Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Europe
Europe: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 44.98 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Europe is 44.98 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Europe peaked at 69.39 kg/ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 13.38 kg/ha, in 1961.
Europe ranks 13th of 38 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.14 kg/ha | 13.38 kg/ha | 32.41 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 46.85 kg/ha | 36.03 kg/ha | 56.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.33 kg/ha | 57.31 kg/ha | 69.39 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.33 kg/ha | 38.57 kg/ha | 58.91 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.95 kg/ha | 38.89 kg/ha | 42.81 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.15 kg/ha | 42.18 kg/ha | 49.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.46 kg/ha | 44.98 kg/ha | 51.06 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 10 Bangladesh 169.31 kg/ha compare
- 11 China, Taiwan Province of 159.63 kg/ha compare
- 12 Belgium 148.86 kg/ha compare
- 13 Ireland 146.34 kg/ha compare
- 14 Republic of Korea 142.66 kg/ha compare
- 15 Costa Rica 142.16 kg/ha compare
- 16 United Arab Emirates 124.12 kg/ha compare
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 mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Europe?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Europe was 44.98 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 69.39 kg/ha in 1988.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.38 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Europe rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Europe ranks 13th out of 38 regions with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Mineral fertilizers — 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 (%).