Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 54.65 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Southern 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 Southern Europe is 54.65 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Southern Europe peaked at 68.39 kg/ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 17.94 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Southern Europe 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.94 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 19.46 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1963 | 20.11 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 22.31 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1965 | 24.52 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1966 | 26.45 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 27.85 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 31.94 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1969 | 33.63 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 34.87 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 39.63 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 1972 | 42.68 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 43.59 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 43.33 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 46.2 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 48.8 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 51.02 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 59.02 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 1979 | 62.03 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 58.59 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 58.16 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 58.69 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 59.6 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 64.72 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 66.39 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 67.08 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 68.39 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 67.04 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 62.19 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 62.83 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 58.07 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 54.56 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 55.19 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 56.05 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 57.5 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 62.5 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 62.08 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 64.01 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 63.58 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 61.82 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 61.57 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 61.89 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 63.86 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 63.37 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 59.07 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 61.36 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 65.6 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 52.96 kg/ha | -19.3% |
| 2009 | 52.62 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 55.14 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 53.83 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 58.39 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 62.9 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 61.42 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 61.56 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 61.71 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 64.58 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 60.58 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 60.2 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 64.76 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 54.16 kg/ha | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 51.24 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 54.65 kg/ha | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.91 kg/ha | 17.94 kg/ha | 33.63 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 47.12 kg/ha | 34.87 kg/ha | 62.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.09 kg/ha | 58.16 kg/ha | 68.39 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.64 kg/ha | 54.56 kg/ha | 64.01 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.41 kg/ha | 52.62 kg/ha | 65.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.03 kg/ha | 53.83 kg/ha | 64.58 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.2 kg/ha | 51.24 kg/ha | 64.76 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 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
- 17 Guyana 122.86 kg/ha compare
- 18 Pakistan 122.34 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.7558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.66 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.8967 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -24.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Southern Europe?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Southern Europe was 54.65 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 68.39 kg/ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.94 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Southern Europe rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Southern Europe ranks 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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 (%).