Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Austria
Austria: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 27.79 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Austria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Austria recorded 27.79 kg/ha for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Austria peaked at 29.09 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.54 kg/ha, in 1965.
That places Austria 12th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Austria, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.94 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 8.05 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 8.42 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 8.73 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 7.54 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 1966 | 9.74 kg/ha | +29.3% |
| 1967 | 10.46 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 10.97 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 12.12 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1970 | 11.02 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 12.36 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1972 | 11.96 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 13.92 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 1974 | 14.35 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 14.27 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 15.22 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 15.7 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 16.51 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 15.14 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 1980 | 17.52 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 1981 | 16.83 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 19.45 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 1983 | 19.3 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 20.84 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 21.75 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 20.47 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 20.91 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 22.86 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 21.74 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 22.83 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 22.1 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 19.5 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1993 | 19.75 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 20.51 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 20.97 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 21.03 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 22.7 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 21.68 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 22.32 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 20.75 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 21.95 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 22 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 19.67 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 24.1 kg/ha | +22.5% |
| 2005 | 22.68 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 20.88 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 21.28 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 24.77 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 22.33 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 21.28 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 25.52 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 22.3 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 2013 | 21.24 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 26.33 kg/ha | +24.0% |
| 2015 | 22.48 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 26.99 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 23.93 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 24.07 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 27.35 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 29.09 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 28.2 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 26.77 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 27.79 kg/ha | +3.8% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 27.79 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.03 kg/ha, 2.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Austria's 27.79 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.61 kg/ha, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.33 kg/ha | 7.54 kg/ha | 12.12 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.05 kg/ha | 11.02 kg/ha | 16.51 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.17 kg/ha | 16.83 kg/ha | 22.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.34 kg/ha | 19.5 kg/ha | 22.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.04 kg/ha | 19.67 kg/ha | 24.77 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.15 kg/ha | 21.24 kg/ha | 27.35 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.96 kg/ha | 26.77 kg/ha | 29.09 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 9 Ireland 32.59 kg/ha compare
- 10 Bangladesh 32.42 kg/ha compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 7.28 kg/ha compare
- 11 Czechoslovakia 28.77 kg/ha compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5.89 kg/ha compare
- 13 Tajikistan 27.76 kg/ha compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 5.36 kg/ha compare
- 14 Denmark 27.38 kg/ha compare
- 14 Melanesia 4.15 kg/ha compare
- 15 China, mainland 25.3 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Austria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.529 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.833 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0096 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Austria?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Austria was 27.79 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 29.09 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.54 kg/ha in 1965.
- How does Austria rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Austria ranks 12th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue 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 (%).