Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Germany
Germany: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 15.71 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Germany recorded 15.71 kg/ha for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Germany peaked at 29.89 kg/ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 14.47 kg/ha, in 2022.
Germany ranks 47th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.3 kg/ha | 17.37 kg/ha | 23.31 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.95 kg/ha | 24 kg/ha | 28.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.83 kg/ha | 27.63 kg/ha | 29.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.45 kg/ha | 22.27 kg/ha | 25.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.59 kg/ha | 20.13 kg/ha | 22.85 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.48 kg/ha | 17.62 kg/ha | 22.17 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.91 kg/ha | 14.47 kg/ha | 18.11 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 44 Belarus 16.22 kg/ha compare
- 45 Slovenia 15.87 kg/ha compare
- 46 Jordan 15.72 kg/ha compare
- 48 Dominican Republic 15.47 kg/ha compare
- 49 Bosnia and Herzegovina 15.45 kg/ha compare
- 50 Czechoslovakia 14.7 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Germany
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 12.40 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 14.19 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 568,040 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 183,493 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 8.66 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 8.73 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 4.99 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 5.60 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Germany?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Germany was 15.71 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 29.89 kg/ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.47 kg/ha in 2022.
- How does Germany rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Germany ranks 47th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. 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 (%).