Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 69.57 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in European Union (27), 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 European Union (27) is 69.57 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in European Union (27) peaked at 97.81 kg/ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 24.48 kg/ha, in 1961.
European Union (27) ranks 6th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24.48 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 26.55 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1963 | 28.69 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1964 | 32.33 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 1965 | 36.23 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1966 | 39.85 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 43.93 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1968 | 49.66 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 1969 | 53.26 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 57.24 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 61.01 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 65.2 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 68.65 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 68.36 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 74.67 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 76.1 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 78.1 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 84.83 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 88.37 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 87.27 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 87.27 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 89.25 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 91.34 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 92.3 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 94.66 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 95.12 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 95.08 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 97.81 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 95.35 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 83.68 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 1991 | 74.38 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1992 | 67.59 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 68.47 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 70.46 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 70.49 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 75.05 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 74.37 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 75.49 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 75.93 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 73.67 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 75.22 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 73.96 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 77.38 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 75.25 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 73.17 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 73.45 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 80.09 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 70.5 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 68.92 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 75.49 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 73.54 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 76.01 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 78.98 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 80.76 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 82.27 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 83.5 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 84.21 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 80.74 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 79.76 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 79.6 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 75.87 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 69.19 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 69.57 kg/ha | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.22 kg/ha | 24.48 kg/ha | 53.26 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 72.25 kg/ha | 57.24 kg/ha | 88.37 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.54 kg/ha | 87.27 kg/ha | 97.81 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.59 kg/ha | 67.59 kg/ha | 83.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.16 kg/ha | 68.92 kg/ha | 80.09 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.53 kg/ha | 73.54 kg/ha | 84.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.55 kg/ha | 69.19 kg/ha | 79.6 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 3 China 198.59 kg/ha compare
- 4 Uzbekistan 193.44 kg/ha compare
- 5 China, mainland 192.39 kg/ha compare
- 6 Belgium-Luxembourg 191.49 kg/ha compare
- 7 Suriname 185.82 kg/ha compare
- 8 China, Hong Kong SAR 182 kg/ha compare
- 9 Kuwait 172.32 kg/ha compare
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in European Union (27)?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in European Union (27) was 69.57 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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.81 kg/ha in 1988.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.48 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does European Union (27) rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- European Union (27) ranks 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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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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 (%).