Leaching — Cropland nitrogen in Europe
Europe: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen was 2.38 million t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen in Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, leaching — cropland nitrogen in Europe stood at 2.38 million t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen in Europe peaked at 4.53 million t in 1987 and was at its lowest, 2.18 million t, in 1961.
That places Europe 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 2.56 million t | 2.18 million t | 2.96 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.61 million t | 3.08 million t | 4.04 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.36 million t | 4.10 million t | 4.53 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.13 million t | 2.68 million t | 4.07 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.52 million t | 2.42 million t | 2.59 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.55 million t | 2.48 million t | 2.65 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.49 million t | 2.38 million t | 2.65 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More environment data for Europe
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 27,700 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 170,878 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 37.54 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 7.72 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 15,732 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leaching — cropland nitrogen in Europe?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen in Europe was 2.38 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest leaching — cropland nitrogen recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.53 million t in 1987.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.18 million t in 1961.
- How does Europe rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen?
- Europe ranks 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Leaching — 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 (%).