
  177. 177Malta-5.2
  178. 178Macao SAR, China-6.3
  179. 179Turkmenistan-6.4
  180. 180Kyrgyz Republic-6.8
  181. 181Fiji-7.6
  182. 182New Caledonia-8.2
  183. 183Vanuatu-16.2
  184. 184Solomon Islands-22.5
  185. 185Guam-25.3
  186. 185Northern Mariana Islands-25.3

Excess phosphorous per hectare of cropland