Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus in Europe
Europe: Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus was 1.14 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus in Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Europe recorded 1.14 million t for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus in Europe peaked at 1.14 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 565,003 t, in 1963.
Europe ranks 2nd of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus in Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 624,464 t | — |
| 1962 | 625,330 t | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 565,003 t | -9.6% |
| 1964 | 646,491 t | +14.4% |
| 1965 | 624,277 t | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 706,518 t | +13.2% |
| 1967 | 731,691 t | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 762,694 t | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 749,029 t | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 769,764 t | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 811,973 t | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 783,817 t | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 871,169 t | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 846,631 t | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 715,066 t | -15.5% |
| 1976 | 859,218 t | +20.2% |
| 1977 | 824,046 t | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 920,180 t | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 805,554 t | -12.5% |
| 1980 | 837,703 t | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 772,548 t | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 877,272 t | +13.6% |
| 1983 | 881,688 t | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 925,646 t | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 920,642 t | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 939,109 t | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 937,277 t | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 911,778 t | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 973,590 t | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 1.01 million t | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 897,189 t | -11.5% |
| 1992 | 880,694 t | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 895,138 t | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 817,436 t | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 780,741 t | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 802,131 t | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 876,485 t | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 759,878 t | -13.3% |
| 1999 | 748,028 t | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 768,746 t | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 826,906 t | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 827,002 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 742,580 t | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 849,927 t | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 786,466 t | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 764,905 t | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 755,106 t | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 891,356 t | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 833,489 t | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 735,169 t | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 852,906 t | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 791,978 t | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 905,921 t | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 969,057 t | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 944,228 t | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 989,923 t | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 1.03 million t | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 994,562 t | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 1.07 million t | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 1.05 million t | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.09 million t | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 1.13 million t | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 1.14 million t | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 670,611 t | 565,003 t | 762,694 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 820,742 t | 715,066 t | 920,180 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 897,725 t | 772,548 t | 973,590 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 847,099 t | 748,028 t | 1.01 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 804,648 t | 742,580 t | 891,356 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 928,698 t | 735,169 t | 1.07 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.10 million t | 1.05 million t | 1.14 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More environment data for Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus in Europe?
- Crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus in Europe was 1.14 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 565,003 t in 1963.
- How does Europe rank for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus?
- Europe ranks 2nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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. 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 (%).