Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in France
France: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 23.74 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in France, 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 France is 23.74 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in France peaked at 24.31 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.83 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places France 22nd out of 186 countries 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 France, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.83 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 13.5 kg/ha | +24.6% |
| 1963 | 12.67 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1964 | 14.06 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1965 | 15.2 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 13.68 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1967 | 16.96 kg/ha | +24.0% |
| 1968 | 16.94 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 16.72 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 15.02 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1971 | 17.04 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 1972 | 18.99 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 1973 | 18.79 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 18.25 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 15.39 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 1976 | 14.88 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 16.59 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1978 | 18.92 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 1979 | 17.7 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 19.4 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 18.31 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 18.63 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 17.56 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 21.88 kg/ha | +24.6% |
| 1985 | 19.3 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1986 | 17.05 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1987 | 16.87 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 17.12 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 17.58 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 17.62 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 18.64 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 17.94 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 17.43 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 17.39 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 17.32 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 19.56 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 1997 | 18.38 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 20.54 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 19.4 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 19.78 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 17.71 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 20.85 kg/ha | +17.8% |
| 2003 | 17.15 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 2004 | 21.03 kg/ha | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 19.61 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 18.9 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 17.71 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 20.49 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 20.6 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 19.43 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 18.84 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 20.53 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 20.48 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 21.72 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 23.14 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 17.32 kg/ha | -25.2% |
| 2017 | 22.34 kg/ha | +29.0% |
| 2018 | 21.05 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 24.31 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 19.47 kg/ha | -19.9% |
| 2021 | 23 kg/ha | +18.1% |
| 2022 | 22.19 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 23.74 kg/ha | +7.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 23.74 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.03 kg/ha, 2.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- France's 23.74 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.61 kg/ha, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.51 kg/ha | 10.83 kg/ha | 16.96 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.16 kg/ha | 14.88 kg/ha | 18.99 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.37 kg/ha | 16.87 kg/ha | 21.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.42 kg/ha | 17.32 kg/ha | 20.54 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.38 kg/ha | 17.15 kg/ha | 21.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.92 kg/ha | 17.32 kg/ha | 24.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1 kg/ha | 19.47 kg/ha | 23.74 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 19 Russian Federation 24.06 kg/ha compare
- 20 Belarus 23.79 kg/ha compare
- 21 Luxembourg 23.77 kg/ha compare
- 23 Pakistan 23.36 kg/ha compare
- 24 Poland 22.54 kg/ha compare
- 25 Switzerland 21.29 kg/ha compare
- 25 Caribbean 7.86 kg/ha compare
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- Standard Deviation 0.427 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in France?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in France was 23.74 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 24.31 kg/ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.83 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does France rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- France ranks 22nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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 (%).