Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus was 1.42 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus in European Union (27), 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 European Union (27) is 1.42 million t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus in European Union (27) peaked at 1.58 million t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 763,648 t, in 1961.
That places European Union (27) 12th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 851,910 t | 763,648 t | 940,117 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.04 million t | 903,062 t | 1.14 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 million t | 1.11 million t | 1.37 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.32 million t | 1.21 million t | 1.42 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 million t | 1.25 million t | 1.55 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 million t | 1.36 million t | 1.58 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.47 million t | 1.40 million t | 1.55 million t | 4 |
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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 in European Union (27)?
- Crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus in European Union (27) was 1.42 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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 million t in 2014.
- What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 763,648 t in 1961.
- How does European Union (27) rank for crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus?
- European Union (27) ranks 12th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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. 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 (%).