Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 18.36 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in European Union (27), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 18.36 kg/ha for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in European Union (27) peaked at 19.4 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.18 kg/ha, in 1961.
European Union (27) 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 residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.18 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 8.8 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 8.72 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 9.13 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 9.59 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 9.67 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 10.9 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 1968 | 11.04 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 10.96 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 10.45 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 11.97 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 1972 | 12.25 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 12.45 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 12.97 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 12.23 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 12.42 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 12.69 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 13.99 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 13.02 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 13.82 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 13.08 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 14.01 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 13.55 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 16.01 kg/ha | +18.1% |
| 1985 | 14.67 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1986 | 14.39 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 14.41 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 14.96 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 15.16 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 15.29 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 15.58 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 13.4 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 1993 | 14.35 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 14.13 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 14.39 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 15.38 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 15.32 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 15.64 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 15.04 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 14.99 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 15.22 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 15.62 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 13.98 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 17.49 kg/ha | +25.1% |
| 2005 | 15.62 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 15.04 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 14.84 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 16.77 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 16.15 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 15.55 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 16.11 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 15.78 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 17.3 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 18.55 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 17.98 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 17.5 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 18.19 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 17.61 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 18.99 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 18.69 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 19.4 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 18.42 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 18.36 kg/ha | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.66 kg/ha | 8.18 kg/ha | 11.04 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.45 kg/ha | 10.45 kg/ha | 13.99 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.41 kg/ha | 13.08 kg/ha | 16.01 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.85 kg/ha | 13.4 kg/ha | 15.64 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.57 kg/ha | 13.98 kg/ha | 17.49 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.36 kg/ha | 15.55 kg/ha | 18.99 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.72 kg/ha | 18.36 kg/ha | 19.4 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 3 Belgium 45.26 kg/ha compare
- 4 Ukraine 39.75 kg/ha compare
- 5 Belgium-Luxembourg 38.61 kg/ha compare
- 6 Uzbekistan 37.95 kg/ha compare
- 7 Czechia 35.56 kg/ha compare
- 8 Republic of Korea 34.28 kg/ha compare
- 9 Ireland 32.59 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 residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in European Union (27)?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in European Union (27) was 18.36 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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.18 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does European Union (27) rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- European Union (27) ranks 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 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 (%).