Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Europe
Europe: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 23.26 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Europe is 23.26 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Europe peaked at 23.26 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.64 kg/ha, in 1963.
That places Europe 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Europe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.16 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 8.42 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 7.64 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1964 | 9.11 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 1965 | 8.63 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1966 | 10.04 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 1967 | 10.26 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 10.85 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 10.52 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 11.01 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 11.56 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 11.22 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 12.63 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 12.13 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 10.32 kg/ha | -14.9% |
| 1976 | 12.47 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 1977 | 12.03 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 13.47 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 11.89 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1980 | 12.36 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 11.38 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1982 | 12.75 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1983 | 12.8 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 13.49 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 13.34 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 13.8 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 13.85 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 13.69 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 14.69 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 15.26 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 13.65 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 1992 | 13.42 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 13.79 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 12.63 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 12.54 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 12.83 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 13.79 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 12.52 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 12.53 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 12.76 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 13.69 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 14.17 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 12.96 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 14.91 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 14.25 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 14.04 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 13.65 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 16.25 kg/ha | +19.0% |
| 2009 | 15.26 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 13.93 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 16.19 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 14.95 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 17.23 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 18.41 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 18.21 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 19.25 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 20 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 19.69 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 21.3 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 20.61 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 21.84 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 22.64 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 23.26 kg/ha | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.29 kg/ha | 7.64 kg/ha | 10.85 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.87 kg/ha | 10.32 kg/ha | 13.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.22 kg/ha | 11.38 kg/ha | 14.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.29 kg/ha | 12.52 kg/ha | 15.26 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.19 kg/ha | 12.76 kg/ha | 16.25 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.92 kg/ha | 13.93 kg/ha | 21.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.09 kg/ha | 20.61 kg/ha | 23.26 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 1 Republic of Moldova 24.22 kg/ha compare
- 1 Slovakia 47.51 kg/ha compare
- 2 Egypt 45.58 kg/ha compare
- 2 Viet Nam 21.09 kg/ha compare
- 3 Belgium 45.26 kg/ha compare
- 3 Türkiye 17.98 kg/ha compare
- 4 Ukraine 39.75 kg/ha compare
- 5 Belgium-Luxembourg 38.61 kg/ha compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 17.25 kg/ha compare
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 13.01 kg/ha compare
- 6 Uzbekistan 37.95 kg/ha compare
- 7 Czechia 35.56 kg/ha compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 12.88 kg/ha 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 residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Europe?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Europe was 23.26 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 23.26 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.64 kg/ha in 1963.
- How does Europe rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Europe ranks 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. 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 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 (%).