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
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ireland, 1961–2023
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 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.08 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 13.75 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 12.83 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 12.11 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 12.81 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 13.47 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 14.97 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1968 | 16.82 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 1969 | 16.26 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 15.35 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 17.44 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 1972 | 16.33 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 16.46 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 17.97 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 18.19 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 16.43 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 1977 | 21.44 kg/ha | +30.5% |
| 1978 | 20.51 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 21.42 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 21.07 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 21.94 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 24.72 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 1983 | 23.86 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 29.27 kg/ha | +22.7% |
| 1985 | 25.03 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 1986 | 25.46 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 29.77 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 1988 | 30.6 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 29.57 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 32.26 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 32.17 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 32.96 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 27.78 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 1994 | 28.73 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 31.54 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 35.08 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 31.22 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 1998 | 30.64 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 33.84 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 38.29 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 36.94 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 32.31 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 34.75 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 39.86 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 33.67 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 2006 | 37.38 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 35.77 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 38.57 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 34.19 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 36.47 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 41.58 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 32.99 kg/ha | -20.6% |
| 2013 | 37.68 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 41.55 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 43.57 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 39.3 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 41.86 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 32.96 kg/ha | -21.3% |
| 2019 | 41.03 kg/ha | +24.5% |
| 2020 | 33.78 kg/ha | -17.7% |
| 2021 | 41.28 kg/ha | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 41.56 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 32.59 kg/ha | -21.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 32.59 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.03 kg/ha, 3.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 32.59 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.61 kg/ha, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 13.01 kg/ha compare
- 6 Uzbekistan 37.95 kg/ha compare
- 7 Czechia 35.56 kg/ha compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 12.88 kg/ha compare
- 8 Republic of Korea 34.28 kg/ha compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 11.85 kg/ha compare
- 10 Bangladesh 32.42 kg/ha compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 7.28 kg/ha compare
- 11 Czechoslovakia 28.77 kg/ha compare
- 12 Austria 27.79 kg/ha compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5.89 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Ireland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % 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 -0.0083 % change on previous year (2024)
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 186 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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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 (%).