Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 1.88 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe is 1.88 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe peaked at 2.59 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.03 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Southern Europe 19th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.03 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.14 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 1.12 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 1.13 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 1.19 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 1.31 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 1.41 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 1.39 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 1.44 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 1.37 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 1.6 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 1972 | 1.49 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 1.49 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.61 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 1.71 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 1.68 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 1.64 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 1.8 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 1.73 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 1.92 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 1.6 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 1982 | 1.68 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 1.69 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 2.1 kg/ha | +24.5% |
| 1985 | 1.88 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 1986 | 1.8 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 1.88 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 1.97 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 1.86 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 1.75 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 1.95 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 1.65 kg/ha | -15.2% |
| 1993 | 1.85 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1994 | 1.78 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 1.59 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 2.03 kg/ha | +27.3% |
| 1997 | 1.89 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 2.05 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 1.89 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 2.05 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 1.81 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 2.02 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 1.78 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 2.2 kg/ha | +23.5% |
| 2005 | 1.77 kg/ha | -19.6% |
| 2006 | 1.96 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 2.13 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 2.19 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.86 kg/ha | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 1.96 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 2.08 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.81 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 2.21 kg/ha | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 2.09 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 2.03 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.34 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 2017 | 1.88 kg/ha | -19.6% |
| 2018 | 2.43 kg/ha | +29.3% |
| 2019 | 2.18 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 2.59 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 2.47 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 2.13 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 1.88 kg/ha | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.24 kg/ha | 1.03 kg/ha | 1.44 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.61 kg/ha | 1.37 kg/ha | 1.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.84 kg/ha | 1.6 kg/ha | 2.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.84 kg/ha | 1.59 kg/ha | 2.05 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.98 kg/ha | 1.77 kg/ha | 2.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 kg/ha | 1.81 kg/ha | 2.43 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.27 kg/ha | 1.88 kg/ha | 2.59 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 16 Germany 5.07 kg/ha compare
- 17 Belarus 4.85 kg/ha compare
- 18 Poland 4.69 kg/ha compare
- 19 China, mainland 4.58 kg/ha compare
- 20 China (People’s Republic of) 4.56 kg/ha compare
- 21 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 4.35 kg/ha compare
- 22 Pakistan 4.33 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.7558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.66 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.8967 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -24.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe?
- Crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Southern Europe was 1.88 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.59 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Southern Europe rank for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Southern Europe ranks 19th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus 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 (%).