Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Europe
Western Europe: Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 13.1 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Europe is 13.1 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Europe peaked at 14.21 kg/ha in 1980 and was at its lowest, 9.79 kg/ha, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.89 kg/ha | 9.79 kg/ha | 12.06 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.14 kg/ha | 12.36 kg/ha | 14.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.56 kg/ha | 13.37 kg/ha | 14.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.55 kg/ha | 11.67 kg/ha | 13.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.66 kg/ha | 12.26 kg/ha | 13.09 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.42 kg/ha | 11.94 kg/ha | 12.65 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.09 kg/ha | 13.07 kg/ha | 13.1 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 1 Bangladesh 37.03 kg/ha compare
- 2 Nepal 31.37 kg/ha compare
- 3 China, Hong Kong SAR 24.28 kg/ha compare
- 3 China, mainland 24.28 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Western Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 151.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 54.56 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 97.02 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.73 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 14.73 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 1.84 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 19.11 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Europe?
- Atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Europe was 13.1 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 14.21 kg/ha in 1980.
- What is the lowest atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.79 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Western Europe rank for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Western Europe ranks 1st out of 10 groups with data for 2023.
- Is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
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 (%).