Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 64.66 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern Europe, 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 Northern Europe is 64.66 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern Europe peaked at 78.05 kg/ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24.8 kg/ha, in 1961.
Northern Europe ranks 9th 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 Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24.8 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 26.31 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1963 | 25.84 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 29.22 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 1965 | 30.1 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 28.91 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 31.82 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1968 | 32.42 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 31.57 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 33.21 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 36.05 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 35.67 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 36.22 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 39.33 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 34.18 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 1976 | 35.49 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 39.24 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 1978 | 41.06 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 40.49 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 42.31 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 41.79 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 47.58 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 1983 | 45.38 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 56.12 kg/ha | +23.7% |
| 1985 | 49.99 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1986 | 52.77 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 48.28 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1988 | 48.71 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 53.6 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 57.83 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 53.72 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 49.51 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 53.08 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 51.27 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 55.72 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 61.32 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 61.25 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 58.82 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 57.83 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 62.59 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 60.41 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 65.55 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 65.77 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 66.56 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 63.9 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 58.4 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 60.42 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 68.34 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 66.37 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 61.13 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 63.99 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 63.42 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 63.26 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 72.25 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 78.05 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 69.3 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 74.71 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 58.3 kg/ha | -22.0% |
| 2019 | 75.75 kg/ha | +29.9% |
| 2020 | 68.53 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 67.61 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 74.58 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 64.66 kg/ha | -13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29 kg/ha | 24.8 kg/ha | 32.42 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.09 kg/ha | 33.21 kg/ha | 41.06 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.65 kg/ha | 41.79 kg/ha | 56.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.04 kg/ha | 49.51 kg/ha | 61.32 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.83 kg/ha | 58.4 kg/ha | 68.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.02 kg/ha | 58.3 kg/ha | 78.05 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.84 kg/ha | 64.66 kg/ha | 74.58 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 6 Egypt 152.55 kg/ha compare
- 7 China, mainland 136.58 kg/ha compare
- 8 China (People’s Republic of) 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
More environment data for Northern Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.685 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.48 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 200.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 40.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 159.86 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.86 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 18.30 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern Europe?
- Crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern Europe was 64.66 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 Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 78.05 kg/ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Northern Europe rank for crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Northern Europe ranks 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Europe 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 (%).