Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen was 1.23 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.23 million t
Change on year
down 13.2%
Rank
23rd
of 29 groups
All-time high
1.47 million t
in 2015
All-time low
594,837 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen in Northern Europe, 1961–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Northern Europe recorded 1.23 million t for crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen in 2023.

The figure is down 13.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen in Northern Europe peaked at 1.47 million t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 594,837 t, in 1961.

That places Northern Europe 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 681,427 t 594,837 t 752,692 t 9
1970s 833,902 t 758,011 t 917,704 t 10
1980s 1.07 million t 930,353 t 1.24 million t 10
1990s 1.14 million t 1.04 million t 1.24 million t 10
2000s 1.16 million t 1.07 million t 1.26 million t 10
2010s 1.29 million t 1.10 million t 1.47 million t 10
2020s 1.31 million t 1.23 million t 1.42 million t 4

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 20 Poland 855,011 t compare
  2. 21 Philippines 771,248 t compare
  3. 22 Paraguay 714,164 t compare
  4. 23 Myanmar 712,892 t compare
  5. 24 Ethiopia 670,504 t compare
  6. 25 Egypt 619,040 t compare
  7. 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 553,030 t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen in Northern Europe?
Crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen in Northern Europe was 1.23 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 1.47 million t in 2015.
What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 594,837 t in 1961.
How does Northern Europe rank for crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen?
Northern Europe ranks 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,483 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).