Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Germany
Germany: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 25.17 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Germany recorded 25.17 kg/ha for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Germany peaked at 30.55 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.45 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Germany 17th out of 201 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.2 kg/ha | 9.45 kg/ha | 14.66 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.98 kg/ha | 13.04 kg/ha | 18.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 20 kg/ha | 17.84 kg/ha | 21.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.3 kg/ha | 21.78 kg/ha | 26.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.17 kg/ha | 22.73 kg/ha | 29.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.75 kg/ha | 23.02 kg/ha | 30.55 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.97 kg/ha | 25.17 kg/ha | 26.78 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 14 Denmark 27.38 kg/ha compare
- 15 China, mainland 25.3 kg/ha compare
- 16 China 25.21 kg/ha compare
- 18 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 24.31 kg/ha compare
- 19 Republic of Moldova 24.22 kg/ha compare
- 20 Russian Federation 24.06 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Germany
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 12.40 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 14.19 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 568,040 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 183,493 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 8.66 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 8.73 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 4.99 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 5.60 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Germany?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Germany was 25.17 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 30.55 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.45 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Germany rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Germany ranks 17th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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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 (%).