France vs Southern Europe: Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen

France
1.56 million t
in 2023
Southern Europe
1.31 million t
in 2023
France rank
14th
Southern Europe rank
22nd

Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • France
  • Southern Europe
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

France currently reports 1.56 million t against 1.31 million t in Southern Europe, a difference of 251,510 t.

That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Southern Europe's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Southern Europe ahead.

France ranks 14th and Southern Europe ranks 22nd of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Southern Europe in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Southern Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 690,023 t 1.15 million t 458,756 t Southern Europe
1970s 885,389 t 1.33 million t 446,872 t Southern Europe
1980s 1.25 million t 1.59 million t 346,395 t Southern Europe
1990s 1.50 million t 1.61 million t 106,753 t Southern Europe
2000s 1.56 million t 1.62 million t 61,766 t Southern Europe
2010s 1.62 million t 1.60 million t 20,468 t France
2020s 1.50 million t 1.54 million t 46,038 t Southern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen, France or Southern Europe?
France, at 1.56 million t against 1.31 million t in Southern Europe as of 2023.
What is the difference in crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen between France and Southern Europe?
251,510 t, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Southern Europe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do France and Southern Europe rank globally for crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen?
France ranks 14th and Southern Europe ranks 22nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
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 (%).