Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 15.18 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 15.18 kg/ha.
The figure is down 13.7% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 37.28 kg/ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 12.79 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 44th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.79 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 14.53 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 1963 | 13.88 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 15.03 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 15.13 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 14.53 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 15.52 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 14.01 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1969 | 14.75 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 14.51 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 16.42 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 1972 | 17.2 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 17.94 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 19.25 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 17.27 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 1976 | 16.66 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 21.15 kg/ha | +26.9% |
| 1978 | 21.73 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 22.29 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 24.9 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1981 | 25.53 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 29.06 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 1983 | 28.28 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 35.47 kg/ha | +25.4% |
| 1985 | 30.38 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 1986 | 33.41 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 30.95 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 30.62 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 33.33 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 35.34 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 35.33 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 34.25 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 33.44 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 33.48 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 34.71 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 37.28 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 34.05 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 32.5 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 33.03 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 34.06 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 29.44 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 33.59 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 32.38 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 31.59 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 31.72 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 31.25 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 28.54 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 31.72 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 29.45 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 28.03 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 27.99 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 23.57 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 23.52 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 26.28 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 25.86 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 21.52 kg/ha | -16.8% |
| 2017 | 21.47 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 19.01 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 21.2 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 16.16 kg/ha | -23.8% |
| 2021 | 17.14 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 17.58 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 15.18 kg/ha | -13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.46 kg/ha | 12.79 kg/ha | 15.52 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.44 kg/ha | 14.51 kg/ha | 22.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.19 kg/ha | 24.9 kg/ha | 35.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.34 kg/ha | 32.5 kg/ha | 37.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.37 kg/ha | 28.54 kg/ha | 34.06 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.85 kg/ha | 19.01 kg/ha | 28.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.51 kg/ha | 15.18 kg/ha | 17.58 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 15.18 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 37.28 kg/ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.79 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 44th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 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 (%).