Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 84.7 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern 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 Northern Europe is 84.7 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern Europe peaked at 116.65 kg/ha in 1986 and was at its lowest, 31.74 kg/ha, in 1961.
Northern Europe ranks 3rd 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.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 31.74 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 34.3 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1963 | 37.59 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1964 | 40.03 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 44.72 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1966 | 49.76 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1967 | 55.83 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1968 | 57.39 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 58.89 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 65.72 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1971 | 70.86 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 70.98 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 80.43 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 1974 | 75.26 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 83.85 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 1976 | 85.95 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 90.87 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 93.57 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 98.04 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 94.85 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 100.62 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 109.58 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 114.96 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 112.79 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 111.91 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 116.65 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 111.98 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 111.74 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 115.2 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 112.73 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 104.52 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 91.46 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 91.95 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 98.72 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 97.06 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 102.82 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 98.34 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 98.17 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 99.38 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 93.39 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 102.73 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 100.68 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 101.45 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 96.94 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 91.34 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 88.52 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 91.58 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 88.37 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 86.53 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 89.97 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 87.86 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 87.77 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 89.3 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 93.04 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 96.39 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 96.73 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.48 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 97.43 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.25 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 99.11 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 92.4 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 83.82 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 84.7 kg/ha | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.58 kg/ha | 31.74 kg/ha | 58.89 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 81.55 kg/ha | 65.72 kg/ha | 98.04 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 110.03 kg/ha | 94.85 kg/ha | 116.65 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.52 kg/ha | 91.46 kg/ha | 112.73 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.15 kg/ha | 86.53 kg/ha | 102.73 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.22 kg/ha | 87.77 kg/ha | 97.48 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.01 kg/ha | 83.82 kg/ha | 99.11 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 1 Egypt 306.36 kg/ha compare
- 2 Turkmenistan 301.98 kg/ha compare
- 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
More environment data for Northern Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.685 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.48 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 200.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 40.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 159.86 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.86 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 18.30 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern Europe?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern Europe was 84.7 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 Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 116.65 kg/ha in 1986.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.74 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Northern Europe rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Northern Europe ranks 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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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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 (%).