Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ireland

Ireland: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 32.59 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
32.59 kg/ha
Change on year
down 21.6%
World rank
9th
of 201 countries
All-time high
43.57 kg/ha
in 2015
All-time low
12.11 kg/ha
in 1964
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ireland, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 32.59 kg/ha for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.

That represents a change of down 21.6% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ireland peaked at 43.57 kg/ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.11 kg/ha, in 1964.

That places Ireland 9th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14.01 kg/ha 12.11 kg/ha 16.82 kg/ha 9
1970s 18.15 kg/ha 15.35 kg/ha 21.44 kg/ha 10
1980s 26.13 kg/ha 21.07 kg/ha 30.6 kg/ha 10
1990s 31.62 kg/ha 27.78 kg/ha 35.08 kg/ha 10
2000s 36.17 kg/ha 32.31 kg/ha 39.86 kg/ha 10
2010s 38.9 kg/ha 32.96 kg/ha 43.57 kg/ha 10
2020s 37.3 kg/ha 32.59 kg/ha 41.56 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 6 Uzbekistan 37.95 kg/ha compare
  2. 7 Czechia 35.56 kg/ha compare
  3. 8 Republic of Korea 34.28 kg/ha compare
  4. 10 Bangladesh 32.42 kg/ha compare
  5. 11 Czechoslovakia 28.77 kg/ha compare
  6. 12 Austria 27.79 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ireland?
Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ireland was 32.59 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 Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 43.57 kg/ha in 2015.
What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 12.11 kg/ha in 1964.
How does Ireland rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Ireland ranks 9th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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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Indicator
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).