Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen in Europe
Europe: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen was 1.53 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen in Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Europe recorded 1.53 million t for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 101.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen in Europe peaked at 1.53 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 512,517 t, in 2007.
That places Europe 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 856,783 t | 653,640 t | 1.10 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 756,690 t | 598,545 t | 843,928 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 955,740 t | 609,528 t | 1.25 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 842,018 t | 620,934 t | 1.23 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 607,854 t | 512,517 t | 691,859 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 million t | 732,023 t | 1.41 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.39 million t | 1.26 million t | 1.53 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 12 Australia and New Zealand 375,046 t compare
- 13 Australia 373,564 t compare
- 14 Bangladesh 356,615 t compare
- 15 Indonesia 344,996 t compare
- 16 Thailand 337,621 t compare
- 17 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 301,355 t compare
- 18 Ukraine 259,160 t 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 in Europe?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen in Europe was 1.53 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 512,517 t in 2007.
- How does Europe rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen?
- Europe ranks 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.9%. 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. 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 (%).