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 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 Germany, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.45 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 11.37 kg/ha | +20.4% |
| 1963 | 11.37 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 12.09 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 11.24 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1966 | 11.55 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 13.99 kg/ha | +21.2% |
| 1968 | 14.66 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 14.06 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 13.04 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1971 | 15.39 kg/ha | +18.0% |
| 1972 | 15.47 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 15.98 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 17.32 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 16.12 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1976 | 14.6 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1977 | 16.35 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1978 | 18.07 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 17.47 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 18.01 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 17.84 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 19.4 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 18.6 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 21.38 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 1985 | 20.9 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 21.07 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 20.06 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 21.36 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 21.34 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 22.16 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 24.65 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 21.78 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 1993 | 23.19 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 23.14 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 24.74 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 25.42 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 26.41 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 25.56 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 25.96 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 25.69 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 28.03 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 24.6 kg/ha | -12.3% |
| 2003 | 22.73 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 29.03 kg/ha | +27.7% |
| 2005 | 26.47 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 25.38 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 23.91 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 27.87 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 2009 | 28.03 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 25.87 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 24.78 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 26.6 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 27.6 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 30.55 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 28.57 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 26.86 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 26.93 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 23.02 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 26.76 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 26.78 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 25.95 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 25.98 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 25.17 kg/ha | -3.1% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 25.17 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.03 kg/ha, 2.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Germany's 25.17 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.61 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
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
- 14 Melanesia 4.15 kg/ha compare
- 15 China, mainland 25.3 kg/ha compare
- 16 China 25.21 kg/ha compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.3 kg/ha compare
- 17 Polynesia 1.51 kg/ha compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.6968 kg/ha compare
- 18 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 24.31 kg/ha compare
- 19 Russian Federation 24.06 kg/ha compare
- 20 Belarus 23.79 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Germany
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.65 % 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 -0.0079 % change on previous year (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 186 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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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 (%).