Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus in Europe
Europe: Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus was 2.74 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus in Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus in Europe is 2.74 million t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus in Europe peaked at 2.85 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.33 million t, in 1961.
Europe ranks 6th 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 in Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.33 million t | — |
| 1962 | 1.39 million t | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 1.35 million t | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 1.52 million t | +12.9% |
| 1965 | 1.43 million t | -5.8% |
| 1966 | 1.60 million t | +11.4% |
| 1967 | 1.63 million t | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 1.70 million t | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 1.65 million t | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 1.70 million t | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 1.78 million t | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 1.75 million t | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 1.96 million t | +12.1% |
| 1974 | 1.91 million t | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 1.69 million t | -11.6% |
| 1976 | 1.94 million t | +14.9% |
| 1977 | 1.90 million t | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 2.10 million t | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 1.87 million t | -10.9% |
| 1980 | 1.96 million t | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 1.83 million t | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 2.04 million t | +11.8% |
| 1983 | 2.01 million t | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 2.17 million t | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 2.14 million t | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 2.19 million t | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 2.22 million t | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 2.19 million t | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 2.31 million t | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 2.32 million t | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 2.17 million t | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 2.10 million t | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 2.13 million t | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.96 million t | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 1.95 million t | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 2.01 million t | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 2.21 million t | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 1.99 million t | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 1.98 million t | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.99 million t | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 2.14 million t | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 2.16 million t | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.91 million t | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 2.34 million t | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 2.18 million t | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 2.11 million t | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 2.05 million t | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 2.49 million t | +21.4% |
| 2009 | 2.39 million t | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 2.14 million t | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 2.44 million t | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 2.20 million t | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 2.51 million t | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 2.68 million t | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 2.60 million t | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 2.66 million t | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 2.79 million t | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 2.65 million t | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 2.80 million t | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 2.71 million t | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 2.85 million t | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 2.74 million t | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 2.74 million t | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.51 million t | 1.33 million t | 1.70 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.86 million t | 1.69 million t | 2.10 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.11 million t | 1.83 million t | 2.31 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.08 million t | 1.95 million t | 2.32 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.18 million t | 1.91 million t | 2.49 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.55 million t | 2.14 million t | 2.80 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.76 million t | 2.71 million t | 2.85 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 3 India 2.32 million t compare
- 3 Türkiye 261,066 t compare
- 4 Brazil 1.86 million t compare
- 4 Viet Nam 191,804 t compare
- 5 USSR 841,437 t compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 110,633 t compare
- 6 Russian Federation 746,592 t compare
- 7 Indonesia 503,936 t compare
- 8 Canada 430,338 t compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 77,213 t compare
- 9 Argentina 413,887 t compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 41,919 t compare
More environment data for Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus in Europe?
- Crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus in Europe was 2.74 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.85 million t in 2021.
- What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 million t in 1961.
- How does Europe rank for crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus?
- Europe ranks 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).