Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 62.94 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in European Union (27), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in European Union (27) is 62.94 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in European Union (27) peaked at 68.1 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 25.54 kg/ha, in 1961.
European Union (27) ranks 10th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25.54 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 26.88 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 27.29 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 28.22 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 28.99 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 29.52 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 32.54 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1968 | 33.04 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 32.52 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 31.57 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 36.04 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 1972 | 36.88 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 37.72 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 39.14 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 36.97 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 37.44 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 38.02 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 41.6 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 39.38 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 41.99 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 40.63 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 43.92 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 42.08 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 49.57 kg/ha | +17.8% |
| 1985 | 47.23 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 47.27 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 48.3 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 49.89 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 51.47 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 51.07 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 51.95 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 45.89 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1993 | 47.08 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 46.9 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 48.96 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 51.49 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 54.14 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 55.23 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 53.44 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 52.77 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 54.98 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 55.91 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 49.9 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 63.59 kg/ha | +27.4% |
| 2005 | 57.37 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 54.71 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 54.48 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 62.18 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 61.24 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 58.52 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 60.17 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 57.86 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 63.55 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 68.1 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 65.89 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 63.95 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 67.05 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 62.57 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 65.86 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 64.94 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 67.41 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 62.98 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 62.94 kg/ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.39 kg/ha | 25.54 kg/ha | 33.04 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.48 kg/ha | 31.57 kg/ha | 41.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.24 kg/ha | 40.63 kg/ha | 51.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.61 kg/ha | 45.89 kg/ha | 55.23 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.71 kg/ha | 49.9 kg/ha | 63.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.35 kg/ha | 57.86 kg/ha | 68.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.57 kg/ha | 62.94 kg/ha | 67.41 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 7 China, mainland 136.58 kg/ha compare
- 8 China 136.16 kg/ha compare
- 9 Guadeloupe 135.54 kg/ha compare
- 10 Dominican Republic 127.78 kg/ha compare
- 11 Nepal 124.72 kg/ha compare
- 12 Mauritius 122.05 kg/ha compare
- 13 Eswatini 116.71 kg/ha compare
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in European Union (27)?
- Crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in European Union (27) was 62.94 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.1 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.54 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does European Union (27) rank for crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- European Union (27) ranks 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).