Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Germany
Germany: Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 92.03 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Germany stood at 92.03 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Germany peaked at 110.14 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 39.25 kg/ha, in 1961.
Germany ranks 21st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Germany, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 39.25 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 47.56 kg/ha | +21.2% |
| 1963 | 48.47 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 49.98 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 45.59 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1966 | 46.59 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 55.9 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1968 | 57.4 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 53.24 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1970 | 51.67 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 58.54 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 1972 | 59.21 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 60.57 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 65.48 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 59.88 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1976 | 54.18 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 1977 | 61.19 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 1978 | 66.1 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 62.93 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 63.55 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 63.35 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 68.46 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 63.56 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 74.24 kg/ha | +16.8% |
| 1985 | 74.65 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 74.62 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 72.35 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 74.67 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 74.78 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 75.91 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 81.83 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 74.65 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 75.98 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 75.71 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 82.11 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 83.56 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 90.96 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 91.99 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 94.56 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 94.19 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 101.9 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 90.43 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 82.23 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 106.58 kg/ha | +29.6% |
| 2005 | 96.66 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 92.5 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 88.4 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 101.86 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 105.27 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 94.37 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 87.09 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 94.71 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 100.41 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 110.14 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 101.27 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 96.26 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 97 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 80.81 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 90.33 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 91.41 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 90.44 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 94.07 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 92.03 kg/ha | -2.2% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 92.03 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 53.34 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Germany's 92.03 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52.4 kg/ha, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.33 kg/ha | 39.25 kg/ha | 57.4 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 59.98 kg/ha | 51.67 kg/ha | 66.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.42 kg/ha | 63.35 kg/ha | 74.78 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.73 kg/ha | 74.65 kg/ha | 94.56 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 96 kg/ha | 82.23 kg/ha | 106.58 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.24 kg/ha | 80.81 kg/ha | 110.14 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.98 kg/ha | 90.44 kg/ha | 94.07 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 16.21 kg/ha compare
- 18 Nauru 96.41 kg/ha compare
- 19 Belgium 95.07 kg/ha compare
- 20 Belgium-Luxembourg 94.33 kg/ha compare
- 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 90.87 kg/ha compare
- 23 Kiribati 87.3 kg/ha compare
- 24 France 87.18 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Germany
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0079 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Germany?
- Crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Germany was 92.03 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 110.14 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.25 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Germany rank for crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Germany ranks 21st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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 (%).