Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Europe
Europe: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 5.36 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Europe stood at 5.36 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 104.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Europe peaked at 5.36 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.76 kg/ha, in 2007.
Europe ranks 26th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.55 kg/ha | 1.92 kg/ha | 3.26 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.32 kg/ha | 1.84 kg/ha | 2.58 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.95 kg/ha | 1.88 kg/ha | 3.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.68 kg/ha | 2.03 kg/ha | 3.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.06 kg/ha | 1.76 kg/ha | 2.35 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.58 kg/ha | 2.52 kg/ha | 4.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.84 kg/ha | 4.39 kg/ha | 5.36 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 23 Sierra Leone 21.23 kg/ha compare
- 24 Benin 21.15 kg/ha compare
- 25 Guinea 20.35 kg/ha compare
- 26 Republic of Korea 19.89 kg/ha compare
- 27 Canada 19.57 kg/ha compare
- 28 Viet Nam 19.57 kg/ha compare
- 29 Mozambique 18.48 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Europe
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 27,700 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 170,878 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 37.54 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 7.72 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 15,732 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Europe?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Europe was 5.36 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 5.36 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.76 kg/ha in 2007.
- How does Europe rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Europe ranks 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).