Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Norway
Norway: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 10.1 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Norway, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Norway recorded 10.1 kg/ha for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.2% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Norway peaked at 17.28 kg/ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.05 kg/ha, in 1962.
Norway ranks 80th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Norway, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.37 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 7.05 kg/ha | -24.8% |
| 1963 | 8.81 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1964 | 8.43 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 8.71 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 7.73 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 1967 | 9.09 kg/ha | +17.5% |
| 1968 | 11.52 kg/ha | +26.8% |
| 1969 | 9.01 kg/ha | -21.8% |
| 1970 | 10.7 kg/ha | +18.8% |
| 1971 | 10.71 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 9.98 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1973 | 10.91 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 12.75 kg/ha | +16.8% |
| 1975 | 8.74 kg/ha | -31.5% |
| 1976 | 9.64 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 12.13 kg/ha | +25.8% |
| 1978 | 12.57 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 12.12 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 12.52 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 12.59 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 12.79 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 11.54 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1984 | 14.7 kg/ha | +27.4% |
| 1985 | 12.91 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 1986 | 10.99 kg/ha | -14.9% |
| 1987 | 12.82 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 1988 | 10.6 kg/ha | -17.3% |
| 1989 | 11.54 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 15.07 kg/ha | +30.6% |
| 1991 | 14 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 10.05 kg/ha | -28.2% |
| 1993 | 13.8 kg/ha | +37.3% |
| 1994 | 11.02 kg/ha | -20.2% |
| 1995 | 12.74 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 1996 | 14.07 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 13.69 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 14.27 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 13.18 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 13.93 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 13.17 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 12.46 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 14.03 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 15.68 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 14.27 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 13.24 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 13.74 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 16.09 kg/ha | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 12.41 kg/ha | -22.9% |
| 2010 | 14.36 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 12.37 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 13.28 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 12.22 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 15.73 kg/ha | +28.7% |
| 2015 | 17.28 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 16.65 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 16.44 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 9.72 kg/ha | -40.9% |
| 2019 | 17.04 kg/ha | +75.2% |
| 2020 | 16.74 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 15.07 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 16.9 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 10.1 kg/ha | -40.2% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 10.1 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.03 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Norway's 10.1 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.61 kg/ha, 69% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.86 kg/ha | 7.05 kg/ha | 11.52 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.02 kg/ha | 8.74 kg/ha | 12.75 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.3 kg/ha | 10.6 kg/ha | 14.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.19 kg/ha | 10.05 kg/ha | 15.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.9 kg/ha | 12.41 kg/ha | 16.09 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.51 kg/ha | 9.72 kg/ha | 17.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7 kg/ha | 10.1 kg/ha | 16.9 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 77 Mauritania 10.67 kg/ha compare
- 78 Kenya 10.55 kg/ha compare
- 79 New Zealand 10.4 kg/ha compare
- 81 Costa Rica 10.03 kg/ha compare
- 82 Dominican Republic 10.01 kg/ha compare
- 83 Mauritius 9.94 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Norway
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.9857 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8118 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.738 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % 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 -0.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Norway?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Norway was 10.1 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 17.28 kg/ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.05 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Norway rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Norway ranks 80th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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 (%).