Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen in Western Europe
Western Europe: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen was 839,242 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen in Western Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen in Western Europe stood at 839,242 t.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen in Western Europe peaked at 907,879 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 414,415 t, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 514,651 t | 414,415 t | 582,664 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 596,206 t | 511,397 t | 668,822 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 683,919 t | 645,769 t | 775,720 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 743,308 t | 685,737 t | 809,916 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 797,195 t | 706,536 t | 872,803 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 832,966 t | 758,796 t | 907,879 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 819,243 t | 781,932 t | 839,242 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More environment data for Western Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 151.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 54.56 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 97.02 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.73 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 14.73 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 1.84 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 19.11 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen in Western Europe?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen in Western Europe was 839,242 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 907,879 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 414,415 t in 1961.
- How does Western Europe rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen?
- Western Europe ranks 9th out of 10 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).