Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 12.94 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in European Union (27), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in European Union (27) stood at 12.94 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in European Union (27) peaked at 14.19 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.4 kg/ha, in 1961.
European Union (27) ranks 7th of 29 groups 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 phosphorus per unit area in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.4 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 5.54 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 5.86 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 5.83 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 6.01 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 6.17 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 6.78 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1968 | 6.87 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 6.76 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 6.64 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 7.47 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1972 | 7.66 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 7.87 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 8.07 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 7.78 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 7.77 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 7.99 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 8.65 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 8.26 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 8.73 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 8.47 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 9.16 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 8.72 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 10.17 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 1985 | 9.79 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 9.71 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 10 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 10.2 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 10.58 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 10.33 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 10.75 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 9.54 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1993 | 9.81 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 9.71 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 10.12 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 10.72 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 11.4 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 11.44 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 11.21 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 11.07 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 11.59 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 11.73 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 10.69 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 13.33 kg/ha | +24.8% |
| 2005 | 12.02 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 11.54 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 11.52 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 12.98 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 12.89 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 12.37 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 12.8 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 12.04 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 13.41 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 14.08 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 13.65 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 13.33 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 13.99 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 13.28 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 13.7 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 13.65 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 14.19 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 12.79 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 12.94 kg/ha | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.14 kg/ha | 5.4 kg/ha | 6.87 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.82 kg/ha | 6.64 kg/ha | 8.65 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.55 kg/ha | 8.47 kg/ha | 10.58 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.5 kg/ha | 9.54 kg/ha | 11.44 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.94 kg/ha | 10.69 kg/ha | 13.33 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.27 kg/ha | 12.04 kg/ha | 14.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.39 kg/ha | 12.79 kg/ha | 14.19 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 4 China, mainland 26.56 kg/ha compare
- 5 Djibouti 26.49 kg/ha compare
- 6 China 26.48 kg/ha compare
- 7 Dominican Republic 25.9 kg/ha compare
- 8 Bangladesh 25.33 kg/ha compare
- 9 Singapore 25.23 kg/ha compare
- 10 Nepal 25.03 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 phosphorus per unit area in European Union (27)?
- Crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in European Union (27) was 12.94 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.19 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does European Union (27) rank for crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- European Union (27) ranks 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 phosphorus 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 (%).